Tigres del Licey
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| League | Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) | ||||
| Location | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||||
| Ballpark | Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal | ||||
| Established | 1907 | ||||
| Nickname(s) | El Glorioso, El Equipito, El Equipo Azul, El Conjunto Azul | ||||
| Caribbean Series championships | 11 (1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2023) | ||||
| League championships | 24 (1951, 1953, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976-77, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24) | ||||
| Colors | Royal blue White | ||||
| Mascot | El "Tiguerito" | ||||
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| President | Miguel Guerra Armenteros | ||||
| General manager | Audo Vicente | ||||
| Manager | Gilbert Gomez | ||||
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Tigres del Licey (English: Licey Tigers) is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). The team was founded in 1907 and is based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Tigres is the oldest team in LIDOM and has won 24 LIDOM titles and 11 Caribbean Series titles, the most out of any team.
It is one of two LIDOM franchises based in the nation's capital, the other being Leones del Escogido; the two teams share Estadio Quisqueya as their home ballpark. Some of the team's best players have included Alonzo Perry, Pedro González, Manuel Mota, Guayubín Olivo, César Gerónimo, and Elvio Jiménez. Many of the best Dominican players and Major League Baseball players have taken part in the long history of the Tigres, including Tommy Lasorda, a National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who took the team to the 1973 Caribbean Series title. Licey is nicknamed "El Glorioso" (the Glorious One), and has a passionate fan base.