[2] Dominican Baseball League Returns to Fox Sports World Espanol for 2000/2001 Season.Sports Editors/Baseball Writers & Columnists LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000 Caribbean baseball returns to FOX Sports World Sports World are a British sports Retailer, formerly called Sports Soccer. Founded in the late 1970's by former county squash coach Mike Ashley, the group Sports World International is now the UK's largest retailer of sports clothing and accessories. Espanol in November, when the Dominican teams Pollos del Cibao pitch against the Leones del Escogido Leones del Escogido (English: Lions of the chosen one) is a professional baseball team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Established in 1921, the Leones are one of the best teams from the island, having won several Dominican titles and two Caribbean World Series. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 4:00 PM (ET). This game will be followed by Wednesday's game between the Tigres del Licey Tigres del Licey is a professional baseball team founded in 1907 based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is one of the two franchises of the Capital city of the country, the oldest and most winning team in Dominican league, having won 19 Dominican titles and 9 Caribbean and the Leones del Escogido at 4:00 PM (ET). FOX Sports World Espanol will offer U.S. television viewers exclusive broadcasts of the 2000/2001 season of the Caribbean's most renowned baseball league, the Dominican Professional Baseball League, as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary. The Dominican baseball league consists of 6 participating teams: Leones del Escogido, Tigres del Licey (featuring Timo Perez, New York Mets
n. 1. One, especially a champion, who holds a title. 2. One that holds legal title to something, such as a motor vehicle. then goes on to represent the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean World Series. "The Dominican Republic is known for contributing an abundance of baseball talent to our professional leagues in the U.S.," said Larry Gillman, general manager of FOX Sports World Espanol. "We're ready to showcase some of baseball's hidden treasures to enthusiastic fans in the United States." The Dominican baseball league made its debut on FOX Sports World Espanol last November as the network incorporated international baseball onto its programming schedule. FOX Sports World Espanol had recently offered exclusive broadcasts from the Mexican baseball league this year and anticipates adding more hours of baseball programming in 2001. FOX Sports World Espanol is available through affiliated cable and satellite providers throughout the United States. FOX Sports World Espanol is a division of FOX Sports International Fox Sports International is an international sports programming and production entity housed within the Fox Networks Group, one of the major operating units within Fox Entertainment Group and News Corporation. , a venture between News Corporation Ltd., and Liberty Media Corporation. Visit FOX Sports World Espanol at www.fswe.com |
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