The Houston Astros’ newly acquired shortstop Miguel Tejada had some early heroics in the Caribbean Series but it turned out not to be enough. His Cibao Eagles ended the tournament in second place, behind eventual winners Licey Tigers.
Tejada earlier in the tournament became the all-time leading homerun hitter in the Caribbean Series. Even though Tejada’s team lost, the loss came against a team also from Tejada’s home country of the Dominican Republic.
The title for Licey was its tenth in the history of the Caribbean Series. Ramon Ortiz, who pitched in 2007 for both the Minnesota Twins and the Colorado …read more

On Monday, two undefeated teams from the Dominican Republic matched up in the Caribbean Series. Miguel Tejada’s team, the Cibao Eagles, fell to the Licey Tigers by a final score of 5-2.
Licey, which is now the last undefeated team in the Caribbean Series, was led by a great pitching performance by Ramon Ortiz. Ortiz, who was last seen at the big league level with the Colorado Rockies, held Cibao scoreless into the seventh inning. Yordany Ramirez, supplied the needed offense for Licey when he hit a two-run homer late in the contest.
Tejada’s loss was a win for a fellow Astro …read more

On Saturday, Miguel Tejada hit two homeruns for the Dominican Republic to become the all-time leading homerun hitter in Caribbean Series history. Tejada, who hit homeruns number 12 and number 13, was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles this offseason and will play shortstop this season for the Houston Astros.
The Caribbean Series is a baseball tournament that lasts approximately six days. Each team plays each other and the team with the most wins at the end of the tournament is named champion.
Tejada plays for the Dominican Republic team called Cibao Eagles. On Saturday, Tejada’s two homeruns powered the Cibao Eagles to …read more

Hello everyone,
I hope that you all had a Happy New Year! For New Year’s Eve, me and my roommate, Ryan Patterson, whom I have played baseball with since I was 8 years old, made a road trip to Houston, Texas. We met up with a bunch of our buddies including Tommy Manzella from the Astros. Tommy came all the way from New Orleans to celebrate with us. We also had friends come from Austin and Mississippi. On New Years Eve, we had a small get together and broke the News Year in right! …read more

Inside the Ballpark with Hunter Pence
Hi Everyone,
Well with the busy holiday season upon me, I am hoping that after New Year’s everything will calm down for me. Up until this point, my off season has been pretty hectic. During the month of November alone, I have managed to be in three weddings for some of my closest friends. My brother was one of those weddings, he was married in California. All of these weddings and other commitments made it difficult for me to get my workouts in during November. While I was visiting California for my brother’s wedding, I actually …read more