Águilas Cibaeñas made it official on Thursday afternoon that Félix Fermín returns as manager for the 2021-2022 season, in which he will look for the 23rd crown for the yellow team and on a personal level his triumph of 500 as manager
Ángel Ovalles, general manager of Aguilucho, made the announcement saying that “we are pleased to officially inform the return of our iconic leader Félix Fermín -El Gato-“
He later pointed out that the Eagles prove once again that a winning combination “like the one we managed to make with him, me and the whole staff, is worth coming back to and I’m very proud to announce.”
“Felix will be looking for his seventh managerial win and 23rd crown for the Eagles and we are working hard to get back to the same coaching staff we just won the championship with,” Ovalles said. .
Fermín enters his 20th season as manager, continuing his long career with Águilas, in a long journey in the Dominican Baseball League, of which 16 as eagle coach, after two with Gigantes del Cibao (2009 -10 and 2010-11) and a short stay with Toros del Este (2015-16).
Félix also left in the 2014-15 campaign to lead the Cardenales de Lara team, in the autumn-winter league in Venezuela.
Félix Fermín will lead his 17th season with Águilas Cibaeñas in the 2021-22 championship and is looking for his seventh personal title and 23rd for the club.
This year, the club will have the opportunity to debut the 500 triumphs as a foreman at LIDOM. He has 492, he has eight more that he could not reach because he was cut in the previous season.
In the 2020-2021 season, Fermín awarded the Eagles their 22nd championship, which tied them for first place with the Tigres del Licey in the historical record for most crowns.
In passing, he also guided the team to his sixth success in the Caribbean series. In individual terms, Fermín added his fourth victory in the Caribbean series, consolidating his record as the event’s most successful manager.
Félix, whose success as a manager made him forget his shortstop stardom in the 1980s, when he and Tony Peña, Luis Polonia, Tony Batista, Stanley Javier and Guillermo García, among others, dominated LIDOM, winning numerous championships. for Cibaeños. .
El Gato Fermín returns to the Eagles flight for another campaign, now for the 23rd crown.