José Sirí, central midfielder for Gigantes del Cibao, and pitcher Marcos Diplán, from Águilas Cibaeñas, were chosen as the most valuable players in the recently concluded semifinal playoffs of the Dominican professional baseball tournament in the Star Player of the Week program. .
Sirí received the award for his outstanding performance in the series that the Giants defeated the Eastern Stars in six games and Diplán was selected for his outstanding performance in the confrontation in which the Eagles defeated the Bulls in 7 games.
Both Sirí and Diplán will receive a plaque as a testimony of their choice and will receive 5,000 pesos in cash, courtesy of BANRESERVAS and an equal amount of money in petrol bonds from Total.
Sirí received 90 votes to surpass his partner’s performance.
Sirí hit .393 in the series, hitting 11 shots in 28 bats, including 3 homers and 3 doubles, leading in 7 rounds and scoring 5.
In turn, Diplán was favored with 50 votes to easily overtake the Eagles players, second baseman Robel García and central player Juan Lagares, who received 18 and 16 votes respectively.