The short version
- El Nuevo Día and NotiCel reported the Senadores vs. Criollos game on Monday, Nov. 9 was postponed due to rain
- The contest was moved to Wednesday, Nov. 25 as part of a doubleheader in Caguas with both games at seven innings and the first starting at 4:21 p.m.
- Criollos will host the Gigantes de Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7:21 p.m. at the same stadium
- Caguas has played only three games since the season began on Nov. 4 and leads the league in batting average at .330
Third postponement for Caguas
The game between the Senadores de San Juan and the Criollos de Caguas scheduled for Monday at Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales in Caguas was postponed because of rain, El Nuevo Día reported. The teams had already seen two prior matchups postponed by weather, both originally set against the Senadores.
According to both outlets, the rescheduled doubleheader will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 25 in Caguas. Each game will be seven innings, with the first starting at 4:21 p.m. NotiCel reported the same details, including that the Criollos return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 10 against the Gigantes de Carolina at 7:21 p.m. in the same venue.
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Season impact
El Nuevo Día noted that rain has disrupted the Criollos’ schedule since the Puerto Rico winter league regular season opened on Nov. 4. The team has managed to play only three games so far. Despite the lack of playing time, Caguas leads the league with a .330 batting average and a .463 on-base percentage.
The sources agree on the postponement reason, the new date and start time, and the Tuesday matchup. They differ only on the exact wording of the rescheduled date: El Nuevo Día calls it “el 25 de noviembre” while NotiCel specifies “miércoles, 25 de noviembre.”
Where the sources differ
Both El Nuevo Día and NotiCel agree that rain caused the postponement of the Senadores-Criollos game on Monday, Nov. 9 at the Yldefonso Solá Morales stadium in Caguas, that it has been moved to a doubleheader on Nov. 25 with seven-inning games starting at 4:21 p.m., and that the Criollos play the Gigantes de Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7:21 p.m. El Nuevo Día adds that this is the third postponement for Caguas, all against the Senadores, and provides the team’s league-leading offensive statistics. NotiCel repeats the core facts but does not mention the batting average or the full history of prior rainouts.
What the reports do not say
The reports do not state the current win-loss records of the teams, whether the doubleheader on Nov. 25 will be the only makeup games, what the league’s contingency plans are if more rain occurs, or the exact number of games each team has played besides Caguas. No information is given on ticket refunds or exchanges for Monday’s postponed game.
Sources
Every link below was opened and checked when this story was published. Official means a government body, agency or the organization itself; Reporting means a news outlet.
- Reporting La lluvia no da tregua a los Criollos de Caguas: tercer juego pospuesto en una semana
- Reporting Posponen por lluvia juego entre Senadores y Criollos en Caguas
How we checked this
El Nuevo Día and NotiCel both covered the rain postponement and rescheduling. The batting-average leadership and the fact that all three postponements involved the Senadores rest solely on El Nuevo Día.
Compiled by the PuertoRico.com News Desk from the reports and statements listed above, and checked against them before publishing. It does not include original interviews. Spot an error? Email support@puertorico.com with a link to this story.
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