Licey dismisses his manager Rafael Landestoy by poor performance of the team

Club Atlético Licey directive today announced the replacement of his manager Rafael Landestoy "by the poor performance that is taking the set in the current round robin".

Landestoy del Licey replacing appointed Nelson Norman as interim leader until the directive makes the decision of appointing the new foreman, who will take the direction of the team that has 1-4 mark, in the basement of the semifinal series.

The information published on the Facebook page of the team suggests that along with Landestoy was separate also coach Assistant Alberto Castillo. "Landestoy, who has a contract secured until the next season, agreed to move to the role of Assistant in the Office of operations of baseball" said the note.

"It was a necessary move because of the circumstances and Landestoy understood," said Angel Santana, Chief Operating Officer of the Licey baseball. "Landestoy was very professional, even recommended" u000a"alternatives", added Santana.

Stressed that the decision to remove Landestoy and Castle of their jobs was taken after the match on Monday in Santo Domingo's Quisqueya Stadium, which was won by the giants of the Cibao 9-1 against the Licey. The Tigers have lost four of their first five games to fall to last place standing in the semifinal series all against all, which is a long playoff for 18 games for each team.

Landestoy of 58 years, played with the Tigers during the 1970s, general manager at the end of the 1990s and finally the manager on three separate occasions (1995-96; 2005-06 and 2006-07 and 2011-12). (As Foreman won the Crown in 2005-06).

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