The Licey Tigers They issued a statement on Thursday in which they regretted what happened to the Águilas Cibaeñas player, Orlando Calixte, who, according to what they say, was the victim of a “misinterpretation” of a musical theme that was placed in the stadium while he appeared to bat in last Wednesday’s game.
“Club Atlético Licey deeply regrets what happened during the match on Wednesday, November 9 against the Águilas Cibaeñas.
In the middle of a player’s turn Orlando Calixtea song was played on the internal speakers which lent itself to erroneous interpretation, “explains the blue team’s statement, which highlights the team’s rejection of any type of discriminatory action that promotes hatred.
“Our institution is not characterized by spreading messages of hate, racism, or discrimination against any nationality, or sexual orientation. Since then, we have been coordinating with our technical staff, so that what happened does not happen again, ”the letter ends.
The former player and current coach of the Águilas Cibaeñas, Luis Poland, reacted annoyed after the game between Águilas and Licey at the Quisqueya Stadium after the song Palito de Coco was heard on the internal speaker while the eaglet third baseman took his turn at bat , action that I claim in a video posted on social networks.
