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Angels’ Aybar and Rodriguez enjoying Dominican league play

By Kevin Baxter
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The Angels’ Sean Rodriguez and Erick Aybar are off to fast starts in the Dominican winter league.

Through 12 games, Rodriguez is batting .327 with six home runs -- second-most in the league -- and 13 RBIs for Gigantes del Cibao of the central Dominican city of San Fernando de Macoris. Aybar, playing for Licey of Santo Domingo, is hitting .357 with seven RBIs through nine games.

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Another Angels infielder, Brandon Wood, is struggling, however, hitting .179 with 14 strikeouts in 10 games for Estrellas de Oriente of San Pedro de Macoris.

-- Kevin Baxter

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Kevin Baxter

Kevin Baxter writes about soccer and other things for the Los Angeles Times, where he has worked for 27 years. He has covered seven World Cups, four Olympic Games, six World Series and a Super Bowl and has contributed to three Pulitzer Prize-winning series at The Times and Miami Herald. An essay he wrote in fifth grade was voted best in the class. He has a cool dog.

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