La familia Ortega-Murillo convierte el béisbol profesional en su nuevo botín, el feudo que fue de Bayardo Arce
El régimen Ortega-Murillo oficializó el control del béisbol profesional tras disolver la Liga (LNBP) y crear una nueva entidad bajo un cuadro leal, nacido en la Juventud Sandinista. La maniobra se enmarca en la purga contra Bayardo Arce, comandante histórico y padrino de la liga, arrestado en julio. Según el periodista Miguel Mendoza, el régimen ya tenía injerencia desde 2009, pero el quiebre empezó en 2017 con el Estadio Dennis Martínez (renombrado Soberanía), cuando los hijos de Ortega desplazaron a Arce del negocio.
TL;DR
- The Nicaraguan Ministry of the Interior dissolved the Professional Baseball League (LNBP) and created the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball Association.
- Cristhian Jiménez, a Sandinista Youth militant, was placed in charge of the new association.
- The shift follows the arrest of Bayardo Arce, a historic Sandinista commander and influential economic advisor to the president.
- Arce had previously revived professional baseball and turned the capital city's team, El Bóer, into a significant asset.
- Pressure on Arce led him to cede control of El Bóer before his arrest, with presidential family members and associates taking over.
- The regime has long supported professional baseball financially, with direct political backing since 2009.
- The Ortega-Murillo children, Maurice and Camila, are increasingly visible in managing sports ventures.
- This takeover of baseball complements the ruling family's existing control over soccer, television, and popular music.