Melissa Hernandez seems to be fighting back tears as she tells the story, attempting to explain some of the unexpected ...

Puerto Rico is represented by 2024–25 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League champions Indios de Mayaguez while the Dominican Republic is repped by 2024–25 Dominican Professional Baseball ...

"The connection between baseball and the Dominican Republic runs deep, and we are thinking of all the Dominican players and fans across the game today.” ...

The greatest of Major League Baseball’s current ... with whom they share a background. But given that practically every Major League roster now includes Dominican players — many of them ...

According to ESPN's Enrique Rojas (h/t B/R Walk-Off), Pujols is set to serve as manager of the Dominican Republic team at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Pujols, who is from Santo Domingo ...

BANÍ, Dominican Republic (AP) — There was little sleep in the days leading up to Jan. 15. Dozens of teenage baseball players across the Dominican Republic lay in bed, unable to close their eyes.

Cancel anytime. FILE - Miami Marlins' Johan Quezada pitches during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, in Miami, Sept. 12, 2020. Like other Dominican baseball players, Quezada felt ...

Every year in the Dominican Republic, there’s at least 40,000 players who are 16 and able to sign under MLB rules, but only some 550 to 600 are given deals, said Eddy Lorenzo, a local scout.