Category Archives: Dominican Republic

Americas Olympic Baseball Qualifier Preview and Rosters

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Gabriel Fidler

The final continental qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics begins one week from today in Florida. Eight teams will compete for a single guaranteed berth to Japan, while the second- and third-place teams will head to Mexico shortly thereafter for the … Continue reading →

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2020 U23 World Cup Americas Qualifier Results

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Tournament Information February 21- March 1 Games scheduled for seven innings with five and six inning mercy rules. Hosts: Group A- Managua, Nicaragua Group B- Tegucigalpa, Honduras Participating Nations: Group A: Nicaragua, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Peru, El Salvador Group B: … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: New WBC Qualifiers Format Suggests Classic Expansion

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Qualification for the World Baseball Classic has changed to a new format that seems to indicate an expansion of the main tournament by four more countries. Multiple sources, including one from a European federation, as well as newspapers in Central … Continue reading →

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D.R. Team Repeats as Caribbean Cup Champions

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

A team representing the Dominican Republic won the second Caribbean Cup on Sunday, while the U.S. Virgin Islands earned its second-straight bronze. The seven-team tournament featured five national teams, including a squad from Jamaica that made its international senior debut. … Continue reading →

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Olympic Baseball Qualification (As of Nov. 8)

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Baseball qualification for the Olympics can be maddening to understand. With major tournaments, plus an additional 10 events feeding into those qualifiers, there is a lot of which to keep track. Thus far, two of the six teams for Tokyo … Continue reading →

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2019 Premier 12 Friendlies

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Over the previous week or so before the Premier12, 11 the teams in the tournament played friendlies against each other in preparation for the event. Venezuela played the most contests, heading to Mexico for a pair of games before moving on … Continue reading →

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Under-10 Pan-American Championship

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

The second Pan-American Championship in as many years was hosted by Costa Rica from Oct. 26-Nov. 2. Games were scheduled for seven innings. October 26 8:30        Field 1   Colombia 0 – Brazil 1 11:30      Field 1   Costa Rica vs. Guatemala … Continue reading →

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Controversy and Excitement for the Euro Baseball Cup

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

BREAKING: A new event has been added to the international calendar this autumn, but not without some controversy. The Professional Dream Baseball Cup, also known as the European Baseball Cup, is set to take place in Andalusía from Oct. 30-Nov. … Continue reading →

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XXXII Under-12 Pan-American Championship

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

The Under-12 Pan-American Championship took place with absolutely no fanfare from (or, indeed, announcement) from September 7- 14, 2019. Games were played at the Luis Alberto Villegas Stadium in Medellín, Colómbia, in the shadow of the professional stadium where one … Continue reading →

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2019 Pan-American Games Qualifier

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

The citiies of Ibiúna and São Paulo, Brazil were selected to host the final qualification tournament for the 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima. Four other teams had already secured places at that event, including Perú as hosts, Argentina as South … Continue reading →

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