DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

As the World Baseball Classic draws nearer, most fans are interested in the favorites. The following is the opinion of a noted baseball writer, Eric Mullen of NBC Sports.

Mullen writes that the Dominican Republic’s 2023 World Baseball Classic roster could easily be mistaken for an All-Star team. For starters he mentions Manny Machado. Sandy Alcantara. Juan Soto. Rafael Devers.

He says the Dominican team seeks to win for the second time. The team won the classic in 2013, but lost in 2017. “The Dominican Republic certainly has the best team in this year’s tournament, but will that result in a second World Baseball Classic title?,” he writes.

The players are:Pitchers:Bryan Abreu (Houston Astros), Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins (Cy Young winner), Ronel Blanco (Houston Astros), Genesis Cabrera (St. Louis Cardinals), Diego Castillo (Seattle Mariners), Roansy Contreras...