The Dominican Republic is a contender for a place to participate in the world baseball championship that will be held in Italy, July 18-August 12. The DR is participating in the Pan American Baseball Tournament in Nicaragua. The Dominicans are competing against nine other teams from the Americas. For the first time professions are on the rosters. Teams from Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, the DR, Canada, the US, Argentina, Honduras and Panama are participating in the nine-day series in the cities of Managua, Masaya and León. The tournament ends 26 June. Cuba already qualified to participate in the world championship in Italy.
