Baseball fans will not want to miss the match between star Major League pitchers, Dominicans Pedro Martínez and José Lima next year in Santo Domingo. The exhibition games between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros will take place 11-12 March 2000 at the Santo Domingo Quisqueya Ballpark. on 11-12 March 2000. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the Hotel Jaragua. Major League Baseball Commissioner Allen H. Selig says "This is part of an effort of the Major League Baseball to recognize and give tribute to a region of the world that has given so much to baseball," he said. The DR is the non-US country with the most players in the Major Leagues. The DR had 66 ball players last year, followed by Puerto Rico with 31 players, Venezuela with 25 and Mexico with 12. It is expected that Dominicans Ramón Martínez, Moisés Alou and José Offerman will also be in the games.
