Dominicans shone in the first week of the big league baseball season’s opening week. Five Dominicans figured among the 15 leading batters with at least a .400 batting average. They are Vladimir Guerrero, Fernando Tatis, Luis Castillo, Adrian Beltre, and Ron Belliard. Guerreo, of the Montreal Expos, was in first place with a score of .500, with 24 turns at bat, 12 hits, 4 home runs, and 11 runs batted in.
