The Dominicans Republic has yet to loose a game in the World Baseball Series taking place in Italy. Dominicans defeated Panama. Cuba is also without losses, defeating South Korea yesterday. Sixteen teams from six continents, playing 68 games in 11 cities across Italy over the next two weeks make the series a true world baseball series. Cuba is the favorite, having won every one of the 21 tournaments the team has entered since 1952. The Cuban team has the advantage that it gathers many of the best players of Cuba, while in competing countries the players have preferred to join money-making leagues, such as is the case of Dominicans and the U.S. Major Leagues. The DR and Cuba are in Group A, together with Italy, China, Japan, Panama and South Africa. The United States is in Group B along with the Netherlands, South Korea, Russia, Nicaragua, Taiwan, Australia and Canada. Although professionals are being allowed for the first time, no U.S. major leaguers are taking part.
