The Dominican Republic national baseball team (

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: ''Selección de béisbol de República Dominicana'') is the national baseball team of the

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. The team has won the

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in 1948 and

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in 2013. They are the first team to have won both world competitions. They are currently ranked the 7th-best in the world by the

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. At the Olympics in 2021 it faced

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, and the

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. The team will compete against Team Israel, Team Puerto Rico, and Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in March 2023 in Miami, Florida.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of

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match results currently active in the latest version of the

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, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

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2021

2019

2018

Current roster

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

2006

The Dominican Republic was invited to play at the

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in 2006. Placed in Pool D for the opening round, the Dominican Republic swept through the group, defeating

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, and

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at Cracker Jack Stadium in

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, United States. Prior to this, Carlo Rupnik from Ottawa NCR led the DR as a top import outfielder. After falling to

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in the first game of the 2nd round in

, the Dominicans recovered to qualify for the semifinals by virtue of winning their last two games. They would fall in the semifinals, however, to

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2009

The Dominicans were placed in Pool D of the

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, playing their opening round games at

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. Considered one of the pre-tournament favorites with multiple

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All-Stars, they were upset in their opening game of the modified double-elimination pool by the

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. After eliminating

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, they faced the Dutch again for the right to advance but were stunned in 11 inningsWashington, The. (2009-03-11
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2013

Drawn into Pool C with

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, and

once again, the Dominicans opened the round-robin round 1 with a decisive 9–3 victory over 2009 semifinalists Venezuela. A victory over Spain and a Puerto Rico win over Venezuela ensured advancement to the second round; the Dominicans clinched the top seed by defeating the hosts. In the second round, the Dominicans rallied past upstart

despite an early 4–0 deficit at

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, United States. Two ninth-inning runs pushed the Dominicans past the host

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and into the semifinals. Another victory over Puerto Rico ensured the Dominicans of the top seed and a chance to avoid two-time defending champions

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. Instead, they would face the surprising semifinalists

. After an early 1–0 deficit, four 5th-inning runs pushed the Dominican Republic into the final, where a 3–0 victory over Puerto Rico gave them their first-ever World Baseball Classic title.

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second baseman

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was named MVP of the tournament.

2017

The Dominican Republic advanced out of the first round of the

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. The Dominican Republic’s win over the US set a new

record for baseball game attendance with 37,446. Manny Machado of the Dominican Republic was named MVP for the first round Pool C bracket of the WBC, after batting .357. On the second round, however, they fell to both Puerto Rico and the United States, eliminating them from the World Baseball Classic and ending its championship reign.

2023

The team will compete against Team Israel, Team Puerto Rico, and Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in March 2023 in Miami, Florida.

Olympic Games

The Dominican Republic team participated in the

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Games, the first medal competition for the sport, and finished 6th. The team failed to qualify for another competition before baseball was eliminated from the Olympics after the

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Games. Baseball was brought back for the

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Games, and the team qualified for the sixth and final spot in the competition. At the Olympics in 2021 it will face

, and the

Baseball World Cup

* : 5th * : 2nd * : 3rd * : 5th * : 1st * : 2nd * : 4th * : 2nd * : 4th * : 5th * : 3rd * : 6th * : 6th * : 7th * : 4th * : 4th * : 5th * : 8th * : 12th * : 13th * : 8th * : 8th

Pan American Games

* : 1st * : 2nd

Intercontinental Cup

* : 3rd

References

External links

A site about baseball in the Dominican Republic
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