{"id":491394,"date":"2025-11-14T21:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T01:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/showdown-rd-vs-pr-will-ignite-new-york-with-a-historic-duel-at-citi-field\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T01:46:39","slug":"showdown-rd-vs-pr-will-ignite-new-york-with-a-historic-duel-at-citi-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/showdown-rd-vs-pr-will-ignite-new-york-with-a-historic-duel-at-citi-field\/","title":{"rendered":"ShowDown RD vs. PR will ignite New York with a historic duel at Citi Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>New York.<\/strong> \u2013 The historic sports rivalry between <strong>Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico<\/strong> will experience an unprecedented chapter this Saturday, November 15, when both professional teams face each other at <strong>Citi Field<\/strong> in New York in the event called <strong>\u201cShowDown: RD vs. PR\u201d<\/strong>, the first of its kind on continental United States territory under a format similar to an All-Star Game.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/zoe-saldana-envia-mensaje\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:Zoe Salda\u00f1a sends a message of support to the Dominican team prior to the \u201cShowdown: RD vs PR\u201d in New York<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe initiative, organized by the <strong>New York Mets<\/strong> with the support of <strong>Major League Baseball (MLB)<\/strong>, the <strong>APPPR<\/strong> and <strong>FENAPEPRO<\/strong>, has generated enormous expectation among the Dominican and Puerto Rican communities residing in the city.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dominican team: experience, energy and a special tribute<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe Dominican Republic team will be managed by <strong>Carlos G\u00f3mez<\/strong> and presents a mix of veterans, established figures, and emerging talent. The roster includes Robinson Can\u00f3, Hanser Alberto, Aderlin Rodr\u00edguez, \u00c1ngel Genao, Gustavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez, and Cristian Adames in the infield.\n\nIn the gardens, the Quisqueyan representation will be headed by Gilberto Celestino, S\u00f3crates Brito, Junior Lake, Emmanuel Rodr\u00edguez and Emilio Bonifacio, with <strong>Mel Rojas Jr.<\/strong> as designated hitter.\n\nThe mound body will have experienced arms like <strong>Cesar Valdez<\/strong>, Richard Rodriguez, Fernando Abad and Esmil Rogers, accompanied by young pitchers like Roldy Mu\u00f1oz and Ra\u00fal Brito.\n\nDuring the event, <strong>FENAPEPRO<\/strong> will pay special tribute to <strong>Robinson Can\u00f3<\/strong>, who will play his last professional game on American soil. The entire Dominican team will use the number <strong>24<\/strong>, in honor of the second baseman&#8217;s legacy.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Puerto Rico arrives with big names and an iconic tribute<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe Puerto Rican team will be managed by the historic <strong>Carlos Delgado<\/strong>, who will also receive recognition from the APPPR. Alongside him will be <strong>Carlos Beltr\u00e1n<\/strong> as honorary coach, in an emotional return to the Mets&#8217; field.\n\nThe Puerto Rico selection will present a roster with renowned figures such as <strong>Mart\u00edn Maldonado<\/strong>, Eddie Rosario, Nelson Vel\u00e1zquez, Yariel Gonz\u00e1lez, Emmanuel Rivera and Vimael Mach\u00edn. Pitching standouts include Jos\u00e9 de Le\u00f3n, Jorge L\u00f3pez, Osvaldo Berr\u00edos, Yacksel R\u00edos and Luis Leroy Cruz.\n\nIn homage to the legacy of the eternal number <strong>21<\/strong>, all Puerto Rican players will wear that number during the game.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An event with a Latin cultural stamp<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe ShowDown will include a pre-show artistic performance from 10:30 a.m. with live music, Caribbean gastronomy and family activities.\n\nThe national anthems will be performed by great voices:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>H\u00e9ctor Acosta \u201cEl Torito\u201d<\/strong>, from Dominican Republic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gilberto Santa Rosa<\/strong>, from Puerto Rico.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chantelle<\/strong>, from United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nThe first launch ceremony will be led by Dominican businessman <strong>Santiago Mat\u00edas \u201cAlofoke\u201d<\/strong>, while communicator <strong>Melissa Santos<\/strong> will be the official host of the event.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York. \u2013 The historic sports rivalry between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico will experience an unprecedented chapter this Saturday, November 15, when both professional teams face each other at Citi Field in New York in the event called \u201cShowDown: RD vs. PR\u201d, the first of its kind on continental United States territory under a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":491097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[35481],"tags":[611,40231,40813,13766,40853],"class_list":["post-491394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baseball","tag-deultimominuto","tag-dominican-republic","tag-major-leagues","tag-mlb","tag-thetruthnewspaper"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-23PI","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/imjpdbkxhcjrxp4mkzvg.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Baseball"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/imjpdbkxhcjrxp4mkzvg.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}