{"id":497150,"date":"2026-01-08T17:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/sports-minister-urges-dominican-players-to-confirm-participation-in-the-world-baseball-classic\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:58:09","slug":"sports-minister-urges-dominican-players-to-confirm-participation-in-the-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/sports-minister-urges-dominican-players-to-confirm-participation-in-the-world-baseball-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Minister urges Dominican players to confirm participation in the World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong> \u2013 The Minister of Sports, <strong>Kelvin Cruz<\/strong>, called on Dominican players who have not yet confirmed their participation in the <strong>2026 World Baseball Classic<\/strong>, while congratulating and recognizing those who have already expressed their commitment to represent the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/nelson-cruz-asegura-que-el-90-del-lineup-ideal-dira-presente-en-el-clasico-mundial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nelson Cruz assures that 90% of the ideal lineup will be present at the World Baseball Classic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe message was broadcast through an audiovisual disseminated on social networks and digital platforms.\n\n&#8220;We deeply value and applaud those players who have already stepped up to defend the colors of our nation. Their commitment is an example of love for the homeland,&#8221; Cruz expressed.\n\nThe Sports headline extended a call to the players who have not yet made a decision, urging them to join the national team. &#8220;The country needs them. The homeland awaits them. This is not just a sporting event, it is a national cause,&#8221; he affirmed.\n\nCruz underscored that the World Baseball Classic transcends the competition on the field, becoming an opportunity to reaffirm the leadership of Dominican baseball globally and strengthen the unity of the Dominican people.\n\n&#8220;There is no greater pride than hearing our national anthem before a game, knowing that we represent more than ten million Dominicans who dream of seeing their flag at the top,&#8221; he added.\n\nFurthermore, the minister emphasized the importance of unity among players, leaders, federations, and the entire national sports system, recalling that great achievements are reached when individual talent is put at the service of the collective goal.\n\n&#8220;It&#8217;s time to unite as a nation. When talent serves the team, results come. Winning the Classic is not just lifting a trophy, it&#8217;s sending a message to the world of who we are as a country,&#8221; he pointed out.\n\nThe <strong>2026 World Baseball Classic<\/strong> is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated sporting events, and the participation of the main Dominican stars will be key to the country&#8217;s aspirations of shining again on the world stage.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo \u2013 The Minister of Sports, Kelvin Cruz, called on Dominican players who have not yet confirmed their participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, while congratulating and recognizing those who have already expressed their commitment to represent the country. You may be interested in:Nelson Cruz assures that 90% of the ideal lineup will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"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":[611,40231,18167,41186,41301],"class_list":["post-497150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-baseball","tag-deultimominuto","tag-dominican-republic","tag-kelvin-cruz","tag-theperiodicodelatruth","tag-world-baseball-classic"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-25ky","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","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":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497150","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=497150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}