SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013<\/strong> In the context of the official visit to the Dominican Republic of the mayor of the city of Matsumoto, Japan, Yoshinao Gaun<\/strong>, along with a delegation of young student athletes, the Directorate of the National Baseball Commissioner (DCNB)<\/strong> supported the agenda of sports, educational and cultural exchange developed during their stay in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be interested in:<\/a><\/strong>Bayaguana Sports Union highlights Charlie Mariotti’s legacy in the development of Monte Plata<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe program included institutional meetings and visits to renowned baseball academies, as part of an initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation ties between both nations through sports and the comprehensive training of youth.\n\nAs part of the official agenda, the Japanese delegation was received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex)<\/strong> by authorities of the Dominican Foreign Ministry, representing Foreign Minister Roberto \u00c1lvarez. The meeting was attended by the executive director of the DCNB, Junior Noboa<\/strong>, along with Mar\u00eda Alejandra Castillo de Rault<\/strong>, director of Specialized Diplomacy (DDE), and Ambassador Jorge Santiago<\/strong>, director of Relations with Asia and Oceania.\n\nDuring the meeting, the objectives of the visit were addressed, focusing on the signing of a Partnership Agreement between the municipalities of La Romana and Matsumoto<\/strong>, as well as on promoting sports and cultural exchange between both cities.\n\nIn representation of the DCNB, Fernando Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, head of the Education Department of the Baseball System, also participated; Luis Fernando Taveras<\/strong>, head of the Legal Assistance Department; and Diogenes de la Cruz<\/strong>, assistant to the director and head of the Technical Directorate, who provided technical and institutional support to the delegation during the scheduled activities.\n\nIn the sports field, the delegation visited the Dodgers Baseball Academy<\/strong>, where it was received by its director, Jes\u00fas Negrete<\/strong>, who presented the comprehensive training model implemented in the institution and conducted a tour of its facilities. Subsequently, a visit was made to the Hiroshima Toyo Carp Academy<\/strong>, located in San Pedro de Macor\u00eds, where exchanges were held with authorities and technical staff.\n\nIn these activities, representatives from Mirex were also present, including Ambassador Jorge Santiago; Ambassador Lidia Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, head of the Department of Public Diplomacy and Thematic Areas of the DDE; and Mariorquis Sebasti\u00e1n<\/strong>, head of the Urban and Parliamentary Diplomacy Division.\n\nThe coordination of this visit was carried out through the corresponding diplomatic channels, with the accompaniment of the “Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Japan”, as part of the continuous efforts of cooperation and institutional rapprochement between both countries.\n\nThe young Japanese baseball players, aged between 12 and 14 years old, expressed a very positive assessment after getting a close look at the Dominican baseball development system, highlighting the discipline, organization, and opportunities for integral growth that the country offers through this sport.\n\nThis exchange reaffirms the Dominican Republic as an international benchmark in the training of baseball talent<\/strong>, and highlights sport as a key tool for human, educational and social development, as well as serving as a bridge to strengthen friendly relations and cooperation between nations.\n\nThe National Baseball Commissioner’s Office (DCNB)<\/strong> reiterated its commitment to continue promoting baseball as a strategic axis for the integral development of youth and the international projection of the country.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013 In the context of the official visit to the Dominican Republic of the mayor of the city of Matsumoto, Japan, Yoshinao Gaun, along with a delegation of young student athletes, the Directorate of the National Baseball Commissioner (DCNB) supported the agenda of sports, educational and cultural exchange developed during their stay in the […]<\/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":[39781,611,40853],"class_list":["post-498564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-baseball","tag-baseball","tag-deultimominuto","tag-thetruthnewspaper"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-25Hm","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\/498564","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=498564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498564\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}