{"id":501186,"date":"2026-02-28T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dominican-selection-begins-pre-world-classic-agenda-before-traveling-to-the-country\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T15:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:57:02","slug":"dominican-selection-begins-pre-world-classic-agenda-before-traveling-to-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/dominican-selection-begins-pre-world-classic-agenda-before-traveling-to-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican selection begins pre-World Classic agenda before traveling to the country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SANTO DOMINGO, RD.<\/strong> \u2013 A few days before the start of the <strong>World Baseball Classic<\/strong>, the <strong>Dominican Republic<\/strong> team will begin its official program of activities prior to the tournament.<\/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\/ohtani-deslumbra-en-practica-de-bateo-y-se-roba-el-espectaculo-en-nagoya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohtani dazzles in batting practice and steals the show in Nagoya<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe Dominican team will begin to gather from this Saturday at a hotel in <strong>Miami<\/strong>, where players, coaches and technical staff members will integrate after fulfilling commitments with their respective <strong>Major League Baseball<\/strong> teams.\n\nThe first joint practice is scheduled for Sunday, March 1st at <strong>LoanDepot Park<\/strong>, the venue where the Dominican team will debut in the tournament. It will be the first formal training with most of the roster gathered, marking the beginning of the final preparation phase.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">trip to santo domingo<\/h3>\n\n\nOn Monday morning, the entire delegation will travel together to <strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>, complying with a regulation established by the tournament organization that requires players, coaches, and technical staff to travel on the same flight.\n\nThe rule also applies to internal movements during the concentration, so all team members must travel in the official assigned transport.\n\nAlready in Santo Domingo, the team will hold its first practice that same Monday at the <strong>Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium<\/strong>, starting at 4:00 in the afternoon. The session will be open to the public and will have availability for the press, with statements from general manager <strong>Nelson Cruz<\/strong> and manager <strong>Albert Pujols<\/strong>.\n\nSubsequently, the team will participate in a private dinner with President <strong>Luis Abinader<\/strong>.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibition Games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, March 3, the Dominican selection will play its first exhibition game against the <strong>Detroit Tigers<\/strong> at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium. Batting practice is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., while the game will begin at 7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\nBoth teams will face each other again on Wednesday the 4th in another preparation game, scheduled for 3:05 p.m., with batting practice around 12:30 p.m.\n\nAfter completing these commitments, the Dominican team will return to Miami to finalize details before their debut in the tournament, scheduled for Friday against <strong>Nicaragua<\/strong>.\n\nFigures like <strong>Juan Soto<\/strong> will lead the Dominican team that will seek to compete for the World Baseball Classic title.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO, RD. \u2013 A few days before the start of the World Baseball Classic, the Dominican Republic team will begin its official program of activities prior to the tournament. 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