{"id":474110,"date":"2025-07-08T14:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/would-this-be-the-dominican-dream-team-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:21:53","slug":"this-would-be-the-dominican-dream-team-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/this-would-be-the-dominican-dream-team-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfThis would be the Dominican &#8220;Dream Team&#8221; for the 2026 World Baseball Classic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\nSanto Domingo.- Baseball World Classic specialist journalist Shawn Spradling shared his projection of the ideal Dominican Republic team for the 2026 tournament, highlighting a luxury lineup loaded with Major League stars.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/manny-machado-alcanza-los-2000-hits-en-las-grandes-ligas\/\">Manny Machado reaches 2,000 hits in the Major Leagues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nSpradling posted on his social media a possible starting lineup and rotation that, if realized, would make the Dominicans one of the most feared teams in the tournament.\n\nAmong the headlines are high-impact names like <strong>Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez, Manny Machado, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Julio Rodr\u00edguez and Elly De La Cruz<\/strong>, all with extensive offensive power and defensive versatility. The catching would be commanded by <strong>Yainer D\u00edaz<\/strong>, while <strong>Framber Valdez<\/strong>, <strong>Freddy Peralta<\/strong>, <strong>Luis Castillo<\/strong> and <strong>Cristopher S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> would lead the starting rotation.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500144\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nIn the bullpen, elite figures such as <strong>Emmanuel Clase<\/strong>, <strong>Camilo Doval<\/strong>, <strong>Jhoan Dur\u00e1n<\/strong>, <strong>Carlos Est\u00e9vez<\/strong>, and <strong>F\u00e9lix Bautista<\/strong> appear, all known for their dominance from the mound in MLB.\n\n\n<p><strong>Projected Headline:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juan Soto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manny Machado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ketel Marte<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elly De La Cruz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julio Rodr\u00edguez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yainer D\u00edaz<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opening Rotation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Framber Valdez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Freddy Peralta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luis Castillo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristopher S\u00e1nchez<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<strong>Bullpen:<\/strong><br>Emmanuel Clase, Bryan Abreu, F\u00e9lix Bautista, Camilo Doval, Jhoan Dur\u00e1n, Carlos Est\u00e9vez, among others.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My 2026 WBC Dream Team for the <br>Dominican Republic \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RnJ5SsGMII\">pic.twitter.com\/RnJ5SsGMII<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shawn Spradling (@Shawn_Spradling) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Shawn_Spradling\/status\/1942585107153662287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<strong>Would you change anything about this ideal team?<\/strong>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- Baseball World Classic specialist journalist Shawn Spradling shared his projection of the ideal Dominican Republic team for the 2026 tournament, highlighting a luxury lineup loaded with Major League stars. 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