{"id":501666,"date":"2026-03-06T19:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dominican-republic-unveils-lineup-for-its-debut-against-nicaragua-in-the-2026-world-baseball-classic\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:39:50","slug":"dominican-republic-unveils-lineup-for-its-debut-against-nicaragua-in-the-2026-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/dominican-republic-unveils-lineup-for-its-debut-against-nicaragua-in-the-2026-world-baseball-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic unveils lineup for its debut against Nicaragua in the 2026 World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"MIAMI.<\/strong> \u2014 The Dominican Republic baseball team<\/strong> will begin its participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic<\/strong> this Friday, facing the Nicaragua baseball team<\/strong> at loanDepot park<\/strong> in Miami<\/strong>, in a match corresponding to Group D<\/strong> of the tournament.\n\n\n

You may be interested in<\/strong>: RD maintains confidence despite Pe\u00f1a's absence before the World Classic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe match is scheduled for 7:00 PM (Eastern Time)<\/strong> and will be broadcast on FS2<\/strong>. The Dominican team arrives as one of the main favorites of the group and with the firm intention of leaving behind the early elimination suffered in the previous edition, seeking again the title of the prestigious international tournament.\n\nThe team led by Albert Pujols<\/strong> will have a lineup loaded with Major League stars. The left-hander Cristopher S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> will be in charge of opening the game from the mound, in a bet by the Dominican manager for a young arm that has been showing consistency in major league baseball.\n\n\n

Dominican artillery ready to attack<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Quisqueyan offensive will be led by high-impact figures such as Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/strong>, Juan Soto<\/strong>, Manny Machado<\/strong>, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/strong>, who are part of an offensive core considered among the most feared in the tournament.\n\nAlso notable are names like \"Julio Rodr\u00edguez\", \"Ketel Marte\" and the young talent \"Junior Caminero\", which gives depth to a lineup designed to produce runs from the first innings.\n\nWith several All-Star caliber players in the offensive order, the Dominican Republic will seek to impose its power from the start and mark territory in a group considered one of the most competitive in the tournament.\n\n\n

Nicaragua bets on surprise<\/h3>\n\n\nFor its part, Nicaragua arrives under the direction of the experienced Dusty Baker<\/strong>, who leads a team that combines youth with experienced players.\n\nAmong their main offensive pieces are Mark Vientos<\/strong>, Cheslor Cuthbert<\/strong>, and Ismael Mungu\u00eda<\/strong>, while their pitching staff includes experienced arms like Erasmo Ram\u00edrez<\/strong> and JC Ram\u00edrez<\/strong>.\n\nThe Central American team will try to rely on its defense, speed, and pitching to stay in the game and try to surprise the Dominican team.\n\n\n

Dominican Republic Lineup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/strong> \u2014 RF<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Juan Soto<\/strong> \u2014 LF<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Manny Machado<\/strong> \u2014 3B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/strong> \u2014 1B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Julio Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> \u2014 CF<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Ketel Marte<\/strong> \u2014 2B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Junior Caminero<\/strong> \u2014 DH<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez<\/strong> \u2014 C<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Jeremy Pe\u00f1a<\/strong> \u2014 SS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Cristopher S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> \u2014 P (starter)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Nicaragua's Lineup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Ismael Mungu\u00eda<\/strong> \u2014 CF<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Jeter Downs<\/strong> \u2014 2B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Mark Vientos<\/strong> \u2014 3B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Cheslor Cuthbert<\/strong> \u2014 DH<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Freddy Zamora<\/strong> \u2014 SS<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Juan Diego Montes<\/strong> \u2014 RF<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Chase Dawson<\/strong> \u2014 LF<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Melvin Novoa<\/strong> \u2014 C<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Brandon Leyton<\/strong> \u2014 1B<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\nThe","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      MIAMI. \u2014 The Dominican Republic baseball team will begin its participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic this Friday, facing the Nicaragua baseball team at loanDepot park in Miami, in a match corresponding to Group D of the tournament. You may be interested in: RD maintains confidence despite Pe\u00f1a’s absence before the World Classic The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":972,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35481],"tags":[611,40231,40813,13766,41186,40230],"class_list":{"0":"post-501666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-baseball","7":"tag-deultimominuto","8":"tag-dominican-republic","9":"tag-major-leagues","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-theperiodicodelatruth","12":"tag-united-states"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yamell Rossi","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-7a176880-76f8-4b0c-9527-4e34feef45e4-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Baseball"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/972"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501666\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}