Dominican Republic national baseball team

This article is about the national team. For list of Major League players, see List of Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de República Dominicana) is the national baseball team of the Dominican Republic. The team has won the Baseball World Cup in 1948 and World Baseball Classic in 2013. They are the first team to have won both world competitions. They are currently ranked the 9th-best in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. At the Olympics in 2021 it faced Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the United States.

Dominican Republic national baseball team
Information
Country	Dominican Republic
Federation	Federación Dominicana de Béisbol
Confederation	WBSC Americas
Manager	Rodney Linares (WBC) Félix Fermín (WBSC)
WBSC ranking
Current	9 (18 December 2023)
Highest	6 (2 times; first in December 2014)
Lowest	13 (2 times; first in December 2012)
Uniforms
Home Away
World Baseball Classic
Appearances	5 (first in 2006)
Best result	1st (2013)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 1992)
Best result	Bronze: 1 - 2020
World Cup
Appearances	22 (first in 1941)
Best result	1st (1948)
Intercontinental Cup
Best result	3rd (1981)
Pan American Games
Best result	1st (1955)

The team competed against Team Israel, Team Puerto Rico, Team Venezuela, and Team Nicaragua in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, but ultimately failed to advance out of the first round.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2019

Pan American Games GS	July 29	Dominican Republic	10–3	Peru	Campo de Béisbol, Peru
	19:00 PET		Boxscore		Attendance: 2,798

Pan American Games GS	July 31	Nicaragua	4–2	Dominican Republic	Campo de Béisbol, Peru
	10:00 PET		Boxscore		Attendance: 577

Pan American Games GS	August 1	Dominican Republic	1–2 (F/10)	Puerto Rico	Campo de Béisbol, Peru
	15:00 PET		Boxscore		Attendance: 1,780

Pan American Games 5th	August 3	Dominican Republic	10–9 (F/10)	Cuba	Campo de Béisbol, Peru
	10:00 PET		Boxscore		Attendance: 2,415

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 2	Dominican Republic	1–6 (F/6)	Mexico	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	19:00 CT		Boxscore		Attendance: 8,000

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 3	Dominican Republic	14–4 (F/7)	Netherlands	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	12:00 CT		Boxscore		Attendance: 5,132

WBSC Premier12 GS	November 4	United States	10–8	Dominican Republic	Estadio Panamericano, Mexico
	12:00 CT		Boxscore		Attendance: 3,102

2023

World Baseball Classic GS	March 11	Dominican Republic	1–5	Venezuela	loanDepot Park, United States
	19:00 ET	LP: Sandy Alcántara (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: José Ruiz (1–0) HR: Anthony Santander (1)	Attendance: 35,890 Umpires: HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Tim Meyer. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Maikol Tibabijo

World Baseball Classic GS	March 13	Dominican Republic	6–1	Nicaragua	loanDepot Park, United States
	12:00 ET	WP: Cristian Javier (1–0) HR: Juan Soto (1), Manny Machado (1)	Boxscore	LP: J. C. Ramírez (0–1)	Attendance: 31,696 Umpires: HP – Chris Graham, 1B – Mike Estabrook, 2B – Maikol Tibabijo, 3B – Ángel Hernández

World Baseball Classic GS	March 14	Israel	0–10 (F/7)	Dominican Republic	loanDepot Park, United States
	19:00 ET	LP: Jacob Steinmetz (0–1)	Boxscore	WP: Roansy Contreras (1–0) HR: Manny Machado (2)	Attendance: 33,307 Umpires: HP – Mike Estabrook, 1B – Andy Fletcher, 2B – Chris Graham, 3B – Maikol Tibabijo

World Baseball Classic GS	March 15	Puerto Rico	5–2	Dominican Republic	loanDepot Park, United States
	19:00 ET	WP: Jovani Morán (1–0) Sv: Edwin Díaz (1) HR: Christian Vázquez (1)	Boxscore	LP: Johnny Cueto (0–1) HR: Juan Soto (2)	Attendance: 36,025 Umpires: HP – Chris Guccione, 1B – Ron Kulpa, 2B – Chris Graham, 3B – Tim Meyer

Current roster

The Dominican Baseball Federation announced their final roster on July 8, 2021. Gabriel Arias replaced Diego Goris on the Olympic team roster after Goris tested positive for cannabis. Ramón Rosso replaced Gerson Bautista on the roster when Bautista had to enter COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Dominican Republic roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 39 Darío Álvarez 79 Gabriel Arias 33 Jairo Asencio 31 Luis Felipe Castillo 70 Jumbo Díaz 28 Junior García 37 Jhan Mariñez 15 Cristopher Mercedes 41 Denyi Reyes 23 Ramón Rosso 38 Ángel Sánchez 56 Raúl Valdés		Catchers 16 Roldani Baldwin  7 Charlie Valerio Infielders 19 José Bautista 34 Juan Francisco 10 Jeison Guzmán  6 Erick Mejia  2 Gustavo Núñez Outfielders 64 Emilio Bonifácio 14 Melky Cabrera 36 Johan Mieses  3 Yefri Pérez 18 Julio Rodríguez		Manager 13 Héctor Borg Coaches 24 José Canó 26 Manny García 27 Gilbert Gómez 12 Anderson Hernández

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA		W	L	RS	RA
2006	Semifinal	4th	5	2	36	26		No qualifiers held
2009	Round 1	9th	1	2	12	5		No qualifiers held
2013	Final	1st	8	0	36	14		Automatically qualified
2017	Round 2	5th	4	2	33	19		Automatically qualified
2023	Round 1	10th	2	2	19	11		Automatically qualified
Total	1 title	5/5	20	8	136	75		-	-	-	-

2006

See also: 2006 World Baseball Classic rosters § Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic was invited to play at the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006. Placed in Pool D for the opening round, the Dominican Republic swept through the group, defeating Venezuela, Italy, and Australia at Cracker Jack Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, United States. Prior to this, Carlo Rupnik from Ottawa NCR led the DR as a top import outfielder. After falling to Puerto Rico in the first game of the 2nd round in Puerto Rico, the Dominicans recovered to qualify for the semifinals by virtue of winning their last two games. They would fall in the semifinals, however, to Cuba.

2006 WBC Results

7 March 1st Round, Pool D – Game 1	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	11–5	Venezuela	United States Cracker Jack Stadium Attendance: 10,645
		Boxscore

9 March 1st Round, Pool D – Game 4	Italy	3–8	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	United States Cracker Jack Stadium Attendance: 9,949
		Boxscore

10 March 1st Round, Pool D – Game 6	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	6–4	Australia	United States Cracker Jack Stadium Attendance: 11,083
		Boxscore

12 March 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 2	Puerto Rico	7–1	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 19,692
		Boxscore

13 March 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 3	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	7–3	Cuba	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 6,863
		Boxscore

14 March 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 5	Venezuela	1–2	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 13,007
		Boxscore

18 March Semifinal	Cuba	3–1	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	United States Petco Park Attendance: 41,268
		Boxscore

2009

See also: 2009 World Baseball Classic rosters § Dominican Republic

The Dominicans were placed in Pool D of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, playing their opening round games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Considered one of the pre-tournament favorites with multiple Major League Baseball All-Stars, they were upset in their opening game of the modified double-elimination pool by the Netherlands. After eliminating Panama, they faced the Dutch again for the right to advance but were stunned in 11 innings and eliminated from the competition.

2009 WBC Results

7 March 1st Round, Pool D – Game 1	Netherlands	3–2	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 9,335
		Boxscore

8 March 1st Round, Pool D – Game 3	Panama	0–9	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 9,221
		Boxscore

10 March 1st Round, Pool D – Game 5	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	1–2 (F/11)	Netherlands	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 11,814
		Boxscore

2013

See also: 2013 World Baseball Classic rosters § Dominican Republic

Drawn into Pool C with Puerto Rico, Spain, and Venezuela at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico once again, the Dominicans opened the round-robin round 1 with a decisive 9–3 victory over 2009 semifinalists Venezuela. A victory over Spain and a Puerto Rico win over Venezuela ensured advancement to the second round; the Dominicans clinched the top seed by defeating the hosts. In the second round, the Dominicans rallied past upstart Italy despite an early 4–0 deficit at Marlins Park in Miami, United States. Two ninth-inning runs pushed the Dominicans past the host Americans and into the semifinals. Another victory over Puerto Rico ensured the Dominicans of the top seed and a chance to avoid two-time defending champions Japan national baseball team. Instead, they would face the surprising semifinalists Netherlands. After an early 1–0 deficit, four 5th-inning runs pushed the Dominican Republic into the final, where a 3–0 victory over Puerto Rico gave them their first-ever World Baseball Classic title. New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Canó was named MVP of the tournament.

2013 WBC Results

7 March 1st Round, Pool C – Game 1	Venezuela	3–9	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 15,055
		Boxscore

9 March 1st Round, Pool D – Game 3	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	6–3	Spain	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 13,412
		Boxscore

10 March 1st Round, Pool D – Game 6	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	4–2	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium Attendance: 19,413
		Boxscore

12 March 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 1	Italy	4–5	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	United States Marlins Park Attendance: 14,482
		Boxscore

14 March 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 4	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	3–1	United States	United States Marlins Park Attendance: 34,366
		Boxscore

16 March 2nd Round, Pool 2 – Game 6	Puerto Rico	0–2	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	United States Marlins Park Attendance: 19,762
		Boxscore

18 March Final Round, Semifinals	Netherlands	1–4	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	United States AT&T Park Attendance: 27,527
		Boxscore

18 March Final Round, Final	Puerto Rico	0–3	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic	United States AT&T Park Attendance: 35,703
		Boxscore

2017

The Dominican Republic advanced out of the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. The Dominican Republic’s win over the US set a new Marlins Park record for baseball game attendance with 37,446. Manny Machado of the Dominican Republic was named MVP for the first round Pool C bracket of the WBC, after batting .357. On the second round, however, they fell to both Puerto Rico and the United States, eliminating them from the World Baseball Classic and ending its championship reign.

2023

See also: 2023 World Baseball Classic rosters § Dominican Republic

In the first round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the team prevailed over Israel and Nicaragua but lost against Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Despite scoring 19 runs to 11 allowed, the Dominican Republic ultimately failed to advance out of the first round. By virtue of finishing in the top four of their pool, they qualified to compete in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Olympic Games

The Dominican Republic team participated in the 1992 Games, the first medal competition for the sport, and finished 6th. The team failed to qualify for another competition before baseball was eliminated from the Olympics after the 2008 Games. Baseball was brought back for the 2020 Games, and the team qualified for the sixth and final spot in the competition.

At the Olympics in 2021 it faced Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the United States.

Summer Olympics record									Qualification
Year	Host	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA
1984	United States	Preliminary	8th	0	3	8	35		Invited as a replacement for Cuba
1992	Spain	Preliminary	6th	2	5	23	60
1996	United States	did not qualify
2000	Australia	did not qualify
2004	Greece	did not qualify
2008	China	did not qualify							8th, American Qualifying Tournament
2020	Japan	Bronze medal game	3rd	3	3	25	23		Final Qualifying Tournament
Total	2/5			5	8	48	83

Baseball World Cup

• 1941 : 5th
• 1942 : 2nd
• 1943 : 3rd
• 1944 : 5th
• 1948 : 1st
• 1950 : 2nd
• 1951 : 4th
• 1952 : 2nd
• 1953 : 4th
• 1965 : 5th
• 1969 : 3rd
• 1970 : 6th
• 1971 : 6th
• 1954 : 7th
• 1973 : 4th
• 1974 : 4th
• 1976 : 5th
• 1982 : 8th
• 1984 : 12th
• 1994 : 13th
• 1998 : 8th
• 2001 : 8th

Pan American Games

• 1955 : 1st
• 1979 : 2nd

Intercontinental Cup

• 1981 : 3rd

External links

• A site about baseball in the Dominican Republic