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For his close involvement in the Dominican league's establishment and early development, Pedro Miguel Caratini has been called "the father of Dominican baseball". [3] Four amateur clubs established in the early 1900s still exist today, and form the foundation of Dominican professional baseball: Tigres del Licey in 1907, Estrellas Orientales in 1911, Leones del Escogido in 1921, and Sandino ...
Oscar Luis González (born January 10, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Guardians.
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Players in bold are still active in MLB, as of 2022. Since 1956 a large number of baseball players of Dominican origin have played in Major League Baseball in the United States, with the Dominican Republic being the second country in the world after the United States with the most current baseball players in MLB.
Miguel Sanó was born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, to a poor Haitian family. [3] [4] He chose to play baseball with the name Sanó, his mother's family name, rather than his father's, which is Jean, out of respect to the Dominican Republic. [5] He was discovered at a young age, and worked with scouts to develop his talent. [3]
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. [9] Manny Machado of the Dominican Republic was named MVP for the first round Pool C bracket of the WBC, after batting .357. [9]
Yermín Francisco Mercedes (born February 14, 1993), nicknamed "the Yermín-ator", [1] is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman, catcher, and designated hitter who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants .
Entering the 2024 season, Martínez was ranked second on Major League Baseball's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list, [14] and 87th overall on the 2024 Top 100 MLB prospects list. [15] He was optioned to Triple–A Buffalo to begin the 2024 season. [16] He began the season with a 15-game hit streak with the Bisons.