{"id":111802,"date":"2026-03-06T19:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/rd-vs-nicaragua-dominican-republic-unveils-stellar-lineup-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:42:07","slug":"rd-vs-nicaragua-dominican-republic-unveils-stellar-lineup-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/rd-vs-nicaragua-dominican-republic-unveils-stellar-lineup-for-the-2026-world-baseball-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"RD vs Nicaragua: Dominican Republic unveils stellar lineup for the 2026 World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"MIAMI &#8211; The Dominican Republic Baseball Team begins its journey in the 2026 World Baseball Classic this Friday, facing Nicaragua at loanDepot park in Miami.\n\nThe match, corresponding to Group D, is scheduled for 7:00 PM (Eastern Time) and will be broadcast on FS2. The Dominican team, one of the favorites, seeks to redeem itself after its elimination in the previous edition and conquer the title.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stars on the Diamond<\/h2>\n\n\nAlbert Pujols, leading the team, presents a lineup packed with Major League figures. Cristopher S\u00e1nchez, a left-handed pitcher, will start the game from the mound, a bet on youth and consistency in major league baseball.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dominican Attack: Power and Depth<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Dominican offensive will be led by stars like Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Manny Machado and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., forming a feared offensive core in the tournament.\n\nIn addition, Julio Rodr\u00edguez, Ketel Marte, and the young Junior Caminero add depth to a lineup designed to produce runs from the start.\n\nWith All-Star players in their batting order, the Dominican Republic will seek to impose its power in a competitive group.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicaragua: The Search for Surprise<\/h2>\n\n\nNicaragua, managed by Dusty Baker, combines youth and experience in its team. Mark Vientos, Cheslor Cuthbert, and Ismael Mungu\u00eda lead the offense, while Erasmo Ram\u00edrez and JC Ram\u00edrez head the pitching staff.\n\nThe Central American team will seek to surprise the Dominican Republic with its defense, speed, and pitching.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Probable Lineups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dominican Republic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fernando Tatis Jr. \u2014 RF<\/li><li>Juan Soto \u2014 LF<\/li><li>Manny Machado \u2014 3B<\/li><li>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. \u2014 1B<\/li><li>Julio Rodr\u00edguez \u2014 CF<\/li><li>Ketel Marte \u2014 2B<\/li><li>Junior Caminero \u2014 DH<\/li><li>Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez \u2014 C<\/li><li>Jeremy Pe\u00f1a \u2014 SS<\/li><li>Cristopher S\u00e1nchez \u2014 P (starter)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicaragua<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ismael Mungu\u00eda \u2014 CF<\/li><li>Jeter Downs \u2014 2B<\/li><li>Mark Vientos \u2014 3B<\/li><li>Cheslor Cuthbert \u2014 DH<\/li><li>Freddy Zamora \u2014 SS<\/li><li>Juan Diego Montes \u2014 RF<\/li><li>Chase Dawson \u2014 LF<\/li><li>Melvin Novoa \u2014 C<\/li><li>Brandon Leyton \u2014 1B<\/li><\/ul>\n\nThe","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI &#8211; The Dominican Republic Baseball Team begins its journey in the 2026 World Baseball Classic this Friday, facing Nicaragua at loanDepot park in Miami. The match, corresponding to Group D, is scheduled for 7:00 PM (Eastern Time) and will be broadcast on FS2. The Dominican team, one of the favorites, seeks to redeem itself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,1271,6482,5529],"class_list":{"0":"post-111802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dominican-republic","10":"tag-nicaragua","11":"tag-world-classic"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}