{"id":113240,"date":"2026-03-12T18:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/sanchez-ready-for-the-duel-dominican-republic-vs-korea-in-the-world-baseball-classic\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T18:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:50:33","slug":"sanchez-ready-for-the-duel-dominican-republic-vs-korea-in-the-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/sanchez-ready-for-the-duel-dominican-republic-vs-korea-in-the-world-baseball-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e1nchez ready for the duel: Dominican Republic vs. Korea in the World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Christopher S\u00e1nchez to Open for Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals<\/h2>\n\nMIAMI \u2013 Left-handed pitcher Christopher S\u00e1nchez has been designated to start the crucial quarterfinal game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where the Dominican Republic national team will face South Korea this Friday.\n\nIn statements prior to the match, S\u00e1nchez stated that he felt in optimal physical condition and mentally prepared to assume responsibility from the mound.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>\u201cThe velocity is there, the health is there, thank God. We have a game plan for tomorrow,\u201d commented the Dominican pitcher, referring to his preparation for the challenge.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Christopher S\u00e1nchez<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nS\u00e1nchez also revealed that it will be the first time he faces the South Korean team. Therefore, the main focus will be on executing the strategy defined by the coaching staff.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>&#8220;They are different teams and I have never faced them. The idea is to attack with my strengths, work the plan with the receiver and with the pitching coach, and execute it. That&#8217;s the point,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Christopher S\u00e1nchez<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Dominican opener emphasized the importance of maintaining focus and following the game plan established from the first pitch.\n\nThe Dominican selection reaches this stage of the tournament after an outstanding group stage. For its part, South Korea will seek to advance to the semifinals in a duel that promises great intensity.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher S\u00e1nchez to Open for Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals MIAMI \u2013 Left-handed pitcher Christopher S\u00e1nchez has been designated to start the crucial quarterfinal game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where the Dominican Republic national team will face South Korea this Friday. In statements prior to the match, S\u00e1nchez stated that he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,12245,1271,5529],"class_list":{"0":"post-113240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-christopher-sanchez","10":"tag-dominican-republic","11":"tag-world-classic"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113240","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=113240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}