{"id":113305,"date":"2026-03-13T04:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/sanchez-ready-for-the-duel-dominican-republic-vs-korea-in-the-world-baseball-classic-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T04:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:57:14","slug":"sanchez-ready-for-the-duel-dominican-republic-vs-korea-in-the-world-baseball-classic-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/sanchez-ready-for-the-duel-dominican-republic-vs-korea-in-the-world-baseball-classic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e1nchez ready for the duel: Dominican Republic vs. Korea in the World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Christopher S\u00e1nchez to Start for the Dominican Republic in the 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 will face Korea this Friday.\n\nIn statements prior to the meeting, S\u00e1nchez stated that he felt in optimal physical condition to assume responsibility in the pile.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n  \n  <p>\u201cThe speed is there, the health is there, thank God. We have a game plan for tomorrow,\u201d expressed the Dominican pitcher.<\/p>\n  \n  <cite>Christopher S\u00e1nchez<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nS\u00e1nchez also revealed that it will be his first match against the South Korean team, which implies a focus on the execution of the coaching staff&#8217;s strategy.\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 catcher and the pitching coach, and execute it. That&#8217;s the point,&#8221; he pointed out.<\/p>\n  \n  <cite>Christopher S\u00e1nchez<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Dominican opener emphasized the importance of maintaining focus and following the plan established from the first pitch.\n\nThe Dominican Republic&#8217;s selection reaches this stage after an outstanding performance in the group stage. South Korea, for its part, will seek to advance to the semifinals in a match that promises to be intense.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher S\u00e1nchez to Start for the Dominican Republic in the 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 will face Korea this Friday. In statements prior to the meeting, S\u00e1nchez stated that he felt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,1271,807,5529],"class_list":{"0":"post-113305","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-korea","11":"tag-world-classic"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113305","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=113305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}