{"id":113399,"date":"2026-03-13T18:56:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/rd-ready-for-the-offensive-coach-mejia-highlights-preparation-vs-south-korea\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:56:26","slug":"rd-ready-for-the-offensive-coach-mejia-highlights-preparation-vs-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/rd-ready-for-the-offensive-coach-mejia-highlights-preparation-vs-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"RD ready for the offensive: Coach Mej\u00eda highlights preparation vs South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"Miami \u2013 Dominican Republic’s batting coach, Jorge Mej\u00eda, has confirmed that the team arrives in optimal offensive condition for the crucial match against South Korea in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.\n\nMej\u00eda emphasized the intense work done during the first phase of the tournament, where the Dominican offense demonstrated its power by scoring 41 runs, while only allowing 10 to its opponents.\n\n

“As always, it has been very intense work, with a lot of energy, concentration and information for the guys,” Mej\u00eda expressed, describing the technical staff’s preparation process with the players.<\/p>Jorge Mej\u00eda, Dominican Republic Batting Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nIn addition, Mej\u00eda highlighted the importance of the analysis and strategy coordinator, Ren\u00e9 Rojas, in the collection and management of information about the rivals.\n\nIn preparation for the match against South Korea, the Dominican coaching staff has been working with advanced data and scouting reports to analyze the pitchers of the Asian team.\n\n

“We have staff working on ‘scouting’ to gather as much information as possible and be able to pass it on to the guys as fresh as possible,” Mej\u00eda pointed out.<\/p>Jorge Mej\u00eda, Dominican Republic Batting Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nMej\u00eda also addressed the performance of some Dominican hitters who are still seeking their best form in the tournament, including Manny Machado, assuring that the team maintains its work routine.\n\n\u201cThey are very close. They keep doing their daily routine, taking good shifts and working hard. It’s a matter of time before everything fits,\u201d he affirmed.\n\nThe coach also praised the performance of young infielder Junior Caminero, highlighting his talent and dedication to the game.\n\n

“I’m not surprised at all by Caminero. He’s a special kid, with incredible talent and strength, as well as a great dedication to the game,” Mej\u00eda highlighted.<\/p>Jorge Mej\u00eda, Dominican Republic Batting Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nDominican Republic will face South Korea in a decisive match, where the winner will advance to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miami \u2013 Dominican Republic’s batting coach, Jorge Mej\u00eda, has confirmed that the team arrives in optimal offensive condition for the crucial match against South Korea in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. Mej\u00eda emphasized the intense work done during the first phase of the tournament, where the Dominican offense demonstrated its power by scoring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[1271,12268,2074,2010],"class_list":{"0":"post-113399","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-dominican-republic","9":"tag-jorge-mejia","10":"tag-south-korea","11":"tag-world-baseball-classic"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113399","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=113399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}