{"id":113979,"date":"2026-03-16T21:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/derosa-lauds-pujols-and-supports-abs-in-the-world-baseball-classic\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:03:35","slug":"derosa-lauds-pujols-and-supports-abs-in-the-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/derosa-lauds-pujols-and-supports-abs-in-the-world-baseball-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"DeRosa Lauds Pujols and Supports ABS in the World Baseball Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DeRosa Praises Pujols After United States Victory Over Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic<\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>Miami, Florida<\/strong> \u2013 United States national team manager Mark DeRosa has expressed his admiration for the way Albert Pujols handled the controversial final play of the match that defined the semi-final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where his team won 2-1 against the Dominican Republic.\n\nThe game, held at loanDepot Park, concluded with a called strike on a 3-2 count to Dominican batter Geraldo Perdomo, against pitcher Mason Miller. The umpire&#8217;s decision generated controversy, with many questioning whether the pitch should have been considered a ball.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Seeing the repetition, I can understand why Dominicans are upset, but I love the class with which Albert handled the situation. I have great respect for him.<\/p><cite>Mark DeRosa<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nDeRosa highlighted Pujols&#8217; attitude, who avoided controversy and did not attribute the Dominican defeat to a single decision, showing sportsmanship and respect.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABS System Support<\/h2>\n\n\nThe American leader also expressed his support for the automated ball-strike system (ABS), a technology that would allow for the review of umpire decisions, envisioned as a possible innovation for future tournaments.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I&#8217;m a fan of ABS. I think it will be good for the game and I think it could be part of the next World Baseball Classic.<\/p><cite>Mark DeRosa<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key to Triumph: Solid Pitching<\/h2>\n\n\nThe United States secured its place in the final thanks to an outstanding performance by starting pitcher Paul Skenes and an effective bullpen that managed to control the Dominican offense.\n\nThe only damage from the Caribbean team was a solo home run by Junior Caminero, who also established a new record for collective home runs for the Dominican Republic in a single edition of the Classic.\n\nDeRosa acknowledged the difficulty of facing the Dominican team.\n\nThat&#8217;s an incredible lineup. The Dominican Republic never stopped threatening and it was a very intense game.\n\n<h2>United States in Pursuit of the Title<\/h2>\n\nWith this victory, the United States advances to its third consecutive final in the World Baseball Classic and will seek the championship against the winner of the match between Venezuela and Italy.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We want to win it all. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re here for. The work is not yet complete.<\/p><cite>Mark DeRosa<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeRosa Praises Pujols After United States Victory Over Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic Miami, Florida \u2013 United States national team manager Mark DeRosa has expressed his admiration for the way Albert Pujols handled the controversial final play of the match that defined the semi-final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where his team won [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[9403,9374,641,5529],"class_list":{"0":"post-113979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-abs","9":"tag-albert-pujols","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-world-classic"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113979","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=113979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}