{"id":542544,"date":"2026-03-15T19:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/542544\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T19:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:35:29","slug":"dominican-republic-wbc-roster-usa-opponent-is-loaded-with-mlb-superstars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/542544\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic WBC roster: USA opponent is loaded with MLB superstars"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of only three countries to win the World Baseball Classic<\/a> \u2013 along with Japan (three times) and Team USA (one)<\/a> \u2013 the Dominican Republic has a stacked roster for the 2026 tournament including one of the greatest lineups ever assembled.<\/p>\n

The Dominicans won the 2013 WBC and have romped through the first five games of this tournament, going undefeated with 51 runs and 14 home runs<\/a> in the process. Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a> (7-for-16, 2 HR, 11 RBIs) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/a> (7-for-14, 2 HR, 8 RBI) have led the DR’s power surge with Juan Soto<\/a>, Austin Wells<\/a> and Oneil Cruz<\/a> also slugging two homers so far.<\/p>\n

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Team USA starter Paul Skenes will have his hands full in Sunday’s semifinal with the Dominican lineup that also includes All-Stars in Ketel Marte, Julio Rodriguez and Manny Machado.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the full Dominican Republic roster:<\/p>\n

Dominican Republic roster for 2026 WBCInfielders<\/p>\n

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B)<\/p>\n

Erik Gonz\u00e1lez (SS\/UTIL) \u2014 Injury replacement for Jeremy Pe\u00f1a<\/p>\n

OutfieldersPitchers<\/p>\n

Cristopher S\u00e1nchez (LHP)<\/p>\n

Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez (RHP)<\/p>\n

Catchers<\/p>\n

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United States shortstop Gunnar Henderson (11) celebrates after hitting a two-run double against Great Britain during the fifth inning at Daikin Park on Mar 7, 2026.<\/p>\n

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United States shortstop Gunnar Henderson (11) celebrates after hitting a two-run double against Great Britain during the fifth inning at Daikin Park on Mar 7, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Shohei Ohtani of Team Japan is forced out after the grounder of Kensuke Kondo #8 of Team Japan in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

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Fans celebrate Taiwan’s victory after the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Taiwan and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Taiwan players celebrate after winning their game against South Korea on March 8, 2026 at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

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Taiwan’s Shao-Hung Chiang (R) tags out South Korea’s Kim Ju-won at home plate during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Pool C game between Taiwan and South Korea at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Fans hold up Korean national flags as they stand for the national anthem prior to the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 8, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

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United States shortstop Gunnar Henderson (11), right fielder Roman Anthony (3) and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) celebrate after the game against Great Britain at Daikin Park.<\/p>\n

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Venezuela first baseman Luis Arraez reacts from second base after hitting a double against Israel during the eighth inning at loanDepot Park on March 7, 2026 in Miami.<\/p>\n

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Bo Gyeong Moon of Team Republic of Korea collides with fence in the seventh inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between South Korea and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 7, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

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Venezuela center fielder Javier Sanoja reacts from third base against Israel during the seventh inning at loanDepot Park on March 7, 2026 in Miami.<\/p>\n

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Venezuela first baseman Luis Arraez (2) celebrates with catcher Salvador Perez (13) after hitting a two-run home run against Israel during the sixth inning at loanDepot Park on March 7, 2026 in Miami.<\/p>\n

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Italy pitcher Gordon Graceffo (44) reacts after getting an out during the seventh inning against Brazil at Daikin Park on March 7, 2026 in Houston.<\/p>\n

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Dominican Republic center fielder Oneil Cruz (15) celebrates his three-run home run in the eighth inning against Nicaragua with teammates at loanDepot Park on March 6, 2026 in Miami.<\/p>\n

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Brazil first baseman Dante Bichette Jr. (77) looks on from the dugout during the third inning against the United States at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026 in Houston<\/p>\n

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Seiya Suzuki #51 of Team Japan celebrates scoring a run by a RBI triple of Masataka Yoshida #34 (not pictured) in the second inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Chinese Taipei at Tokyo Dome on March 6, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

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Venezuelan baseball fans show their support for their team against the Netherlands at loanDepot Park on March 6, 2026 in Miami.<\/p>\n

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Brazil shortstop Vitor Ito (1) throws to first on an infield single by United States shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (not pictured) during the first inning at Daikin Park on March 6 in Houston.<\/p>\n

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Fans cheer as Mexico center fielder Alek Thomas (5) slides to score a run during the ninth inning against Great Britain at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026 in Houston.<\/p>\n

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Mexico first baseman Jonathan Aranda (8) celebrates with right fielder Jarren Duran (16) after. hitting a home run during the eighth inning against Great Britain at Daikin Park on March 6, 2026 in Houston.<\/p>\n

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Robbie Perkins #9 of Team Australia is tagged out at home by Martin Cervenka #55 of Team Czechia in the ninth inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Czechia at Tokyo Dome on March 6, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

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Ronald Acu\u2013a Jr. of Team Venezuela throws hit bat after getting walked during the fifth inning of a 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool D game against Team Kingdom of the Netherlands at loanDepot park on March 6, 2026 in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n

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Venezuela outfielder Ronald Acu\u2013a Jr. celebrates scoring a run in the first inning against the Netherlands at loanDepot Park on March 6, 2026 in Miami.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dominican Republic WBC roster 2026: Juan Soto, Vlad Jr. headline team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of only three countries to win the World Baseball Classic \u2013 along with Japan (three times) and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[12210,228644,268819,24983,64,22731,63,30848,33148,268817,65951,16823,30968,228194,268820,54362,41439,16822,33574,258813,1829,20885,47318,7815,161138,54363,591,44462,5147,39618,30525,85,45198,15146,268818,143382],"class_list":["post-542544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-abner-uribe","tag-agustin-ramirez","tag-albert-abreu","tag-amed-rosario","tag-au","tag-austin-wells","tag-australia","tag-brayan-bello","tag-camilo-doval","tag-carlos-estevez","tag-carlos-santana","tag-dennis-santana","tag-dominican-republic","tag-edwin-uceta","tag-elvis-alvarado","tag-fernando-tatis-jr","tag-geraldo-perdomo","tag-gregory-soto","tag-jeremy-pena","tag-johan-rojas","tag-juan-soto","tag-julio-rodriguez","tag-junior-caminero","tag-ketel-marte","tag-luis-severino","tag-manny-machado","tag-mlb","tag-oneil-cruz","tag-paul-skenes","tag-sandy-alcantara","tag-seranthony-dominguez","tag-sports","tag-team-usa","tag-vladimir-guerrero-jr","tag-wandy-peralta","tag-world-baseball-classic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}