Dominican Republic national baseball team

The Dominican Republic national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de la República Dominicana) also known as "Plátano Power", is the national baseball team of the Dominican Republic. The team won the Baseball World Cup in 1948 and the World Baseball Classic in 2013. They are the first team to have won both world competitions. They are currently ranked 11th by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. At the Olympics in 2021 the team faced Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the United States.

The team competed against Team Israel, Team Puerto Rico, Team Venezuela, and Team Nicaragua in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, but failed to advance out of the first round.

The team competed against Israel, the Netherlands, Venezuela, and Nicaragua in the 2026 World Baseball Classic at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, in Pool D. The Puerto Rico and Venezuela teams, managed by Yadier Molina and Omar López respectively, were not rivals for the Dominicans and They defeated South Korea in the quarterfinals before falling to the United States in the semifinals.

Results and fixtures The following is a list of professional baseball game results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future games that have been scheduled.

Legend

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

National Squads

Individual statistics

Major League Baseball

Batting

As of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, Baseball Reference lists 936 players born in the Dominican Republic to have appeared in an MLB roster for batting. Albert Pujols remains as the #1 player in game appearances, hits, and home runs. Three hitters from the Dominican Republic have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame: David Ortiz, Adrián Beltré, and Vladimir Guerrero. Players listed not below: Nelson Cruz, Vladimir Guerrero, Edwin Encarnación, and Alfonso Soriano place in the Top 10 for home runs while Vladimir Guerrero also places in the Top 10 for hits.

. The records collected are based on data from Baseball Reference and based on the player's country of birth. Players in bold are still active in Major League Baseball. RankPlayerGamesHitsHome runsPositionCareer 1 Albert Pujols 3,080 3,384 703 1B 2001–2022 2 Adrián Beltré 2,933 3,166 477 3B 1998–2018 3 Julio Franco 2,527 2,586 173 IF 1982–2007 4 David Ortiz 2,408 2,472 541 DH 1997–2016 5 Sammy Sosa 2,354 2,408 609 RF 1989–2007 6 Manny Ramirez 2,302 2,574 555 OF 1993–2011 7 Robinson Canó 2,267 2,639 335 2B 2005–2022 8 Carlos Santana 2,204 1,880 335 C 2010–present 9 Aramis Ramírez 2,194 2,303 386 3B 1998–2015 10 Miguel Tejada 2,171 2,407 307 SS 1997–2013

Pitching

As of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, Baseball Reference lists 544 players born in the Dominican Republic to have appeared in an MLB roster for pitching. Two pitchers from the Dominican Republic have been inducted into the Hall of Fame: Pedro Martínez and Juan Marichal. Other notable pitchers not listed: Joaquín Andújar, Miguel Batista, and Ramón Martínez appear in the Top 10 for innings pitched.

. The records collected are based on data from Baseball Reference and based on the player's country of birth. Players in bold are still active in Major League Baseball. RankPlayerStrikeoutsInnings pitchedCareer 1 Pedro Martínez 3,154 2,827.1 1992–2009 2 Bartolo Colón 2,535 3,461.2 1997–2018 3 Juan Marichal 2,303 3,507 1960–1975 4 Ervin Santana 1,978 2,486.2 2005–2021 5 Johnny Cueto 1,857 2,256.1 2008–2024 6 Francisco Liriano 1,815 1,813.2 2005–2019 7 Ubaldo Jiménez 1,720 1,870.0 2006–2017 8 Pedro Astacio 1,664 2,196.2 1992–2006 9 José Rijo 1,606 1,880 1984–2002 10 José DeLeón 1,594 1,897.1 1983–2005

Tournament record

World Baseball Classic Qualification recordYearRoundPosition 2006 Fourth place 4th 5 2 36 26 No qualifiers held 2009 Group stage 9th 1 2 12 5 No qualifiers held 2013 Champions 1st 8 0 36 14 Automatically qualified 2017 Quarterfinals 5th 4 2 33 19 Automatically qualified 2023 Group stage 9th 2 2 19 11 2026 Third place 3rd 5 1 52 12 Automatically qualified Total 1 title 6/6 25 9 188 87 - - - -

2006

The Dominican Republic was invited to play at the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006. Placed in Pool D for the opening round, the Dominican Republic swept through the group, defeating Venezuela, Italy, and Australia at Cracker Jack Stadium in Lake Buena Vista, United States. After falling to Puerto Rico in the first game of the 2nd round in Puerto Rico, the Dominicans recovered to qualify for the semifinals by virtue of winning their last two games. They would fall in the semifinals, however, to Cuba.

2009

The Dominicans were placed in Pool D of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, playing their opening round games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Considered one of the pre-tournament favorites with multiple Major League Baseball All-Stars, they were upset in their opening game of the modified double-elimination pool by the Netherlands.AFP: Dutch stun Dominicans while US denies World Baseball Classic upset bid. Google.com (2009-03-07). Retrieved on 2013-07-23. After eliminating Panama, they faced the Dutch again for the right to advance but were stunned in 11 inningsWashington, The. (2009-03-11) Dutch stun Dominicans. Washington Times. Retrieved on 2013-07-23. and eliminated from the competition.

2013

Drawn into Pool C with Puerto Rico, Spain, and Venezuela at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico once again, the Dominicans opened the round-robin round 1 with a decisive 9–3 victory over 2009 semifinalists Venezuela. A victory over Spain and a Puerto Rico win over Venezuela ensured advancement to the second round; the Dominicans clinched the top seed by defeating the hosts. In the second round, the Dominicans rallied past upstart Italy despite an early 4–0 deficit at Marlins Park in Miami, United States. Two ninth-inning runs pushed the Dominicans past the host Americans and into the semifinals. Another victory over Puerto Rico ensured the Dominicans of the top seed and a chance to avoid two-time defending champions Japan national baseball team. Instead, they would face the surprising semifinalists the Netherlands. After an early 1–0 deficit, four 5th-inning runs pushed the Dominican Republic into the final, where a 3–0 victory over Puerto Rico gave them their first-ever World Baseball Classic title. New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Canó was named MVP of the tournament.

2017 The Dominican Republic advanced out of the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. The Dominican Republic's win over the US set a new Marlins Park record for baseball game attendance with 37,446. Manny Machado of the Dominican Republic was named MVP for the first round Pool C bracket of the WBC, after batting .357. In the second round, however, they fell to both Puerto Rico and the United States, eliminating them from the World Baseball Classic and ending the team's championship reign.

2023

In the first round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, the team prevailed over Israel and Nicaragua, but lost against Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Despite scoring 19 runs to 11 allowed, the Dominican Republic failed to advance out of the first round. By virtue of finishing in the top four of their pool, they qualified to compete in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

2026 Team Dominican Republic won Pool D in the 2026 World Baseball Classic against Israel, the Netherlands, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. Pool D played in LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The Dominican Republic defeated South Korea via mercy rule in the quarterfinals, before losing to the eventual runner-ups, the United States. The end of their semifinal against the United States was controversial, as umpire Cory Blaser called shortstop Geraldo Perdomo out on strikes on a slider from Mason Miller that was below the strikezone. Venezuela, who finished second in Pool D to the Dominican Republic, went on to win the tournament.

Eleven-time All Star and three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols managed Team Dominican Republic for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Four-time All Star outfielder Juan Soto played for the team.

Olympic Games The Dominican Republic team participated in the 1992 Olympic Games, the first Olympic medal competition for the sport, and finished 6th. The team failed to qualify for another competition before baseball was eliminated from the Olympics after the 2008 Games. Baseball was brought back for the 2020 Games, and the team qualified for the sixth and final spot in the competition.

At the Olympics in 2021 it faced Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the United States, and won a bronze medal.

Summer Olympics record QualificationYearHostRoundPosition 1984 United States Preliminary 8th 0 3 8 35 Invited as a replacement for Cuba 1992 Spain Preliminary 6th 2 5 23 60 1996 United States did not qualify 2000 Australia did not qualify 2004 Greece did not qualify 2008 China did not qualify 8th, American Qualifying Tournament 2020 Japan Bronze medal game 3rd 3 3 25 23 Final Qualifying Tournament 2028 United States Qualified 2026 World Baseball Classic Total 2/5 5 8 48 83

Baseball World Cup

: 5th : 2nd : 3rd : 5th : 1st : 2nd : 4th : 2nd : 4th : 5th : 3rd : 6th : 6th : 7th : 4th : 4th : 5th : 8th : 12th : 13th : 8th : 8th

Pan American Games : 1st : 2nd

Intercontinental Cup

: 3rd

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