On Saturday night, the majority of the ballpark-record crowd of over 37,000 danced, sang and cheered with DR flags (and some with plantains) the Dominican Republic’s baseball team as it dramatically rallied to beat the United States 7-5 and put itself a victory away from advancing to the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
Mets closer Jeurys Familia put the finishing touches on the victory with a perfect ninth and did an imitation of teammate Fernando Rodney’s arrow shot on the mound as his teammates poured on to the field to celebrate.
The Dominican Republic hasn’t lost a WBC game in eight years, winning 10 consecutive behind a daunting and relentless collection of hitters and overall talented players such as: Jose Bautista (Blue Jays), Adrian Beltre (Rangers), Dellin Betances (Yankees), Robinson Cano (Mariners), Bartolo Colon (Braves), Neslon Cruz (Mariners), Hanley Ramirez ((Red Sox), Jose Reyez (Mets), and more…
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