The Major Leagues will visit the Dominican Republic to play a series of games on March 9 and 10, one of the events that is part of the international tour that will be taking place in the 2024 season; The teams that are scheduled to face each other in two games will be the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Stingrays, and evidently one of the players that fans are most looking forward to seeing is Randy Arozarena.
The baseball player born in Cuba and nationalized Mexican who was part of the Mexican National Team in the last World Baseball Classic, is part of the roster that manager Kevin Cash has prepared to face this series of confrontations.
List of players to participate in the Dominican Republic
In addition to Arozarena, players such as José Siri, Amed Rosario, Junior Caminero, Francisco Mejía, Ronny Simón, Edwin Uceta, Yoniel Curet, Antonio Jiménez, Carlos García, Enmanuel Mejía, Isaac Paredes, Jonathan Aranda, Manuel Rodríguez, Erasmo Ramírez, Harold Ramírez, José Caballero and René Pinto .
“We are excited, very excited,” Cash told ESPN about the chance to travel to the Dominican Republic. with the team. In addition, he also let it be known that: “Only two teams will go to such an important country for the baseball industry this year and we are one of them. It is an honor”.
For his part, bench coach Rodney Linares stated: “It means a lot to bring Major League baseball to the Dominican Republic., so that your family and friends can see you. It is a long list of tickets, but we feel very proud that our organization has been selected to go and represent the MLB in the Dominican Republic.”
The Major Leagues seek to expand much more in the world
Major League Baseball seeks to hold a series of games around the world, outside of the United States with a clear intention of reaching every corner of the world and that is precisely why the league commissioner, Rob Manfred, has been betting on this for years and has also had in mind creating new franchises for the championship.
Where will the games be in the Dominican Republic?
The series of games between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Stingrays where the Mexican Randy Arozarena He will be the player who will receive all the spotlights and views from the fans, they will take place at the Juan Marichal Stadium (Quisqueya), they will count as part of the MLB Spring Training calendar in the 2024 season.
Would Randy play in the LIDOM in the Dominican Republic?
The player born in Cuba would have intentions of playing in the Dominican Baseball League, and in fact at the time he has been questioned by the media about it, specifically with the Águilas del Cibao, and Arozarena responded saying that he has no intention of doing so, and it is a firm and clear position.
What Randy Arozarena said about playing in LIDOM
“I have always said that I hope I never have to play in the Dominican League, it is more difficult than the Major Leagues. For me, it is my criterion. I see a very difficult league that is very competitive and I hope I never play here,” said Randy Arozarena, according to El Padi Tv.
Randy Arozarena has proven to be a different and key player, especially due to his performance in the MLB postseasonwhere thanks to his talent and skills he has left a very good impression on the Tampa Bay Manta Rays.
Although Arozarena has made clear his desire not to play in the Dominican Baseball Leaguehas been received with open arms by fans who have the opportunity to see him in action and share as much as they can with the Mexican national team player while he is on the Caribbean island.
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