Dominican Republic national baseball team
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The Dominican Republic national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de República Dominicana) is the national baseball team of the Dominican Republic. The team has won the Baseball World Cup in 1948 and World Baseball Classic in 2013. They are the first team to have won both world competitions. They are currently ranked the 9th-best in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.[1] At the Olympics in 2021 it faced Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and the United States.
| Dominican Republic national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Federation | Federación Dominicana de Béisbol |
| Confederation | WBSC Americas |
| Manager | Rodney Linares |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 9  3 (31 December 2022)[1] |
| Highest | 6 (2 times; first in December 2014) |
| Lowest | 13 (2 times; first in December 2012) |
| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2006) |
| Best result |  1st (2013) |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) |
| Best result |  Bronze: 1 - 2020 |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1941) |
| Best result | 1st (1948) |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Best result |  3rd (1981) |
| Pan American Games | |
| Best result |  1st (1955) |
The team will compete against Team Israel, Team Puerto Rico, Team Venezuela, and Team Nicaragua in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in March 11-15, 2023 in Miami, Florida.