Baseball is the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic. In fact, after the US-born players, the Dominican has the second highest in the MLB right now.
The Dominican Republic also has its own baseball league that has been around for 100 years! It all started with Ozzie Virgil in the late 50s and then the success of Juan Marichal and three Alou brothers. The Major Baseball League of the Dominican Republic runs in the winter. Its starts in October and ends in February. It consists of five teams that play 60 games a season. Once the season has ended, they all play in a round-robin tournament. The winner of the tournament then goes to play in the Caribbean League against the champions of Mexico, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
For more information on Dominicans that play in the MLB and the Major League Baseball of the Dominican Republic visit this website http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~jtorres/domrep/baseball/
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