Earlier than the 2023 MLB season begins, the World Baseball Traditional will occupy our screens and our minds.

It’s an more and more thrilling match with a number of the greatest nations and gamers on this planet.

Many main leagues often take part, and this 12 months will likely be no totally different.

Crew USA, Japan, and the Dominican Republic are the favorites to raise the trophy on March 21, however Venezuela, Mexico, South Korea, Cuba, and Puerto Rico are additionally threats.

Talking of the Dominican Republic, they maintain a powerful document within the competitors.

The one group EVER to go undefeated within the World Baseball Traditional. 😤 pic.twitter.com/EQnuDntRi4

— World Baseball Traditional (@WBCBaseball) February 2, 2023

That was an extremely spectacular group.

Dominant could be essentially the most applicable phrase to explain them.

The pitching held hitters to a .168 batting common and had a 1.74 ERA; whereas the offense hit seven house runs and hit sufficient to place up a +22 run differential in simply eight video games.

Going 8-0 on the worldwide stage, in opposition to a number of the greatest groups on this planet, is an unimaginable achievement.

That Dominican group had sluggers like Nelson Cruz, Robinson Cano, Carlos Santana, Edwin Encarnacion, Hanley Ramirez, and lots of others.

Edinson Volquez, Wandy Rodriguez, Octavio Dotel, Kelvin Herrera, Santiago Casilla and nearer Fernando Rodney have been a number of the hurlers on that roster.

Title-wise, it wasn’t the perfect Dominican group in a Traditional.

Nonetheless, they have been scorching on the proper time, their pitchers obtained vital outs, they usually have been in a position to beat a troublesome Puerto Rico group within the last sport en path to their first and solely WBC title.

This time, the Dominicans have much more stars.

Will they be capable of replicate their success, 10 years later?