Tag: Dominican Republic

US to play Canada, Venezuela for Olympic baseball berth

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The United States will play Canada on Friday night and Venezuela on Saturday for a berth in the Olympic...

Scioscia ejected, US beats Dom Rep 8-6 in Olympic qualifier

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — U.S. manager Mike Scioscia was ejected after Philadelphia prospect Luke Williams hit a two-run triple in a four-run sixth...

US beats Nicaragua to open 2nd chance at Olympic baseball

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Todd Frazier hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a two-run first inning, St. Louis prospect Matthew Liberatore pitched one-run...

Wieters dropped from US Olympic qualifying roster

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Catcher Matt Wieters has been dropped from the U.S. roster for Olympic baseball qualifying that starts Monday. ...

Skubal leads Tigers to 6-2 win, rare sweep of Yankees

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Detroit — Rookie Tarik Skubal pitched six shutout innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat New York 6-2 Sunday for their first home series sweep...

Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida

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HAVANA — The Cuban Baseball Federation confirmed Wednesday night that one of the players on the national team defected a few hours after the...

Dominican official charged with drug trafficking in Florida

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MIAMI — A Dominican congressman has been arrested in South Florida on drug trafficking charges, authorities said. ...

Nuveen CEO on why corporate awakening on race is no fad

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NEW YORK — Jose Minaya grew up in New York City, the child of immigrants from the Dominican Republic whose biggest involvement with the...

Tax dollars to help defend woman accused of drowning son

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MIAMI — Taxpayer dollars will help cover the defense costs for a Florida woman charged with first-degree murder in the drowning death of her...

US opens 2nd-chance Olympic baseball qualifying vs Nicaragua

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CARY, N.C. — The United States will open its second chance to qualify for the baseball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics when it faces...