The general manager of the Dominican team for the World Baseball Classic, Nelson Cruz, described as ideal to the roster of the Dominican team during the ceremony of delivery of the national flag at the National Palace.
“I am very happy, since the team is well balanced, with relief pitching being our forte, despite the great offense we have. We have the ideal team”, assured the general manager.
He also said that despite the heavy workload involved in being the manager of the Creole team, he feels good about the unity shown by the players, several of them Major League Baseball stars.
“I have had a lot of work but thank God we have a team formed, whose players are highly motivated and united, just like the country, the only thing that is expected is that day to come,” said Cruz.
Regarding its inclusion and that of Robinson Cano in the player squad, he explained that it was due to the loss of a large number of players who did not receive authorization from the organizations to which they belong in the Major Leagues.
“Unfortunately we cannot make everyone happy, one of the main reasons was the large number of casualties, that is, denials from the teams to the players, another reason is that we wanted to bring at least two veterans who had participated in the previous classic and against This circumstance ended up including Canó and I on the roster,” he explained.
The designated hitter for the San Diego Padres took the opportunity to thank President Luis Abinader for his support for the delegation’s management
“We have felt the support of the president at all times, from the first day we requested his help, he gave us that helping hand. In all the aspects that we have requested, he has been with us, both to me as manager and to the entire operations team, ”Cruz indicated.
