World Baseball Traditional: Protection of Group USA's win of Dominican Republic irks champ

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World Sequence champion Doug Mientkiewicz took subject with the protection round Group USA’s slim victory over the Dominican Republic within the World Baseball Classic on Monday.

The U.S. closed the door on the Dominican Republic within the ninth inning when Geraldo Perdomo struck out trying. The strike three name got here because it appeared the ball was out of the zone and under Perdomo’s knees. Perdomo was in shock and the Dominican Republic gamers have been sad with the decision.

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Kansas Metropolis Royals first baseman (11) Doug Mientkiewicz waits for his flip to take batting apply earlier than the sport towards the Chicago White Sox at US Mobile Area in Chicago on Aug. 15, 2006. (Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports activities)

As one famed New York Yankees baseball broadcaster has stated, "That’s baseball, Suzyn."

Mientkiewicz, who gained a World Sequence with the Boston Red Sox , recommended on social media that he wished the protection would have been extra centered on the U.S. profitable the sport than the Dominican Republic shedding.

"It’s a tragic day when individuals who have been born right here and make a dwelling on this nation really make excuses for a crew shedding and hoping the USA doesn’t win," he wrote on X. "You'll be able to cowl the video games with out bias. It was an ideal sport, showcasing one of the best expertise on the planet! It had every part, it had errors, and every part in between. That is what makes baseball the best sport on the planet!

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Dominican Republic Geraldo Perdomo reacts after putting out on the finish of the ninth inning of a World Baseball Traditional semifinal sport towards america, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photograph/Rebecca Blackwell)

"So as to add to that I used to be lucky to educate a variety of the gamers representing their international locations from all around the world. I needed ALL of them to achieve success. Good males who play the sport with ardour and a real love for the game- that being stated….FINISH THIS THING!"

Perdomo and Juan Soto have been among the many Dominican Republic gamers annoyed with the ball.

"We confirmed the world who's one of the best crew in baseball," Soto told ESPN after the sport. "That is all I acquired to say."

Perdomo added, "I knew 100% it was a ball."

United States shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. reacts after finishing a double play through the fifth inning of a World Baseball Traditional semifinal sport towards the Dominican Republic, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photograph/Lynne Sladky)