The Dominican presence is not only guaranteed in the World Series that will start tomorrow in Houston, but it will be the highest in recent years.
If there are one, two and three Quisqueyans in one or between both rivals in the round for the title of monarchs, everything indicates that seven Creoles will be on the payroll of the battle that the Astros, homeowners in the first two games, will fight. and the inspired Philadelphia Phillies.
Houston, champion of the American League, will have pitchers Framber Valdez, en route to start the second or third game, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, Héctor Neris and Cristian Javier. Dusty Baker’s troop has been nurtured by the contribution of these arms to reach the last instance of the contest.
In Philadelphia, led by Rob Thompson, are infielder Jean Segura and reliever Seranthony Domínguez, who has been a reinforced concrete wall in the final innings for the Citizens Bank Park squad.
The seven Dominicans on the rosters is the highest quota in the so-called October Classic since 2015, when there were 10 in action in the series between Kansas City and the Mets. The Royals, who were crowned in five games, had Johnny Cueto, Edinson Vólquez, who started a game and his father had died a few hours before, Kelvin Herrera, Adalberto Mondesi, a Major League debutant in the World Series, something unprecedented, and the late Yordano Ventura.
For the Mets were Bartolo Colón, Jeurys Familia, Hansel Robles, Juan Uribe and Juan Lagares. In 2021, Houston, which lost to Atlanta, had four Creoles: José Sirí, Valdez, Javier and Yimi García. In Atlanta there was none. In 2020, Pedro Báez participated with the Dodgers monarchs while Willy Adames, Diego Castillo and Manuel Margot did it with Tampa.
