Dominican Republic

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Players born in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic, in Spanish República Dominicana, is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Depending on the language used it may be abbreviated as D.R. or R.D.

The D.R. has had a huge impact on major league baseball, with hundreds of major leaguers having been born there. All of them came to the major leagues after 1950.

The country is home to the Dominican League, the most powerful winter league in baseball. The Dominican League champion has often won the Caribbean Series.

The Dominican Summer League is a rookie league with affiliates from every Major League Baseball team.

Additionally, the Hiroshima Carp have operated a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic which has produced Alfonso Soriano most notably.