World Series champ takes issue with coverage around Team USA's win over Dominican Republic

World Series champion Doug Mientkiewicz took contented with the sum astir Team USA’s constrictive triumph implicit the Dominican Republic successful the World Baseball Classic connected Monday.

The U.S. closed the doorway connected the Dominican Republic successful the ninth inning erstwhile Geraldo Perdomo struck retired looking. The onslaught 3 telephone came arsenic it appeared the shot was retired of the portion and beneath Perdomo’s knees. Perdomo was successful daze and the Dominican Republic players were unhappy with the call.

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Kansas City Royals archetypal baseman (11) Doug Mientkiewicz waits for his crook to instrumentality batting signifier earlier the crippled against the Chicago White Sox astatine US Cellular Field successful Chicago connected Aug. 15, 2006. (Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports)

As 1 famed New York Yankees shot broadcaster has said, "That’s baseball, Suzyn."

Mientkiewicz, who won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox, suggested connected societal media that helium wished the sum would person been much centered connected the U.S. winning the crippled than the Dominican Republic losing.

"It’s a bittersweet time erstwhile radical who were calved present and marque a surviving successful this state really marque excuses for a squad losing and hoping the USA doesn’t win," helium wrote connected X. "You tin screen the games without bias. It was a large game, showcasing the champion endowment successful the world! It had everything, it had mistakes, and everything successful between. This is what makes shot the top crippled successful the world!

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Dominican Republic Geraldo Perdomo reacts aft striking retired astatine the extremity of the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal crippled against the United States, Sunday, March 15, 2026, successful Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

"To adhd to that I was fortunate to manager a batch of the players representing their countries from each implicit the world. I wanted ALL of them to beryllium successful. Good men who play the crippled with passionateness and a genuine emotion for the game- that being said….FINISH THIS THING!"

Perdomo and Juan Soto were among the Dominican Republic players frustrated with the ball.

"We showed the satellite who's the champion squad successful baseball," Soto told ESPN aft the game. "That's each I got to say."

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

United States shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. reacts aft completing a treble play during the 5th inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal crippled against the Dominican Republic, Sunday, March 15, 2026, successful Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Now, the U.S. volition instrumentality connected Venezuela successful the World Baseball Classic last seeking its 2nd title.

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