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Report: Betances opts to pitch for Dominican Republic in WBC
- Updated: November 24, 2016
NEW YORK — Dellin Betances has decided to pitch for the Dominican Republic team in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, the Yankees reliever told the New York Post.
A New York native, Betances qualified to pitch for either the United States or the Dominican Republic. Pool C, which includes the Dominican, USA, Canada and Colombia, will begin play on March 9 in Miami.
“Both teams want me to play [for them], but I made a commitment to the D.R.,” Betances told the newspaper. “That is where my family is from, and I want to make them …
