How Dominican Republic sluggers are lighting up 2026 WBC - ESPN

MIAMI — Fernando Tatís Jr. wasn't thinking; he was merely reacting. The pitch bolted off his bat at 105 mph, a sold-out crowd went ballistic, and Tatís' body responded accordingly — by releasing the bat at the height of his swing, sending it spinning into the air and eventually trickling up the third-base line as the ball sailed 394 feet on Wednesday night.

«That bat flip — I don't know where that came from,» Tatís, speaking in Spanish, said after the Dominican Republic's thrilling 7-5 victory over Venezuela at LoanDepot Park. «It came out of my hand and I was like, 'My god, what did I just do?' And then, imagine — that stadium vibrating, the energy from my teammates. It's something that you just feel.»

NOW IT'S NANDO'S TURN!!!