A-Rod Lauds USA's Managing in Dominican Republic Win: 'Mark DeRosa Pitched a Gem'
#World Baseball Classic #Mark DeRosa #Alex Rodriguez #Gunnar Henderson #Team USA #Dominican Republic #Paul Skenes #Luis Severino
📌 Key Takeaways
- Alex Rodriguez praised Mark DeRosa's managerial decisions in Team USA's 2-1 win over the Dominican Republic.
- DeRosa started Gunnar Henderson based on his strong career numbers against pitcher Luis Severino, leading to a key home run.
- DeRosa strategically removed pitcher Paul Skenes after 71 pitches, which was followed by a crucial double play.
- Rodriguez highlighted DeRosa's resilience after facing criticism earlier in the tournament for decisions in a loss to Italy.
📖 Full Retelling
Mark DeRosa nearly cost Team USA the opportunity to advance to the knockout stage of the World Baseball Classic with some of his decisions in its loss to Italy. Now, Alex Rodriguez thinks the Team USA manager is the biggest reason why it's playing in the final of the World Baseball Classic. Rodriguez pointed to DeRosa as the catalyst for Team USA in its 2-1 win over the Dominican Republic in Sunday's World Baseball Classic semifinal win. "The one guy I want to give a shoutout to is Mark DeRosa," Rodriguez said on the FS1 postgame show following Team USA's win. "He has gotten absolutely hammered this week. And tonight, he made some brilliant moves — Gunnar Henderson, great defense and a big home run. And taking out Paul Skenes after 71 pitches and followed by a double play. "Mark DeRosa pitched a gem." Henderson hadn't been in the starting lineup for much of the tournament, sitting behind Bobby Witt Jr. and Alex Bregman on the left side of the infield for all but one game. However, Sunday's game presented an opportunity for Henderson to start thanks to his strong career numbers against Dominican Republic starting pitcher Luis Severino. Henderson had gone 7 for 9 in his career against Severino with a home run, double and four RBIs against the righty entering Sunday's game. By the end of Henderson's second at-bat, he had added another homer against Severino. He took Severino's sweeper 400 feet for a home run to help Team USA tie the game against the Dominican Republic in the fourth inning. "Playing the hot hand right?" DeRosa told reporters prior to Sunday's game. "Gunnar’s got numbers against Severino." Henderson had also hit well in a limited role during the tournament, going 5 for 10 with a homer in the first four games he played. Bregman, meanwhile, had gone 2 for 11 in the four games he played in so far in the tournament. As for DeRosa's decisions with Skenes, starting him was a no-brainer considering that he was available to pitch Sunday's game. However, he threa
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Baseball Strategy, Managerial Performance
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Mark DeRosa nearly cost Team USA the opportunity to advance to the knockout stage of the World Baseball Classic with some of his decisions in its loss to Italy. Now, Alex Rodriguez thinks the Team USA manager is the biggest reason why it's playing in the final of the World Baseball Classic. Rodriguez pointed to DeRosa as the catalyst for Team USA in its 2-1 win over the Dominican Republic in Sunday's World Baseball Classic semifinal win. "The one guy I want to give a shoutout to is Mark DeRosa," Rodriguez said on the FS1 postgame show following Team USA's win. "He has gotten absolutely hammered this week. And tonight, he made some brilliant moves — Gunnar Henderson, great defense and a big home run. And taking out Paul Skenes after 71 pitches and followed by a double play. "Mark DeRosa pitched a gem." Henderson hadn't been in the starting lineup for much of the tournament, sitting behind Bobby Witt Jr. and Alex Bregman on the left side of the infield for all but one game. However, Sunday's game presented an opportunity for Henderson to start thanks to his strong career numbers against Dominican Republic starting pitcher Luis Severino. Henderson had gone 7 for 9 in his career against Severino with a home run, double and four RBIs against the righty entering Sunday's game. By the end of Henderson's second at-bat, he had added another homer against Severino. He took Severino's sweeper 400 feet for a home run to help Team USA tie the game against the Dominican Republic in the fourth inning. "Playing the hot hand right?" DeRosa told reporters prior to Sunday's game. "Gunnar’s got numbers against Severino." Henderson had also hit well in a limited role during the tournament, going 5 for 10 with a homer in the first four games he played. Bregman, meanwhile, had gone 2 for 11 in the four games he played in so far in the tournament. As for DeRosa's decisions with Skenes, starting him was a no-brainer considering that he was available to pitch Sunday's game. However, he threa
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