Pujols on Muscle & Fitness

Want to know why Albert Pujols kicks so much ass? Check Muscle & Fitness this month where you'll find his workout and training routine. Maybe you'll start to understand.

Swing King [MUSCLE & FITNESS]

Jose Reyes: Superstar

Jose Reyes, originally uploaded by Jon Titone.

ESPN considers Mets' (and Gigantes del Cibao) José Reyes the best player in baseball, according to an article published today.

Reyes puts pressure on his opponents [ESPN]

A brief history of MLB Dominican skippers

Felipe Alou. Took Escogido to its last Caribbean championship back in 1990. NL Manager of the Year, 1994.


Tony Peña. Managed the Aguilas to a Caribbean title in 1998. AL Manager of the Year, 2003.


Manny Acta. Led Licey to a Caribbean title in 2004. This year debuts as manager of the Nats. Good luck, Manny.

List of 2007 MLB Dominican players

Dominican Republic is second only to the United States in countries with the most players in the Majors. Here's the list of this year's MLB Dominican peloteros as of starting day:

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2. Ezequiel Astacio
3. Pedro Astacio
4. Miguel Batista
5. Adrián Beltré
6. Joaquín Benoit
7. Ángel Berroa
8. Wilson Betemit
9. Ambiorix Burgos
10. Daniel Cabrera
11. Robinson Canó
12. José Capellán
13. Héctor Carrasco
14. Alberto Castillo
15. Luis Castillo
16. Bartolo Colón
17. Francisco Cordero
18. Valerio De Los Santos
19. Víctor Díaz
20. Juan Encarnación
21. Edwin Encarnación
22. Julio Franco
23. Rafael Furcal
24. Franklyn Germán
25. Vladimir Guerrero
26. José Guillén
27. Cristian Guzmán
28. Runelvys Hernández
29. José Lima
30. Julio Lugo
31. Héctor Luna
32. Dámaso Marte
33. Pedro Martínez
34. Julio Mateo
35. José Mesa
36. Wily Mo Peña
37. Guillermo Mota
38. Roberto Novoa
39. Abraham Núñez
40. Leo Núñez
41. José Offerman
42. Miguel Olivo
43. David Ortiz
44. Ramon Ortiz
45. Pablo Ozuna
46. Jhonny Peralta
47. Neifi Pérez
48. Albert Pujols
49. Aramis Ramírez
50. Manny Ramírez
51. Al Reyes
52. José Reyes
53. Fernando Rodney
54. Félix Rodríguez
55. Ricardo Rodríguez
56. Wandy Rodríguez
57. Ervin Santana
58. Víctor Santos
59. Alfonso Soriano
60. Sammy Sosa
61. Jorge Sosa
62. Julián Tavárez
63. Willy Taveras
64. Miguel Tejada
65. Robinson Tejeda
66. Salomón Torres
67. Juan Uribe
68. Wilson Valdez
69. Luis Vizcaíno
70. José Vizcaíno
71. Esteban Yan

This list does not count players like former Escogido and Mets outfielder Moises Alou, or Licey's Ronnie Belliard, who are not Dominican born but played for Team Dominican Republic in last year's World Baseball Classic. Counting non-native Dominicans would have made this list much longer.

Current Major League Baseball players by nationality [WIKIPEDIA]
List of players from Dominican Republic in Major League Baseball [WIKIPEDIA]

Play ball!

Have a great season, muchachos!

March Madness with a Dominican touch

Photo: Getty Images
The Florida Gators celebrate their 2nd national men's basketball championship in a row. Why is this news on a baseball site? Check #42 in the picture (the guy with the Dominican flag in his pocket), that's Al Horford, son of Dominican basketball star Tito Horford. Meaning teammate Joakim Noah (the guy in the back) isn't the only Gator with a pedigree.