During pool play, The Athletic will be publishing a daily Postcard from the WBC, which will feature reports from our writers who are spread across four cities (Tokyo, Houston, Miami and San Juan) to cover this year’s tournament.
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With Nelson Cruz as general manager and Albert Pujols as manager, the bar was already high for Team Dominican Republic in this World Baseball Classic. But Cruz and Pujols are far from the only dignitaries around the team.
Juan Marichal, the 88-year-old Hall of Famer, was there to dance…