Dominican Republic MLB Team?! Wild Expansion Ideas

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Could Major League Baseball ever put a team in the Dominican Republic? Evan and Tiki react to the electric atmosphere from Team USA vs. the D.R. and debate whether baseball could ever expand internationally to a place that lives and breathes the sport. From stadium size and economic concerns to the massive Dominican fan base and jersey sales potential, the guys explore whether it’s crazy… or actually genius. They also throw out another wild expansion idea closer to home: a third New York-area team in New Jersey near MetLife Stadium. Would Mets, Yankees, and Phillies fans pack the place? Plus, the new ball-strike challenge system in Spring Training is already producing fascinating numbers. The guys break down the early success rates, why the Yankees are challenging more than anyone, and why the Mets barely use it at all. And who should really be making those calls on the field? Expansion dreams, strike zone tech, and early Spring Training quirks all in one conversation. ⚾

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0:00.0	Team USA, I think, played the Giants.
0:02.8	And the Dominican Republic played the Tigers, and they did it in the DR.
0:07.2	They did it down in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
0:10.5	And a lot of these games were not televised, but that game was.
0:13.6	And so last night, half time of the Knicks game, half time of the Nets game, I just watched briefly.
0:18.7	Yeah.
0:19.6	The atmosphere is electric. The atmosphere is electric.
0:23.1	The atmosphere is incredible.
0:25.6	Right.
0:26.1	And I understand that what I'm about to tell you faces some battles that will make it tough
0:30.9	to occur, such as the economy and such as building a stadium.
0:36.2	But how electric would it be for the Dominican Republic to be an expansion city? Really? And hear me out on this, because I totally get, how far is that flight? Oh, that's not a problem. That's like, come on. That's easy. For New York, one of the DR is easier than going to California. No, it's true.
0:54.5	So I don't think it's a geography issue. It's a financial issue. It's a stadium issue. Like, their stadium, they play down there. I think it's like a 15,000 seat stadium. I understand the economies of baseball. I also don't know if they build a 40,000 seat stadium. Aren't you worried about security and everything else? Safe in the DR, what are you talking about?
1:10.6	I mean...
1:11.1	I've been down there.
1:11.8	Went to a resort.
1:12.8	It was beautiful.
1:13.5	Okay, on the resort? It's safe in the D.R. What are you talking about? I mean...
1:11.6	I've been down there. Went to a resort. It was beautiful.
1:13.6	Okay. On the resort, it's safe.
1:14.6	I don't know.
1:15.6	But guys would now have to live in the Dominican.
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