The Dominican Republic is threatening to pull out of the WBC if they can’t host in 2009. I guess their leverage is that lots of major league stars come from the DR. However, I bet a lot of clubs would like those stars in camp rather than playing in a tournament, so it might not be a bad thing for the clubs.
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They can host the WBC – but they have to ban steroid/PED guru Nao Presinal from the site or from training any of the players. Otherwise, MLB should just say no.