Born in San Felipe, Central-Western Venezuela, Arraez appeared in eight games for the champions at the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2012 and was also the starting first baseman for Venezuela at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

"We put together the best team possible," commented Juan Núñez Nepomuceno, the president of the Dominican Baseball Federation (FEDOBE). The top four finishers of the eight-team tournament will qualify for the Pan Am Games.

Meet the 43-year-old umpire from Guantanamo who made history in the 62nd Cuban National League alongside three other women who are breaking barriers and blazing a trail for women in the country.

The top four finishers of the eight-team tournament will advance to the Pan American Games, scheduled in Santiago, Chile, in October.

The All-Star weekend will start with the Home Run Derby on Saturday, 17 June. The All-Star Game will follow on Sunday, 18 June. Five of the six umpires called games at WBSC events.

Prospects of the Superior Double-A League franchises split into teams representing the eight zones. "This league has much potential," commented winning manager Ángel Ramón Santos.