Dominican hurler says star's WBC turn raises eyebrows
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
Pedro Martinez suggested his fellow Dominicans may be upset with Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez for choosing to play for the United States team and not the Dominican in the World Baseball Classic.
The Mets pitcher said in a recent interview on Color Vision in Santo
Domingo, "Alex is American because he was born in the United States, but after what Mike Piazza, a future Hall of Famer, did [Piazza is playing for Italy], he had an excuse to do the same with the Dominican Republic.
"Now Alex must prepare for the nasty comments that will arise in the Bronx, where almost half of the citizens are Latino and purely Dominican. In fact, when Alex gets [to the Dominican Republic], it's possible that not even the reporters will be here to welcome him."
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