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 It seems that baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez is switching sides. The New York Yankees star has announced that he will play for the Dominican Republic in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Rodriguez made the announcement while playing at a charity golf tournament hosted by friend David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox.
"I am 100 percent sure that I will play for the Dominican Republic team," he said. "This time, there will be no doubts and it is a dream of my mom's that I intend to fulfill."
Rodriguez played for the United States in the 2006 inaugural Classic and was largely criticized by fans in the Dominican Republic and across Latin America. He at first had announced he would play for the Dominican Republic, then said he would not play and ultimately joined the U.S. team.
Rodriguez's parents are from the Dominican Republic, and although he was born in the U.S., he is allowed to choose for which country he will play. Now we only wonder if Madonna will be flying out to DR to watch her boytoy tear up the baseball field.
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