The Detroit Tigers will travel to Santo Domingo to play a two-game series against the Dominican Republic's national team March 3-4 to honor the victims of a mass casualty event there last spring.

It will mark the first time the Dominican Republic will host a major league club for exhibition games in the country, according to Major League Baseball.

The games will be played in the days leading up to the start of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, when many other national teams are slated to play friendlies against MLB teams at spring training sites in Florida and Arizona.

Nelson Cruz -- the Dominican former major league star now serving as the league's special adviser for baseball operations -- presented the idea for the series to commissioner Rob Manfred and Dominican President Luis Abinad

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