The DR has won gold in baseball at the 2010 Mayaguez Games, defeating Mexico in the finals 3-2. This would not seem out of the ordinary for a country known for having the second largest number of players in US Major League Baseball. But the reality is that the DR had not won the gold at a Central American and Caribbean Games since 1972. Gabriel Mercedes, the DR's silver medalist in the Beijing Olympic Games, won gold in tae kwon do.
The DR has won 115 medals in the regional games, including 25 gold, 30 silver and 60 bronze.

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