MIAMI -- This Dominican Republic lineup is all-time. And so are its home run celebrations.
Juan Soto, Ketel Marte, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. all crushed monster home runs in the heavyweight bout between the D.R. and Venezuela on Wednesday night at the World Baseball Classic, which the Dominican team won, 7-5, to claim the top spot in Pool D. Those four homers came with epic bat flips and home run trots that pushed the crowd noise in Miami to eardrum-shattering decibel levels.
Soto, who opened the scoring with a vintage two-strike home run in the first inning, spun his bat high in the air after walking with it halfway to first base.
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Marte finished his home run swing in the third with a flourish and then flung the bat in the direction of the D.R. dugout.
Vlad Jr. bent over and watched frozen in the batter's box as his home run later in the same inning carried just over the left-field wall, then spiked his bat to the ground.
And Tatis, who capped the Dominican home run barrage in the fourth, had barely finished the follow-through of his swing when he sent the bat twirling up and out of his hands, and stomped his way toward his own dugout and finally peeled off to start his home run trot.
On all four homers, the D.R. sluggers saluted the crowd as they circled the bases. On all four homers, their teammates spilled out of the dugout in a mini-mosh pit as the balls sailed out of the park.
Soto pounded his chest as he approached first base. Marte threw his hands in the air to pump up his team and the fans. Guerrero turned to scream at his teammates in triumph and high-five them before breaking into his trot. And Tatis leaped in the air as he rounded third base and headed for home.
Soto's home run trot took over 32 seconds. Marte's took 26. Vlad Jr.'s lasted nearly 35. And Tatis' took 28.
The Dominican Republic has now mashed 13 home runs through four games of the World Baseball Classic, most of any team in the tournament. And there's no home run like a Dominican home run.