Televisión Dominicana to air special edition of Virus Deportivo

Televisión Dominicana will be airing an exclusive special edition of the sports program Virus Deportivo, recapping the 89th MLB All-Star Game with special interviews, on Sunday, July 22 at 6:30pm ET /3:30pm PT.   

Hosted by Dominican sports personality Omar Guzmán, this exclusive special will present in-depth coverage of the MLB All-Star game, which took place on Tuesday, July 17th, at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, and will highlight the participation of the five Dominican nationals who represented the Dominican Republic during the match.

The special will also feature interviews with each of the Dominican All-Stars including the Baltimore Orioles’ shortstop Manny Machado, New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino, second baseman for the Cleveland Indians José Ramírez, Seattle Mariners slugger and right fielder Nelson Cruz and his teammate Jean Segura.

“Baseball is the heart and soul of the Dominican Republic, and it’s a huge honor to the community to have 5 nationals represent the country as All-Stars in the biggest baseball league in the world. It reinforces that the Dominican Republic continues to be a baseball powerhouse, and Televisión Dominicana is proud to bring viewers in the U.S. an exclusive special about the sport and players they love,” said Francisco Giménez, SVP and general manager at Hemisphere Media Group, Inc., Televisión Dominicana’s parent company.