Dominicans turn back South Korea for country’s first Olympic baseball medal
![Infielder Erick Mejia of the Dominican Republic celebrates scoring a run with his team mate Jeison Guzman after a two-run double by Juan Francisco during the bronze medal game between Dominican Republic and South Korea.](https://ktvz.b-cdn.net/2021/08/dominican-republic-wins-baseball-bronze-thumb_0-1440x810.jpg)
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Juan Francisco’s two-run, opposite-field double snapped a tie game in the eighth inning, and Johan Miesas followed with a two-run homer to lead the Dominican Republic past South Korea on Saturday to claim the bronze medal of the baseball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.