La plaquita or la placa (English: little plate) is a bat-and-ball game played in the Dominican Republic with many similarities to cricket.[1][2]
Several Dominican MLB baseball players have attested to playing it as children.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
- ^ "DR1.com - Dominican Republic News & Travel Information Service". dr1.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Federation Focus: Baseball is in Dominican Republic's DNA". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Vladimir Guerrero finally explained why he's so great at hitting balls on the bounce". MLB.com. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ https://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Vlad/Vlad_bio.html"The kids of Nizao Bani enjoyed a form of baseball known as La Placa. Home was a license plate, and a batter had to keep his bat touching the dish until the pitcher released the ball. This made Vladimir a great low ball hitter."
- ^ "Victor Robles electrifies the Nationals with risky but rewarding play". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "A Leap of Faith". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Jose Ramirez: Me in Real Life". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ Young, David (2012-03-20). "2012 Dodgers Player Profile: Rubby De La Rosa, The Gem Had A Flaw". True Blue LA. Retrieved 2020-09-18.