Netherlands manager Hensley "Bam-Bam" Meulens and Andruw Jones, who is serving as one of the team's coaches, staged an impromptu home run derby during practice on Tuesday, prompting one of the team's staffers to remark that the Dutch had the best-hitting coaching staff in the World Baseball Classic.
They've got some pretty good players, too. Just ask Cuba.
Wladimir Balentien continued his scorching run at the plate with a pair of home runs, Yurendell de Caster and Kalian Sams also went deep and the Dutch routed Cuba 14-1 in a game that ended after seven innings, because of the early-termination rule, on Wednesday afternoon at Tokyo Dome.