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Suffice it to say, New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns is not a fan of the way the Dominican Republic bowed out of the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

It appeared that the Dominican Republic had been betrayed by the home plate umpire, who proceeded to call two questionable third strikes on Juan Soto and Geraldo Perdomo – with Perdomo’s last at-bat of the game – giving Team USA a 2–1 victory, who are now advancing to the WBC Finals.

After the game, the Knicks star, who has represented the Dominican Republic in FIBA ​​competition, expressed his disagreement with the way his home country was eliminated from the WBC in animated fashion.

“Oh yeah, that was a ball, man! That was some bullshit. They should have got a chance. They had Tatis Jr. coming in. Come on, man,” Towns told reporters via Knicks video on SNY on X (formerly Twitter).

Pitch data on MLB GameDay says it all. ClutchPoints lead MLB reporter Joey Mistretta took note of this by showing how far below the strike zone the strike three call against Perdomo was.

I’m glad Team USA got the win, but this is a terrible way to end the game pic.twitter.com/YNDI8ITHCc

– Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) 16 March 2026

It’s hard for a neutral observer to say that the Knicks star’s thoughts about what happened to the Dominican Republic in the semifinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic aren’t justified.

Dominican Republic’s stacked lineup shut out by Team USA

While the questionable strike three call will be the lasting legacy of this semifinal encounter, the Dominican Republic had a few other opportunities to put runs on the board against Team USA, but were not able to do so. Team USA deserves credit for shutting down a stacked DR lineup and holding them to just one run.

However, it certainly would have been exciting if Perdomo had reached base and Tatis had a chance to tie or win the game. The top of the DR lineup was coming up, and the home plate umpire took that opportunity away from them.

Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinski has been told he has ‘no other choice’ but to leave Spurs whenever possible and rebuild elsewhere.

This advice comes from his homeland Czech Republic, And IDNES today. The newspaper covered the 22-year-old today after his horror performance against Atletico Madrid.

Kinski made his first appearance in the Champions League last night in what will go down as a memorable debut for all the wrong reasons.

After conceding three goals in the first 15 minutes, he was substituted after just 17 minutes. Two of these resulted from major individual errors by the goalkeeper, including a slip that led to the first goal.

The youngster was seen upset as he walked straight down the tunnel after Tottenham manager Igor Tudor elected to take him off. The Italians claimed this was to protect Kinski, but the decision has since been described as cruel.

need to get out of tottenham

IDNES, a major Czech newspaper and leading football source, now says Kinski will have to leave somehow. He says the young player is at ‘rock bottom’ after Tuesday’s game. The perception is that this incident will continue to ‘drag’ him until the end of his career.

According to the newspaper, the Tottenham youngster needs a quick solution. He will have to leave as soon as the transfer window opens. No matter on loan, or on permanent basis.

He needs a club where he feels trusted. Somewhere he can forget and remove the ‘annoying’ memory from his mind.

Loris Karius is a prime example of this. He has never moved on from Liverpool so quickly and their Champions League final horror show has been following them ever since.

Kinski wants to avoid this at all costs. He has ‘no other option’ but to leave Tottenham and prove himself elsewhere. It would be foolish to dwell on ‘disintegrating’ Spurs. If he wants to save his career, he will have to leave, and find himself somewhere else.

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There is also an example for that work. Just look at Miles Swiller. When he was just 18 years old, he suffered a double defeat for Benfica against Manchester United.

It could have been career-ending, but instead he moved to AS Roma in 2022 and has excelled since regaining his number one spot at the start of 2024. In fact, Serie A named him goalkeeper of the season last year and several Premier League clubs want him.

This should give Kinski hope. But as IDNES says, first he has to leave Tottenham and find himself a new home.

🇳🇱Mickey Van De Ven | tottenham star is struggling

📉 “Doomsday Scenario”
💬 “We are being given shocks one after another”
💬 “This is a really terrible time”
❌ “Totally done” – not looking at the phonehttps://t.co/FvxXFHEE5n #thfc #joyce

– Sports Witness (@Sport_Witness) 11 March 2026