Sport in the Dominican Republic Sport in the Dominican Republic Sports are a central part of the culture of the Dominican Republic, and have been practiced in the whole territory since the native inhabitants were living in the island. Sports play a key role in the culture and makeup of Dominican Republic society. Baseball is the most popular sport on the island and Major League Baseball has been recruiting players from the Dominican Republic since the 1960s. Association football is the second sport of the country. Baseball is the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic today. After the United States, the Dominican Republic has
Hugh Roberts 13 December 1975, Roberts married The Hon. Jane Stephanie Low, DCVO, a daughter of the 1st Baron Aldington; they have two daughters. Hugh Roberts Sir Hugh Ashley Roberts (born 20 April 1948), is a British art historian and curator. He was the Director of the Royal Collection, the art collection of the British Royal Family, and Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art, whose office is responsible for the care and maintenance of the royal collection of works of art owned by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom in an official capacity. Roberts was closely involved in the restoration of