Tennis can also be played at the Santo Domingo Country Club and at the tennis centre which can be found by the Autopista 30 de Mayo. Facilities can be found at the Centro Ol mpico Juan Pablo Duarte in the heart of Santo Domingo. The national sport is baseball, which is played from October to January, with national and big league players participating. Sammy Sosa, of San Pedro de Macor s, beat the world batting record in 1998 and became a figure of great national pride. There are five professional stadia, including the Quisqueya.
Basketball is the second sport.
Every town has a good outdoor court where they play every evening and anyone can join in. Matches take place frequently in Santo Domingo. It is said to be the world s most hi-tech bowling alley, with 24 lanes, computerized scoring and the usual bars, shops and video games on the periphery. Limited opening hours of 1000-1400 daily. Matches are played Oct-Jan in the Quisqueya stadium.