Franky Benítez

The Major League Baseball drug suspension angle that few are talking about is that yesterday’s Group of 13 has one thing in common:  they are all Latino.

Antonio Bastardo, Nelson Cruz, Fauntino de los Santos, Fernando Martínez, Jordan Norberto, Johnny Peralta, Jordan Norberto, Césat Puello, Jordany Valdespin: Dominican Republic

Francisco Cervelli, Sergio Escalona, Jesús Montero: Venezuela

Evereth Cabrera: Nicaragua

And yes, Alex Rodriguez, who was born in New York City, but is pleading that his fellow Dominicans give him another chance: “My mom is spending a lot of time in Santo Domingo now and is always praying for me. I want to thank all my Dominican fans, this is a difficult time, I carry the flag on my shoulders and this protects me, also with God’s help. I am very Dominican. Very proud of being Dominican. Very proud that the Dominican team won the crown [at the World Baseball Classic]. I…