The Dominican Baseball Factory
This investigative report examines the high-stakes system of recruiting and developing young baseball talent in the Dominican Republic for Major League Baseball. It highlights the pervasive exploitation of teenage prospects by unregulated trainers and the lack of educational safeguards for the majority of players who fail to secure professional contracts.
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