All 30 major league teams have baseball academies in the Dominican Republic, ... baseball is still a major draw for Dominican teens. “These kids, ... and more dreams of playing in the big leagues.

The years go by, the images endure. In 2011, a teenager lifted weights while another practiced his swing. That same year, Adolfo Almanza, who was playing for the Atlanta Braves’ Dominican team ...

The Dominican Republic's economy is notable when considering how impressive its players' rise to baseball dominance is. A 2010 CIA estimate showed that 34.4 percent of Dominicans live below the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- After utility man Osvaldo Virgil became the first Dominican to play in Major League Baseball in 1956, ... "For us, the health of the kids is an essential and critical part.

Inside Major League Baseball’s Dominican Sweatshop System ... “A 16-year-old doesn’t know how to play baseball,” the Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz, ... Except for the kids.

The Free Press received a behind-the-scenes look at the Detroit Tigers’ Dominican Republic academy. Inside may be the keys to future success.

Growing his baseball talent in the Dominican Republic meant sacrifices De La Cruz started playing baseball in Sabana Grande de Boya, a town with a population of 34,283 in the southeast region of ...

When Osvaldo José Pichardo Virgil, better known as Ozzie, took the field for the old New York Giants baseball club in September 1956, the 24-year-old from Monte Cristi in the Dominican Republic ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) -Olympic host Japan beat South Korea on Wednesday to earn a spot in baseball's gold-medal game and the Dominican Republic will play for the bronze. The United States and ...