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Dominican Baseball: New Pride, Old Prejudice

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Pedro Martínez. Sammy Sosa. Manny Ramírez.  By 2000, Dominican baseball players were in each Major League clubhouse, and incessantly winning each baseball award. In 2002, Omar Minaya turned into the first Dominican general manager of a Major League team. But how did this codependent relationship between MLB and Dominican talent arise and thrive? 

 

In his incisive and engaging book, Dominican Baseball, Alan Klein examines the history of MLB’s presence and influence within the Dominican Republic, the development of the booming industry and academies, and the dependence on Dominican player developers, referred to as buscones. He also addresses issues of identity fraud and using performance-enhancing drugs as hopefuls searching for to play professionally.

 

Dominican Baseball charts the trajectory of the economic flows of this transnational exchange, and the pride Dominicans feel of their growing influence within the sport. Klein also uncovers the prejudice that prompts MLB to diminish Dominican claims on legitimacy. This sharp, smartly argued book deftly chronicles the uneasy and frequently contested relations of the recent Dominican game and industry. 

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