Steroid case shows risk of doing business in Domincan Republic
MESA, ARIZ.: It would be foolhardy for major league teams to cut off the Dominican Republic as a source of talent. The Indians, like most teams, have benefited from the acquisition of a long list of...
View ArticleDeath toll rises after Dominican wreck
Santo Domingo - Search crews recovered 22 more bodies from the sea off the coast of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 47 after an overloaded migrant smuggling vessel...
View ArticlePuerto Rico's Baseball Pipeline Runs Low
A decade ago, even a casual baseball fan could name an all-star team’s worth of players from Puerto Rico: Carlos Delgado at first base; Roberto Alomar at second base; Juan Gonzalez, Ruben Sierra and...
View ArticleNY Mets GM Sandy Alderson part of group looking into world-wide draft for MLB
Major League Baseball's International Talent Committee, which is discussing the possibility of a worldwide draft and includes Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, met for the first time on Jan. 9, a...
View ArticleBaseball America top 100 prospects features 11 Dominicans
Baseball America is one of the most well respected sites in the evaluation of minor and major league talent. Their prospect lists are generally well respected among industry insiders. They recently...
View ArticleLovers of alleged trafficker charged in Dominican Republic in money...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Eight people who allegedly spent $170 million on apartments, cars and other goods using money from the Caribbean's top drug trafficker were formally charged...
View ArticlePopular, Inc. Names General Counsel
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jun 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) announced today that it has named Ignacio Alvarez as its General Counsel and Executive Vice President. Mr. Alvarez,...
View ArticleActa works toward change in Dominican
As far as ambassadors go, few represent the Dominican baseball community as well as Manny Acta. The Indians skipper is a board member for the Dominican Prospect League, managed the Dominican team in...
View ArticleDominican Republic targets food stands seeking to grapple with spread of...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Health authorities began taking down some food stands and installing public bathrooms Wednesday in an effort to control a cholera outbreak that has worsened in...
View ArticleSandy Alderson kidding us, himself about Dominican fraud
Sandy Alderson leveled veiled threats at the Dominican Republic in response to identity fraud. (AP)Leo Nuñez of the Miami Marlins is actually Juan Carlos Oviedo, and than we thought. Fausto Carmona of...
View ArticleCorrea exemplifies rebirth of Puerto Rican baseball
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Carlos Berroa knows the question is coming, so go ahead and ask. The baseball director at Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School doesn't really have an...
View ArticleA swing and a miss at a ripe pitch to hit
"The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris" by Mark Kurlansky; Riverhead (274 pages, $25.95) In many ways, San Pedro de Macoris is like any other medium-sized...
View Article1 of Puerto Rico’s most-wanted fugitives arrested in Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal authorities and police in the Dominican Republic have arrested one of Puerto Rico’s most sought-after criminals. Miguel Diaz Rivera was arrested...
View ArticlePuerto Rico fugitive caught in Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Federal authorities and police in the Dominican Republic have arrested one of Puerto Rico's most...
View Article'Buscones', or street agents, shape young baseball talent...for a price
There is no break in the sweltering July heat on this Thursday afternoon at Highbridge Park in upper Manhattan, but dozens of baseball players of varying ages dot a dusty, moonscape field at 174th and...
View ArticleMLB to host amateur tourney in Dominican Republic
Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that it will host a four-day tournament that will feature amateur teams from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and USA Baseball in Santo Domingo, Dominican...
View ArticleDominican programs taking center stage
As a young man in the Dominican Republic, David Ortiz was exceptional for more than just his baseball skills. From an early age, he studied English. "My parents, I don't know if they knew I was going...
View ArticleEarthquake shakes northern Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- A moderate earthquake struck Monday in the northern Dominican Republic but there were no reports...
View ArticleInterleague All Star Baseball Game Between Puerto Rico and Dominican...
, Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The best baseball players of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League and the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League will face off on Sunday, December 12,...
View ArticleNew story on Dominican Republic baseball reality has lessons for all...
Had an interesting phone chat today with Dan Rather, the longtime CBS news anchor, who now does an hour-long, documentary-style segement titled for HD Net. Rather just finished a fascinating segment...
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