Pedro Martinez. Sammy Sosa. Manny Ramirez. By 2000, Dominican
baseball players were in every Major League clubhouse, and
regularly winning every baseball award. In 2002, Omar Minaya became
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 in the Dominican Republic, the development of the booming
industry and academies, and the dependence on Dominican player
developers, known as buscones. He also addresses issues of identity
fraud and the use of performance-enhancing drugs as hopefuls seek
to play professionally. Dominican Baseball charts the trajectory of
the economic flows of this transnational exchange, and the pride
Dominicans feel in their growing influence in 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 often contested relations of the
contemporary Dominican game and industry.
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