The system refers to the way in which numerous "baseball academies" established in the Dominican are taking boys aged 12 to 14 off of the poverty-stricken streets and putting them through an intensive ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Students and children near José Ramírez’s hometown of Baní in the Dominican Republic continue to reap the benefits of the five-time All-Star signing a contract extension ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Like so many children on this baseball-mad island, Fraidel Liriano wanted to sign with a Major League Baseball team and eventually play at the highest level.

BANÍ, Dominican Republic — There was little sleep in the days leading up to Jan. 15. Dozens of teenage baseball players across the Dominican Republic lay in bed, unable to close their eyes.

All 30 Major League Baseball teams have a player academy in the Dominican Republic, due to the country's status as the largest contributor of non-US-born players to the league.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado will play for his native Dominican Republic in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, ...

Baseball players from the David Posnack Jewish Day School pose with local Dominican teens at an Israel-Dominican Republic friendship ceremony held at the World Baseball Classic in Miami, March 14 ...

Every year in the Dominican Republic, there’s at least 40,000 players who are 16 and able to sign under MLB rules, but only some 550 to 600 are given deals, said Eddy Lorenzo, a local scout.

There was a man on first base with one out in the top of the first inning when Randy Jimenez stepped into the batter’s box. Jimenez had blasted a pair of triples to lead Norwich to a big victory over ...

Baseball players from the David Posnack Jewish Day School pose with local Dominican teens at an Israel-Dominican Republic friendship ceremony held at the World Baseball Classic in Miami, March 14 ...

BANÍ, Dominican Republic — There was little sleep in the days leading up to Jan. 15. Dozens of teenage baseball players across the Dominican Republic lay in bed, unable to close their eyes.