Impact & Talent of Dominican Baseball in Bayehibe
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00:00 Sports professor Rick Harwin said the $1.3 trillion business of sports,
00:05 your sports news minute internationally.
00:07 By eBay, it is about 30 minutes from La Romana,
00:11 where the sixth team in the Dominican Winter Baseball League plays.
00:16 But this is a town of about 1,000 people.
00:19 Guess what?
00:20 Right by the sea, cruise ships, tourism.
00:24 But a baseball game broke out.
00:26 The town is small, but the sights and visions are big.
00:31 This, along with San Pedro de Macaris and other towns,
00:36 is where the Dominican players, the best of the Dominicans,
00:40 the cradle of shortstops, is created.
00:43 And by the way, this is also part of the deal that produced stellar players
00:48 and continues to have a big trip to the big leagues.
00:51 Every major league baseball team in the big leagues
00:55 has some presence, some academy, and it starts right here.