Dominican Baseball: New Pride, Old Prejudice - Softcover

Klein, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143991088X ISBN 13: 9781439910887

Publisher: Temple University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Pedro Martínez. Sammy Sosa. Manny Ramírez.  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. 

About this title

Book Description:

From the author of Sugarball, a look at the important and contested relationship between Major League Baseball and Dominican player development

 

About the Author:

Alan Klein is a Professor of Sociology-Anthropology at Northeastern University. He is the author of Sugarball: The American Game, the Dominican Dream; Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseball; and Baseball on the Border: A Tale of Two Laredos.

About this edition

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 143991088X
• ISBN 13: 9781439910887
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200