Finding Baseball's Next Clemente: Combating Scandal in Latino Recruiting
This book examines what it takes for Latino youngsters to beat the odds, overcoming cultural and racial barriersaand a corrupt recruitment systemato play professional baseball in the United States. ac Provides a historical overview of the increasing numbers of Latin Americans in Major League Baseball and its minor league system ac Details the corrupt recruitment system in several Latin American countries that, in most cases, leads aspiring youngsters on a fruitless quest for a professional baseball contract ac Highlights the careers of players, especially Roberto Clemente, who became role models for young Latin American players ac Offers a brief history of the origin of baseball in Latin American countries, drawing on unique documentary material from the National Archives ac Uses recent, first-person interviews to share examples of how some individuals and institutions are attempting to reform the systemThat a buscA³n might cut corners, that he might bend the law to get his charge a contract, then take a commission ... But the majors and even the minor leagues were, tragically, for only the smallest of percentages of those 11- and 12- and 13- year-old kids who, along with their parents, trusted ... So they start thinking they can make money faster in baseball than anything else and they drop out of school.
| Title | : | Finding Baseball's Next Clemente: Combating Scandal in Latino Recruiting |
| Author | : | Roger Bruns |
| Publisher | : | ABC-CLIO - 2015-07-14 |
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