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Crime & Justice
The Dark Side of the Diamond: How the Dominican Republic Baseball Pipeline Exploits Youth Talent for Profit
Baseball is more than a sport in the Dominican Republic; it is a primary engine of social mobility, a national…
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The High Cost of the Dominican Dream: How Exploitation and Predatory Lending Have Hollowed Out the Future of Major League Baseball Prospects
On a late evening in 2021, inside a modern, pristine baseball complex in Santo Domingo, 14-year-old outfielder Belfi Rivera sat…
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The Shadow of a Star: How a Deadly Accident and a Quiet Settlement Transformed the Landscape of Dominican Baseball
Around 4 a.m. on September 21, 2020, the silence of a desolate highway along the southern coast of the Dominican…
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Inside the Dominican Baseball Pipeline: An Investigation into a System of Dreams and Exploitation
Major League Baseball’s reliance on the Dominican Republic as its primary international talent reservoir has transformed the island nation into…
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