Timeline
Discussion Questions
Digital Resources
Discussion Questions
- How does sport influence international relations?
- How does Latin America’s regional history of colonization impact private multinational corporations’ investments in their economies?
- Is recognition of neocolonialism enough in producing an equitable relationship between MLB and the Dominican Republic? Why?
- How have preparations for adjustment from the Dominican Republic to the United States changed over time?
- How has the involvement of Dominicans at higher levels of management impacted diversity?
- How are buscones important to how the MLB functions in the Dominican Republic?
- The interest that surrounds sports is part of what makes it an insidious industry. Can you think of any other ways that national pride is used to advocate for private interests in sports?
- Some authors have proposed the implementation of an international draft, but there are concerns on both sides about it. How does the lack of an international draft create space for exploitation of young players?
- How has Major League Baseball invested in international expansion?
- How has the academy system been impacted by the separate interests of the MLB and the Dominican Republic?
Digital Resources
Post links to at least five high-quality digital resources related to your project. Include a sentence describing each resource. Format in Chicago bibliography style.
- ORTIZ, JOSE DE JESUS. 2019. “Enriquito! ESPN’s Rojas Has Pulse of Dominican Baseball.” La Vida Baseball. September 12, 2019. https://www.lavidabaseball.com/la-vida-voices-enrique-rojas/.
This article is about ESPN’s Enrique Rojas, who covers the MLB and winter league. Ortiz details the relationships Rojas has built around the league in the Dominican Republic. - MLB, dir. 2014. ARI@MIA: Dominican Heritage Night Brings out a Band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB35iRqBekc.
This video shows a Dominican band playing traditional music at the Miami Marlins’ Dominican Heritage Night in 2014. - Baltimore Orioles, dir. 2022. Jorge Mateo’s Best Defensive Plays of 2022 | SIS Fielding Bible Award Winner | Baltimore Orioles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZVY0nqdd2s.
This is a highlight reel video of Jorge Mateo, a shortstop and outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, who is from the Dominican Republic.
This is a photo of two members of the United States Marine Corps playing baseball in the Dominican Republic. While the sport was brought to the island with a wave of Cuban immigrants at the end of the 19th century, the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic from 1916-1924 showcased international investment in the sport.
5. admin. 2011. “Baseball’s Newest Farm System.” Americas Quarterly (blog). August 5, 2011. https://www.americasquarterly.org/baseballs-newest-farm-system/.
This article discusses the prospect of Nicaragua as a viable international investment for baseball in the future. The building of a recent academy sparked interest.