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Ruiz, Leonardo, Judy L. Van Raalte, Thaddeus France, and Al Petitpas. "Sueños de Béisbol: Hopes, Experiences, and Expectations of Professional Baseball Players in the Dominican Republic." Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology 14, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2018-0091.

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More than 1,400 Latin American professional baseball players, age 16-21, are employed by 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) academies in the Dominican Republic. The popular press has highlighted scandals related to professional youth baseball player recruitment, selection, and exploitation in the academies, but little attention has been given to the academy experiences of youth baseball players from the perspective of the players themselves. For this research, 11 professional baseball players residing at an MLB Academy in the Dominican Republic participated in semi-structured interviews. Players described their transitions into the baseball academy system, their experiences in the academy, and their perceptions and expectations upon leaving or being released from the academy. Themes that emerged from the data included athletes’ hopes and dreams, stress, faith, and career transitions. Clinical implications of these findings for sport psychology practitioners are discussed.

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Bullock, Garrett S., Taylor Chapman, Thomas Joyce, Robert Prengle, Taylor Stern, and Robert J. Butler. "Examining Differences in Movement Competency in Professional Baseball Players Born in the United States and Dominican Republic." Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 27, no. 5 (September 1, 2018): 397–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2016-0251.

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Context: Dominican Republic (DR) players have different training norms, which can affect their resiliency and performance. The variance among DR players’ training regimens may be influenced by the degree of training incorporating fundamental movement patterns. Objective: To examine differences in fundamental movement patterns in United States (US)–born versus DR-born professional baseball players. Design: Cross-sectional cohort. Setting: Professional baseball athletic training room. Participants: One hundred forty-two players (76 DR-born and 66 US-born) who were recently selected by a Major League Baseball team. Intervention: Subjects completed the Functional Movement Screen using the standardized 7 movement tests and the 3 isolated clearing tests. Main Outcome Measures: The primary variables studied were composite score, left and right asymmetry, and individual movement standard scores. Two-way chi-squared analysis was utilized for the statistical analysis with statistical significance being identified at P < .05. Results: DR players had a larger number of 1s (7.8% vs 3.0%) and 3s (10.5% vs 1.5%) on the right-sided hurdle step and a greater percentage of 3s (82.8% vs 60.6%) on right-sided shoulder mobility. US players had a larger percentage of 3s (33.3% vs 13.4%) and a lower percentage of 1s (2.2% vs 15.1%) on the active straight leg raise and a greater percentage of passable scores (≥2; 99.5% vs 65.8%) on the trunk stability push-up. Conclusion: This study suggests that fundamental movement competency differs between US- and DR-born professional baseball players. Based on these movement competency differences, a player’s country of origin may be taken into account to create an effective training program.

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Bullock, Garrett, Taylor Chapman, Thomas Joyce, Robert Prengle, and Robert Butler. "Differences In Movement Competency In Professional Baseball Players From The United States And Dominican Republic." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 48 (May 2016): 759. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000487279.68230.f8.

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Bouchet, Adrien, Michael Troilo, and Jon Welty Peachey. "Major League Baseball and the Dominican Republic: What is in the best interest of the players?" Sport Management Review 16, no. 2 (May 2013): 236–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2012.04.001.

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Franz, Chelsey, Dawn Hall-Bibb, Myra Stockdale, Aliya Thompson, and Bailey Biggs. "Elbow Injury Prevention in Youth Dominican Baseball Players: A Training Intervention Pilot Study." Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.46743/1540-580x/2019.1837.

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Background: Research suggests deficits in shoulder and elbow strength and flexibility may explain the role of elbow injuries in overhead athletes, specifically ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury in baseball players. Significant damage to this ligament typically requires operative care for continued activity in the sport. Several studies have demonstrated the success of rehabilitation programs post-surgery; however, few studies have examined the role of UCL injury prevention programs. A recognized upper extremity (UE) injury prevention method is the Thrower’s Ten Program. This program may create elbow stability when pitching and throwing, theoretically reducing the risk of UCL injury. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of teaching this program to youth baseball coaches in a Spanish-speaking, developing country. Design: This is a pilot study carried out at the Youth Baseball Academy in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Participants included youth male baseball players (N=24), aged 14 to 18 years, who completed a health history survey. Dominican male coaches (N=5), aged 21 to 35 years, averaging seven years of coaching, were taught the Thrower’s Ten program. Two days post training and one-year post training, the coaches were assessed on their ability to properly demonstrate the exercises. The main outcome measures were a baseline of UE injuries in a baseball academy; proper demonstration of exercises as tracked on a Thrower’s Ten Program checklist; and implementation of the program. Results: Nearly 80% (19 of 24) of the youth baseball players recorded a current or previous UE injury. All coaches achieved a 100% (21 of 21) accuracy rate two days post training and the pitching coached achieved an 85% (18 of 21) one year later. The pitching coaches utilized the program three times per week. Conclusions: Findings suggest UE injury prevention programs are needed and can be successfully integrated into a Dominican youth baseball academy.

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Gentile, Patrick C. "MLB’s Neocolonial Practices in the Dominican Republic Academy System." Journal of Sport and Social Issues, February 9, 2021, 019372352199140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193723521991404.

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This essay investigates the early stages of the Major League Baseball (MLB) pipeline by focusing on the Dominican academy system. Once an international player is signed to a professional contract, they report to the team’s academy in the Dominican Republic. All 30 teams have an academy located on the island, where they house, feed, train, and educate players on American culture. I argue that MLB maintains a neocolonial system by having a system of insufficient education, discrimination, and surveillance based on Haitian nationality, and by communicating the American dream to its prospects. MLB controls its prospects economically and culturally in these instances, which is strictly neocolonial. I analyze, with attention to internal discourse and reference to neocolonial literature, how MLB justifies and maintains this system, rhetorically.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Baseball players – Dominican Republic – Biography"

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Koble, Marylyn. "Not my father's game Immigration, Major League Baseball and the Dominican Republic /." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10106/1851.

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Juan Marichal: My journey from the Dominican Republic to Cooperstown. Minneapolis: MVP Books, 2011.

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Sosa, Sammy. Sammy Sosa. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2008.

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Marcos, Bretón, ed. Sosa: An autobiography. New York, NY: Warner Books, 2000.

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Sosa, Sammy. Sosa!: Una autobiografía. New York, NY: Warner Books, 2000.

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Rappoport, Ken. Alex Rodriguez: Champion baseball star. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2013.

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Albert Pujols. Minneapolis, Minn: Lerner Publications, 2007.

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Rodriguez, Alex. Hit a grand slam. Dallas: Taylor Pub. Co., 1998.

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Brenner, Richard J. Alex Rodriguez: Albert Pujols. Miller Place, N.Y: East End Pub., 2008.

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Gaspar, Joe. Alex Rodriguez. New York: PowerKids Press, 2011.

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Brenner, Richard J. Alex Rodriguez. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2005.

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