Finding Baseball's Next Clemente: Combating Scandal in Latino Recruiting
Combating Scandal in Latino Recruiting
Nonfiction, Sports, Baseball
| Author: | Roger Bruns | ISBN: | 9781440830341 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | July 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
| Author: | Roger Bruns |
| ISBN: | 9781440830341 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | July 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Language: | English |
This book examines what it takes for Latino youngsters to beat the odds, overcoming cultural and racial barriers—and a corrupt recruitment system—to play professional baseball in the United States.
• Provides a historical overview of the increasing numbers of Latin Americans in Major League Baseball and its minor league system
• 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
• Highlights the careers of players, especially Roberto Clemente, who became role models for young Latin American players
• Offers a brief history of the origin of baseball in Latin American countries, drawing on unique documentary material from the National Archives
• Uses recent, first-person interviews to share examples of how some individuals and institutions are attempting to reform the system
This book examines what it takes for Latino youngsters to beat the odds, overcoming cultural and racial barriers—and a corrupt recruitment system—to play professional baseball in the United States.
• Provides a historical overview of the increasing numbers of Latin Americans in Major League Baseball and its minor league system
• 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
• Highlights the careers of players, especially Roberto Clemente, who became role models for young Latin American players
• Offers a brief history of the origin of baseball in Latin American countries, drawing on unique documentary material from the National Archives
• Uses recent, first-person interviews to share examples of how some individuals and institutions are attempting to reform the system
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