Sunday, August 18, 2013

Miami doping scandal casts pall over Dominican baseball

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez stretches before American League baseball game at Fenway Park in BostonBy Manuel Jimenez BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic (Reuters) - The crack of bat on ball rings out as lithe young men dart around a baseball field hoping to catch the eye of Major League scouts looking for the next multi-million-dollar prospect. When it comes to talent on the baseball diamond, there is nowhere like the Dominican Republic, which accounts for almost 40 percent of all foreign-born players in the U.S. major leagues. The Caribbean nation is a powerhouse in world baseball, winning the World Classic championship this year. Yet, for all its success, there is a dark side: doping. ...


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