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I Love Baseball

In the Dominican Republic, baseball is more than a national pastime. There are more Major League Baseball training camps in the Dominican Republic than in any other country in the world. For many boys and their families, the dream of a career in baseball is the only way of escaping a life of poverty. Many boys forego education (skip classes or drop out) to pursue their dreams of becoming professional baseball players. Since this dream becomes a reality for only a few, many young men are forced to return home—uneducated, unskilled, and in most cases, destined to a life of poverty. I Love Baseball’s Barahona Baseball & Education Academy (opened in the summer of 2008) provides a place where young men can pursue their dream of playing professional baseball while getting an education.