Dominican Baseball

Dominican Baseball

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1571 , Segment 4

American Guns, Lightning & Phosphorus, Narwhal Tusk

Episode: American Guns, Lightning & Phosphorus, Narwhal Tusk

  • Apr 6, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 20:25 mins

A third of current Major League Baseball players were born outside of the United States. And the majority of these players are from the Dominican Republic. But there’s a history of fraud and tension with Dominican baseball players. Northeastern University anthropologist Alan Klein has written several books on baseball in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)