The Education Crisis Crippling Dominican Baseball Players

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9 жыл бұрын

Over the last few decades, the Dominican Republic has changed the face of American baseball by churning out talented players whose humble beginnings have helped cultivate a unique passion for the game. That passion is often due to dire circumstances that drive all focus to the diamond instead of the classroom. The result is thousands of young Dominican men sacrificing their education and formative years for a 2% chance of making it to the big leagues.
We sent Jaimie Sanchez to Boca Chica, a small, rural town that is home to the MLB's training camps to visit Junior Noboa. Junior is the head of Latin American Affairs for the Arizona Diamondbacks and has helped develop a digital education program for their young players. We also see Boca Chica through the eyes of two players who were forced to adjust to life back home after their dreams of major league glory never became a reality.
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@Individuo80 8 жыл бұрын

0:31 The meaning of "heavy" in the DR is equivalent to "cool", it doesn't have a literal meaning there.

@ThePoopThatTookaPeee 8 жыл бұрын

+Individuo80 I was just commenting the same thing. lol pero na, esta jevi que lo dijiste primero.

@JulitoBn 5 жыл бұрын

@Oliver Guzman Aquí tamo na'ma hablando vaina jevi🤣

@gamingislife3332 5 жыл бұрын

@Oliver Guzman that how we spell it. Literal the same thing

@eForty6 7 жыл бұрын

the sad reality of my country, young kids being exploited trying to pursue their dream. I could've been one of those but thanks to my dad he always told me that an education is the safest bet into success.

@aidangelb513 4 жыл бұрын

1:19 Fernando Tatis Jr

@Calvinfe37 3 жыл бұрын

I saw that!

@samgerber4935 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah brother

@fartknocker31 3 жыл бұрын

Hehe saw that.

@dejohnson2277 2 жыл бұрын

Damn… 👀

@ThePoopThatTookaPeee 8 жыл бұрын

wrong translation at 0:33. "Eso es jevi jugar pelota" The word "jevi" which sounds like heavy in english doesn't mean the same as heavy and shouldn't be translated as heavy. It is a slang term for cool, fun, etc. Just like if translating from english we wouldn't translate the word "cool" as not cold and not warm. It would use it's equivalent and not direct translation.

@anonr7043 7 жыл бұрын

Stellar reporting. I am glad to see the interviews with actual former players and an inside look at the camp. We got to see the good, bad and ugly.

@Anamer22 7 жыл бұрын

So accurate "Dios, Patria, Libertad y Pelota"

@HokiePitcher22 5 жыл бұрын

As a former scout then cross checker for a certain MLB organization once I no longer played (after college, I didnt play pro) I was always bothered by the exploitation I saw in the DR and Venezuela especially. I love that the DBACKS prioritize a hs diploma. But I do wish that they would present college baseball as a viable option for the kids not quite ready for the grind of minor league baseball both talent wise and mentally. It's not all their fault, the NCAA is mostly to blame bc of their bullshit bylaws about what makes someone a professional. Therefore, a 17 year old who is not ready to sign a contract to come over to the minors but is in one of these organizations is ineligible to come over and play college baseball. Those 3 or 4 years of D1 baseball, 1 or 2 years of JUCO would allow them to develop just like an American player who was not pro ready at 18. TL;DR the NCAA is bullshit. Give these guys a chance to earn an education and possibly grow as a player.

@analogkid4957 2 жыл бұрын

Or how about minor league baseball even single A or independent leagues giving these kids from the Dominican Republic a chance. Even if the minor league pay is very low it still is better than becoming a delinquent . The minor leagues in the USA give a meal stipend and they will have an opportunity to improve their skills?

@laserprop 2 жыл бұрын

But at the end of the day, there are still only a very limited number of baseball slots. However, there are skilled technical professions and trades that pay well, and are crying for personnel.

@Pistonsfanforlife09 9 жыл бұрын

Damn she bad.

@rudy3202 9 жыл бұрын

Yo I was thinking the sameeeeee thing

@InspirationIsFree 9 жыл бұрын

Sofa King So bad bro

@wooboo5056 8 жыл бұрын

+Jonathan Gotti You don't find her attractive? Me being black doesn't have anything to do with me finding her attractive.

@wooboo5056 8 жыл бұрын

+Jonathan Gotti Nvm you're just a lame troll.

@gamingislife3332 5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same shit bro

@Lawomenshoops 3 жыл бұрын

What happens if a kid gets injuried while playing for the MLB academy teams? Who pays for possible surgery? If the answer is the kid is left to his own, then the DR govt. needs to step in and pass laws. It appears the former player, now barber, got injured while playing and the team just cut him!

@w8o4 9 жыл бұрын

amazing doc! you guys should an even longer version

@thatboitaiga 4 жыл бұрын

1:16 that ss 2nd down might turn out to be a quality ballplayer down the line lol

@adielsmith 7 жыл бұрын

On DR "Heavy" means awesome 0:29

@bafflingdocumentaries8496 7 жыл бұрын

lol I bet they all hit on her throughout the film

@ramonlopez3417 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm a Die Hard Dodger Fan, and all I gotta say is I give my utmost respect to the Diamondbacks Organization for providing this to these kids. All other teams should follow suit. Like wtf man seriously, Dodger front office step up ur fuck in game and follow suit to what the Diamondbacks are providing to these kids.

@bennorman5661 7 жыл бұрын

whats that song at 0:48? ¿Qué canción a las 0:48?

@eljefecastillo7474 5 жыл бұрын

Tatis Jr is now a starter for the San Diego Padres

@AlexReyes-cl6wj 3 жыл бұрын

Now a star

@drewpetty7741 2 жыл бұрын

Now is competing for mvp

@slickrick2204 Жыл бұрын

Now A positive Steroids user

@chulky 8 жыл бұрын

I bet you that guy in the barbershop makes more money than most of the people that graduate from college there. Thats just how it is in the DR, I know people who graduated from med school, end up being taxi drivers...

@nelsonmartinez7265 7 жыл бұрын

you probably are thinking of cuba, so get your facts straight a private doctor makes good money in the DR.

@chulky 7 жыл бұрын

nelson martinez Im Dominican, raised there and personally know people that graduated med school and end up with a $500 dollars a month salary.

@nelsonmartinez7265 7 жыл бұрын

They must be really awful at what they do because i know private practices where they make tons of money. And i'm also Dominican.

@anonr7043 7 жыл бұрын

keyword that nelson martinez used was "private." Both of you are right. Being a doctor does not make you money, having your own business does.

@rebecafung1037 5 жыл бұрын

nelson martinez If you’re Dominican you should know how the system over there works. If you have connects working in any professional field, it’s a guarantee you will land the job. The percent of you landing a job after college is low due to the corruption going on.

@genius179 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds very similar to the way college athletes, namely football players get treated here in America, to be honest.

@ryanortiz5553 4 жыл бұрын

No, not really. Most college athletes like myself at least get a good college education, but in the Dominican Republic, most don't even finish High School. It is worst out there, trust me.

@delakush666 9 жыл бұрын

Good lord she has some stunning eyes

@MrSnapbean 8 жыл бұрын

+louie maldonado fake as fuck

@xlant3713 7 жыл бұрын

MrSnapbean not fake i am dominican and my sister has green eyes, people forget that many of us descend from Spain.

@HDDN_-nv5so 7 жыл бұрын

xlAnt yeah same

@reidyearwood 7 жыл бұрын

Morenita consentida !!!

@t100base 6 жыл бұрын

fuck spain

@lucass.8338 4 жыл бұрын

At 1:15 you can see Tatis Jr's name on the board

@diosemprendercamino9904 7 жыл бұрын

The Cuban's wore the first one's to introduce Baseball to DR, not USA,

@kvo1532 8 ай бұрын

This reminds me of Jamaica and track n field

@ElBorichamo 4 жыл бұрын

I love how fernando tatis jr is in the board

@evo552 9 жыл бұрын

Damn she very pretty

@athalaparlambang50 4 жыл бұрын

The mlb should imply or apply the us drafting system in this country. So everyone who wants to make it to the major league baseball, should get a degree first in the US or in Dominican Republic, so if they fail to get drafted, they still have a degree with them.

@hungryhungryrhino1 4 жыл бұрын

This is sad. Its good to have dreams but athletic endeavors should never take priorities over education. The majority of baseball players never make it to the big leagues, therefore a lot of ppl that only played baseball in their lives are screwed in the future. One way ticket in transferring poverty to a new generation. God bless ppl like Junior

@David_R922 5 жыл бұрын

The MLB dream for black Dominicans is like the NBA dream for black Americans.

@RamonJoaquin1409 5 ай бұрын

In philippines there too bro the nba dream is for filipinos

@theuglydoode 9 жыл бұрын

oh my god....those eyes....I melt

@alxand3rfl0w14 2 жыл бұрын

Fernando Tatís Jr. from San Pedro de Macorís, DR

@Dom-ue2qb 8 жыл бұрын

1:30 Just drives by a kid asking for a ride XD

@jacobsolis5559 8 жыл бұрын

I know that's what I was saying

@Realexodiatheforbiddenone 7 жыл бұрын

Wolfyy he maybe gonna ask for money

@marchveris 6 жыл бұрын

That's the old kid in the street trick. It's dangerous.

@thebackwardsk8710 4 жыл бұрын

1:16 Thats crazy how fernando tatis jr was on that wall

@ramonf4213 6 жыл бұрын

I m feeling your eyes. Beautiful

@bemtank5227 11 ай бұрын

If they getting they education the kids who not good enough for major league you telling me they wasn’t good enough for college go to ncaa and get some of that nil money and more of an education and be something shoot you can even become a coach at a different school making a decent living around the game you love that’s truly helping these kids if you wanted to do that

@latresetaylor8011 11 ай бұрын

One of the comments earlier stated any player accepted to one of the DR farm teams is ineligible to play for a US university. However, high school students in the US are now eligible to get college credits along side their hs education-many graduate high school with collect credits. MLB should 1) ensure each player graduates from high school and 2) is offered the opportunity to also gain college credits and learn a technical trade.

@Jonnyccash 9 жыл бұрын

I would not pull out with her....

@jobdoneright5934 6 жыл бұрын

Jonny Jerriho and pay no child support

@dnd6996 4 жыл бұрын

Jonny Guapo I wouldn’t pull out on you.. I mean same I wouldn’t pull out

@joeltejada8087 6 жыл бұрын

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@bissoc14 6 жыл бұрын

Why not also provide education like soccer academies in Europe? I know Diamondbacks do it but it should be a requirement enforced by the MLB.

@sonidosycuerdassproduction5448 5 жыл бұрын

bissoc14 already all the academies have that requierment

@analogkid4957 2 жыл бұрын

The teams don’t want to invest in a kid who they think is worthless to them. They know supply and demand is in their favor. It is exploiting kids.

@CGonzales033 6 жыл бұрын

Junior Novoa. that's a name I haven't heard in a long time, a long, long time. man I am getting old.....

@Shane_Simms 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy at 1:17 see Fernando Tatis JR

@isayt8384 3 жыл бұрын

COOL

@mikeyisniceha Жыл бұрын

1:16 Fernando tatis JR

@jeremymendez9837 6 жыл бұрын

Yo soy un pelotero dominicano y no quiero que me pase eso !!!!!!!!!

@YoungCario 7 жыл бұрын

At the beginning when he said "Jevi" that doesn't mean "Heavey" That means cool!

@itsnikkireyes. 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to show this to my students here in Dominican Republic but you guys didn't add sub titles when she talks in English. How is this going to teach them a lesson and enlighten them if they don't understand what you're saying.? I mean shouldn't they be the audience you are trying to reach with this video and message??

@flat_life750 9 жыл бұрын

Jaimie sanchez hai dios mio.

@CurtisAyukawa 9 жыл бұрын

She kind of has a Mariah Carey look with her sunglasses.

@isaacweidler2959 5 жыл бұрын

Who else see the tatis Jr tag at 1:13.

@josequinterolopezsanchezgu4240 6 жыл бұрын

3:17 bruh

@jhonsantana4788 4 жыл бұрын

La solución para mi debe ser: aparte del bono debe ser concedido almenos 10k dólares para estos casos para pagar una carrera universitaria completa así el que no llego puede plantarse a estudiar con una carrera paga, 10k no son nada para un equipo y seria solo en caso de que el joven no llegue

@jorgejimenez7631 2 жыл бұрын

El tipo que votaron lesionado ese pana podía meterle una demanda al equipo Ese era rico y no lo sabía 🤭

@echozero8213 5 жыл бұрын

3:43

@Dominican-cx8ny 9 жыл бұрын

Ese campesino me dar risa con esa forma de hablar.

@rayzr1120 4 жыл бұрын

1:19 you can see future superstar Fernando Tatis Jr

@seriousceez 4 жыл бұрын

My son going to play baseball ⚾️

@benjaminchin14 4 жыл бұрын

I saw Fernando tatis jr name on the board

@nativealaska 9 жыл бұрын

thats great the can finish school but i just think of the thousands of athletes who got s college degree but didnt really earn it and will never amount to anything if they dont make it to the pros in their sport

@Magicmike57 9 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah I see that Andy irons forever as your avatar. You know some kids drop out of school to do the qs full time so they can make the world tour at a young age. That is some heavy stuff, mate.

@brentgallegos8902 5 жыл бұрын

1:13 Fernando tatis jr

@thatboydre8649 5 жыл бұрын

They need to have a camp for every team is Cuba

@louisphillips1751 9 жыл бұрын

Next step after watching this is to watch "Sugar," a superb film about the same subject.

@OGecalien 8 жыл бұрын

+Louis Phillips Yo I love that movie. Kensas city? Si, Kensas city.

@theradicalancap7330 5 жыл бұрын

Louis Phillips French Toast

@theradicalancap7330 5 жыл бұрын

Eric Carrillo French toast

@t100base 6 жыл бұрын

america didn't bring shit to dr, cuba brought baseball to dr if anything.

@markbrewer6592 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry.... Arizona is not the only club that does this.

@MilaTejana 5 жыл бұрын

This was put up 4 years ago, have more teams started since?

@aidanjorge9121 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone see tatis jr before he was famous

@franc587 Жыл бұрын

Education? In Dominican Republic education means nothing. Salary is terrible even for the well educated. So necessity takes over education. Plenty of players won't make any pro teams even with all hard work because baseball doesn't care about your hard efforts. All the stars have to line up so you can be liked and signed for any team. Is a rough road and uncertain one

@monso7871 Жыл бұрын

Not true

@matthewsmyth903 9 жыл бұрын

I am not trying to diminish her journalism because this was a great story. But she is a fox! Holy smokes she is gorgeous.

@quietcorner293 5 жыл бұрын

Something about those Latino women that makes us say, umm.

@EmmanuelA805 7 жыл бұрын

I think the guy tore his UCL

@anonr7043 7 жыл бұрын

I was wondering what he was saying he "exploded". We do tend to Dominicanize English words! *ucle was what he said lol*

@zou1314 6 жыл бұрын

the baseball teams should not be so mean

@OVERCAPITALIZE 9 жыл бұрын

MLB put a training camp in DR? Wtf

@ItsbeenGranted 9 жыл бұрын

Every team has a traing camp

@griffoliver6997 8 жыл бұрын

Every team has a camp

@EdSuavePerez 6 жыл бұрын

She was def. Feeling Jesus.

@aszewc91306 9 жыл бұрын

So that's how the DBacks scooped up Yasmany Tomas... Or maybe he's Cubano

@seasonedhumidor4213 3 ай бұрын

Diablo chi chi pero con esa barba te manda cualquiera patra

@sampreston1632 5 жыл бұрын

I spy a Tatia jr on the wall

@sampreston1632 5 жыл бұрын

Tatis

@toastbuster9050 9 ай бұрын

Yeah DM would be so much better off without the millions of dollars invested by MLB

@gamingislife3332 5 жыл бұрын

Most of these comment about the host. Make sense tho she beautiful

@analogkid4957 2 жыл бұрын

Kids must have enjoyed being interviewed and I best she was asked out a lot on this assignment

@anthonyjimenez7630 7 жыл бұрын

atleast they got it better than Cubans

@s.patricklewis1189 4 жыл бұрын

Damn shame. This ain't right

@animetrash9110 4 жыл бұрын

who’s here for schoolwork 💀

@15241 4 жыл бұрын

Too late, but nobody Giorno

@RawOneEleven 7 жыл бұрын

Does the 2 out of 100 that make it to a major league team count minor leaguers? those guys still make over 100,000 U.s. dollars per year. and there are 7 minor league teams for every 1 major league team.

@NoName-bh4pf 3 жыл бұрын

Minor leaguers are not making 6 figures lmao

@JorgePerez-tm4lb 7 жыл бұрын

Most of us will live to see the day where most of the players in the MLB are born in a Latin country.

@copeyano718 9 жыл бұрын

She's way too hot!

@nelsonhernandez6764 4 жыл бұрын

Esa mujer esta duraaaaa!!!

@nelsonhernandez6764 4 жыл бұрын

@Starlin Peña como que ciego mi loco.?

@nelsonhernandez6764 4 жыл бұрын

@Starlin Peña loco pero esa mujer esta bomba

@nelsonhernandez6764 4 жыл бұрын

@Starlin Peña loco recuerdate para los gustos los colores.

@JoseReyes-ed9jy 8 жыл бұрын

Que buena Ta esa tipa coño!

@ajarias5964 7 жыл бұрын

He need some milk!

@markbrewer6592 5 жыл бұрын

Read some of the comments and you will understand the lack of education...fresco.

@eljefe114 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like baseball is doing more bad than good. If only a couple make it. You have hundreds without an education. That sounds like it’s not worth it

@marcokoller3913 8 жыл бұрын

What's up, ~o? You're Shavp! draconian easy What do you thinl...

@positiveenergy92baby 7 жыл бұрын

shit it's easier to make it there than here

@steven1boricuavideo 9 жыл бұрын

GO TO PUERTO RICO

@Acord718 5 жыл бұрын

@Manuel Santos we could do it the Dominican way and take a make shift boat.

@Josietjd 9 жыл бұрын

Krystal Mills. Go read some history books. Educate yourself before you comment about an issue it is way beyond your understanding. Also see the news reports before and after the earthquake that hit Haiti. DR was, and is the country that have helped Haiti the most, even though DR is a poor country. They study in DR, even without documents. The women give birth in DR hospitals. It has been like that for so many years that you won't be able to count. DR is a poor country. It was just a matter of time when they finally TRY to fix some of the immigration problems. Is it racism against Haitians? Not by far. Get the facts... ALL the facts. Then, make your comments.

@Sendmetothesky 9 жыл бұрын

Eres dominicana?

@joricardinho 8 жыл бұрын

Dominicans are racists. They hate haitians and their own black heritage.

@Josietjd 8 жыл бұрын

+joricardinho : Another ignorant comment. Your comment is due to lack of knowledge. Having only 10-20% of the information doesn't qualify you to give any credible opinion. I won't judge you though.

@Sendmetothesky 8 жыл бұрын

This is such an old thread, but i can tell you have a little bias. but I do agree that the DR helped my mother country. The already boiling tension from the past I feel is what is driving many of these new immigration laws(old now) partially, but you can not fault a country for protecting its own interest.

@joricardinho 8 жыл бұрын

Josie Tejada The truth hurts, doesn't it ?