COTN’s I Love Baseball Program is Saving Boys from a Life of Corruption, Abuse and Steroid Use

Beyond the Village

Dominicans are obsessed with baseball and their country is famous for producing some of the best baseball players in the Major League Baseball organization. But there is a problem. In a country where poverty is widespread, families see an MLB contract as their ticket out. Sadly, greedy trainers and talent scouts called ‘buscones' take advantage of talented players and their families. Only one percent of players get signed. The majority return home as young adults without a marketable skill or education. Listen in to find out how COTN’s I Love Baseball program (ILB) is protecting these vulnerable players and setting them up for a bright future. To get involved with the team, go to cotni.org/i-love-baseball. Special thanks for music from: “Radiant Flux” by Anamorphic Orchestra (freemusicarchive.org/music/Anamorphic_Orchestra/Anamorphic_Orchestra/Radiant_Flux) is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0; “Northern Lights” by VYVCH (freemusicarchive.org/music/VYVCH/Crazy_Fog/06_-_Northern_Lights#) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; “Steal It Back (Instrumental)” by The Bell (freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Bell/Instrumentals_1810/Steal_It_Back_Instrumental) is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0; “Guiro para Elegua” by SONGO 21 (freemusicarchive.org/music/SONGO_21/SONGO_21_-_Studio_sessions_2003/04_-_Guiro_para_Elegua) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0