Underage Players, Predatory Moneylenders: 7 Findings From Our Dominican Baseball Investigation
The investigation says teams paid Dominican prospects $1.042 billion from 2012 through early 2026, while trainers and lenders took up to half.
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NationofChangeUnderage Players, Predatory Moneylenders: 7 Findings From Our Dominican Baseball Investigation
ProPublica uncovered the machinery of the Dominican Republic baseball factory, whose lenders and trainers exploit players as young as 11. Here are the key findings from our reporting.
Teams of the United States Major Baseball Leagues (MLB) close verbal agreements with Dominican children from the age of 11, before the age allowed, while coaches and lenders keep much of their bonds, according to ProPublica research. La entrada La MLB records Dominican children from the age of 11, according to ProPublica's research was first published in Proceso Digital.
Major League rules prevent a player from signing before the age of 16, but teams circumvent these restrictions with word pacts that in some cases reach millions of dollars, details the investigative medium.
Teams of the United States Major Baseball Leagues (MLB) close verbal agreements with Dominican children from the age of 11, before the age allowed, while coaches and lenders keep much of their bonuses, according to ProPublica research. The rules of the league prevent signing a player before [...] La entrada La MLB signs Dominican children from the age of 11, according to ProPublica's research was first published in Foco Informativa.
The country is a baseball factory
I'd long been told that the Dominican Republic's wildly successful baseball industry was plagued with abuse and exploitation — that for decades Major League Baseball has presided over a massive unregulated system that treats tens of thousands of Dominican boys like commodities. But when I began making calls last year, I expected those most involved to defend it. Instead, trainers — the men integral to the industry as instructors, surrogate paren…
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