Baseball In The Dominican Republic
Republica Dominicana, or in english, the Dominican Republic. A filled with all
kinds of culture, people, and baseball. This baseball has been passed down for
many years, and will continue to be passed down for many more. Within this ever
growing sport in the Dominican Republic, there is no limit to what you might come
across. This includes things like chickens in baseball fields, crazy fans, crazy players,
drug abuse, and many other things. In the Dominican Republic, you can find
something new every single day, and as a result of this, baseball in the Dominican
Republic has grown, and will continue to grow for years to come. Inside the
Dominican Republic, there is a constant fear within players that they will not be good
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It is thought by many that baseball was first introduced to Dominicans by United
States seamen stationed on this island, but this is false. Baseball was first
introduced to Dominicans by the Cubans. This is because of the fact that baseball
loving Cubans had to flee their country during the ten year war (1868 1878), and
took refuge in the shores of the Dominican Republic, where they introduced
baseball, and the sport moved inland. In 1921, the first ever pro teams were
introduced to the Dominican Republic, showing the extremely high amounts of
growth shown with the sport during the short time it had been in the country. This
initial league had four different teams, all of which played in different cities
around the Dominican Republic. This was short lived, as after only a few years
after the league had started, and was starting to make money, Rafael Leonidas
Trujillo, a ruthless dictator, decided he would combine two teams, and make one
super team, named after himself (Trujillo Dragons.) This team went on to win the
championship, but at a cost. Because of the large amounts of money spent on all
these great players, the league went bankrupt, and was forced to close down for
many years