It’s a hard-knock life for many of the young men in the Dominican Republic aspiring to become major leaguers. Baseball fans have long known about the economic and social discrepancies between American-born athletes and their Latin American counterparts, especially when it comes to signing bonuses. Sometimes it’s even more nefarious. Look it’s a business, we all know that, but we still hope for fairness when it comes to America’s game. But after watching Ballplayer: Pelotero, a documentary about the sometimes questionable practices employed by Major League Baseball in this area, you may have second thoughts.
The pressure is immense. A matter of days in when a kid signs can mean the difference of millions of dollars in bonus money, leading to a lot of room for malfeasance and/or mismanagement. That’s the basis of Ballplayer: Pelotero, which was co-directed by today’s guest, Jon Paley.
You can find Ballplayer: Pelotero on Netflix and iTunes as well as other sources.
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As Paley said, this is an ongoing story, so keep up with Miguel Sano here.
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