Dominicans Economic Growth From the MLB

Kyle Morvan Regional Geography Professor Seth Dixon

Dominican Baseball History

bull Baseball was introduced to the Dominican republic in 1890 by Cuba teams didnrsquot form until the 1900s

bull Since the 19th century major league teams in the US draft players from outside the country

bull More than 45 countries had at least one player make it to the major leagues

bull Amateur baseball teams grew up in the sugarcane fields at that time it dominated the countries economy

Economy in the Dominican

bull Still among the poorest countries in Latin America

bull Jobs are limitedbull Wages are low bull Unemployment and underemployment are

high bull MLB teams look for players in the Dominican

because they can get the players for low-costs

Dominican Players

bull In the 1990s New York Mets manager said ldquoyou can develop 30 to 45 players from the Dominican for what it costs to sign a second round draft pick in the united statesrdquo

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

Dominican Baseball History

bull Baseball was introduced to the Dominican republic in 1890 by Cuba teams didnrsquot form until the 1900s

bull Since the 19th century major league teams in the US draft players from outside the country

bull More than 45 countries had at least one player make it to the major leagues

bull Amateur baseball teams grew up in the sugarcane fields at that time it dominated the countries economy

Economy in the Dominican

bull Still among the poorest countries in Latin America

bull Jobs are limitedbull Wages are low bull Unemployment and underemployment are

high bull MLB teams look for players in the Dominican

because they can get the players for low-costs

Dominican Players

bull In the 1990s New York Mets manager said ldquoyou can develop 30 to 45 players from the Dominican for what it costs to sign a second round draft pick in the united statesrdquo

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

Economy in the Dominican

bull Still among the poorest countries in Latin America

bull Jobs are limitedbull Wages are low bull Unemployment and underemployment are

high bull MLB teams look for players in the Dominican

because they can get the players for low-costs

Dominican Players

bull In the 1990s New York Mets manager said ldquoyou can develop 30 to 45 players from the Dominican for what it costs to sign a second round draft pick in the united statesrdquo

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

Dominican Players

bull In the 1990s New York Mets manager said ldquoyou can develop 30 to 45 players from the Dominican for what it costs to sign a second round draft pick in the united statesrdquo

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

How the US develops players from the DR

bull Major league teams set up academies in the Dominican for players to develop there skills

bull Nearly every MLB team has an academy in the Dominican Republic

bull They started in the late 1970s bull At the academy players are provided with

food healthcare and training

Major League Baseball Academy One of the many MLB academies in the Dominican RepublicThese academies also provide an education for the players The estimated cost of running the 28 academies was 14 million annually in 2005

Out look of the Chicago Cubs baseball academy in the DR httpwwwdominicanbaseballguycom201202chicago-cubs-to-build-training-academyhtml

Major League Baseball Academy One of the many MLB academies in the Dominican RepublicThese academies also provide an education for the players The estimated cost of running the 28 academies was 14 million annually in 2005

Out look of the Chicago Cubs baseball academy in the DR httpwwwdominicanbaseballguycom201202chicago-cubs-to-build-training-academyhtml

Out look of the Chicago Cubs baseball academy in the DR httpwwwdominicanbaseballguycom201202chicago-cubs-to-build-training-academyhtml

Economic growth from baseball

bull Baseball brought in 84 million bull An estimated 175 million from signing

bonuses bull And 525 million reinvested into the country

by the current major leaguers born in the DRbull Even with the growth the unemployment rate

is still high

Salaries for Dominican players in the MLB

bull Baseball salaries paid to Dominican born players that make it to the major leagues have been increasing at a growth rate of 143 percent per year from 1988 to 2007

bull As baseball salaries grow Dominicans earn a larger share bull The players that make it to the major leagues are usually

among the top paid players in the MLBbull Signing bonuses for Dominicans are usually low to those

earned by American prospects even the average bonus of $5000 to $8000 is higher than the average GDP per capita

Salaries bull The salaries and bonuses paid to the players push money into poor

Dominican neighborhoods making the economy better bull MLB players earn more than double the amount of sugar exports earnings

in this sugar dependent economybull 2919 million (MLB salaries)bull 1326 million (sugar export earnings)bull An estimate of signing bonuses paid to new prospects brought an

additional 175 million into the country bull In 1988 MLB had 31 Dominican born players on opening day with salaries

totaling at $139 million by 2007 seven there was 94 players with salaries totaling at $2919 million

Dominican-born players in Major League Baseball 1988-2007

bull Dominican-born players in Major League Baseball 1988-2007 bull Major League Baseball Dominicans in MLB Dominican share Dominicans in bull Of of top 25 highest bull Total payroll Players Total salaries players payroll players paid players bull 2007 $2389563774 818 $291851441 94 122 115 7 bull 2006 $2238433352 798 $250549331 86 112 108 5 bull 2005 $2096364898 805 $238285034 91 114 113 3 bull 2004 $1978046776 806 $195571334 78 99 97 3 bull 2003 $2057382128 797 $200069734 77 97 97 4 bull 2002 $1966722523 821 $165352394 72 84 88 4 bull 2001 $1921177981 831 $159214833 80 83 96 4 bull 2000 $1628832461 814 $126045000 71 77 87 4 bull 1999 $1414406933 887 $90167500 70 64 79 3 bull 1998 $1174222333 808 $74037667 62 63 77 2 bull 1997 $1028867860 742 $63815565 59 62 80 0 bull 1996 $ 867325344 737 $47212791 48 54 65 1 bull 1995 $ 853493740 777 $40655500 56 48 72 1 bull 1994 $ 853199262 719 $35683500 50 42 70 1 bull 1993 $ 829865854 760 $37801334 44 46 58 0 bull 1992 $ 760089114 725 $37925334 39 50 54 0 bull 1991 $ 609710142 691 $31607500 37 52 54 0 bull 1990 $ 440269258 935 $26207166 57 60 61 2 bull 1989 $ 341275282 686 $18491333 36 54 52 2 bull 1988 $ 281882320 660 $13915500 31 49 47 2

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

Salaries for Dominican players in the MLB

bull Baseball salaries paid to Dominican born players that make it to the major leagues have been increasing at a growth rate of 143 percent per year from 1988 to 2007

bull As baseball salaries grow Dominicans earn a larger share bull The players that make it to the major leagues are usually

among the top paid players in the MLBbull Signing bonuses for Dominicans are usually low to those

earned by American prospects even the average bonus of $5000 to $8000 is higher than the average GDP per capita

Salaries bull The salaries and bonuses paid to the players push money into poor

Dominican neighborhoods making the economy better bull MLB players earn more than double the amount of sugar exports earnings

in this sugar dependent economybull 2919 million (MLB salaries)bull 1326 million (sugar export earnings)bull An estimate of signing bonuses paid to new prospects brought an

additional 175 million into the country bull In 1988 MLB had 31 Dominican born players on opening day with salaries

totaling at $139 million by 2007 seven there was 94 players with salaries totaling at $2919 million

Dominican-born players in Major League Baseball 1988-2007

bull Dominican-born players in Major League Baseball 1988-2007 bull Major League Baseball Dominicans in MLB Dominican share Dominicans in bull Of of top 25 highest bull Total payroll Players Total salaries players payroll players paid players bull 2007 $2389563774 818 $291851441 94 122 115 7 bull 2006 $2238433352 798 $250549331 86 112 108 5 bull 2005 $2096364898 805 $238285034 91 114 113 3 bull 2004 $1978046776 806 $195571334 78 99 97 3 bull 2003 $2057382128 797 $200069734 77 97 97 4 bull 2002 $1966722523 821 $165352394 72 84 88 4 bull 2001 $1921177981 831 $159214833 80 83 96 4 bull 2000 $1628832461 814 $126045000 71 77 87 4 bull 1999 $1414406933 887 $90167500 70 64 79 3 bull 1998 $1174222333 808 $74037667 62 63 77 2 bull 1997 $1028867860 742 $63815565 59 62 80 0 bull 1996 $ 867325344 737 $47212791 48 54 65 1 bull 1995 $ 853493740 777 $40655500 56 48 72 1 bull 1994 $ 853199262 719 $35683500 50 42 70 1 bull 1993 $ 829865854 760 $37801334 44 46 58 0 bull 1992 $ 760089114 725 $37925334 39 50 54 0 bull 1991 $ 609710142 691 $31607500 37 52 54 0 bull 1990 $ 440269258 935 $26207166 57 60 61 2 bull 1989 $ 341275282 686 $18491333 36 54 52 2 bull 1988 $ 281882320 660 $13915500 31 49 47 2

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

Salaries bull The salaries and bonuses paid to the players push money into poor

Dominican neighborhoods making the economy better bull MLB players earn more than double the amount of sugar exports earnings

in this sugar dependent economybull 2919 million (MLB salaries)bull 1326 million (sugar export earnings)bull An estimate of signing bonuses paid to new prospects brought an

additional 175 million into the country bull In 1988 MLB had 31 Dominican born players on opening day with salaries

totaling at $139 million by 2007 seven there was 94 players with salaries totaling at $2919 million

Dominican-born players in Major League Baseball 1988-2007

bull Dominican-born players in Major League Baseball 1988-2007 bull Major League Baseball Dominicans in MLB Dominican share Dominicans in bull Of of top 25 highest bull Total payroll Players Total salaries players payroll players paid players bull 2007 $2389563774 818 $291851441 94 122 115 7 bull 2006 $2238433352 798 $250549331 86 112 108 5 bull 2005 $2096364898 805 $238285034 91 114 113 3 bull 2004 $1978046776 806 $195571334 78 99 97 3 bull 2003 $2057382128 797 $200069734 77 97 97 4 bull 2002 $1966722523 821 $165352394 72 84 88 4 bull 2001 $1921177981 831 $159214833 80 83 96 4 bull 2000 $1628832461 814 $126045000 71 77 87 4 bull 1999 $1414406933 887 $90167500 70 64 79 3 bull 1998 $1174222333 808 $74037667 62 63 77 2 bull 1997 $1028867860 742 $63815565 59 62 80 0 bull 1996 $ 867325344 737 $47212791 48 54 65 1 bull 1995 $ 853493740 777 $40655500 56 48 72 1 bull 1994 $ 853199262 719 $35683500 50 42 70 1 bull 1993 $ 829865854 760 $37801334 44 46 58 0 bull 1992 $ 760089114 725 $37925334 39 50 54 0 bull 1991 $ 609710142 691 $31607500 37 52 54 0 bull 1990 $ 440269258 935 $26207166 57 60 61 2 bull 1989 $ 341275282 686 $18491333 36 54 52 2 bull 1988 $ 281882320 660 $13915500 31 49 47 2

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

Dominican-born players in Major League Baseball 1988-2007

bull Dominican-born players in Major League Baseball 1988-2007 bull Major League Baseball Dominicans in MLB Dominican share Dominicans in bull Of of top 25 highest bull Total payroll Players Total salaries players payroll players paid players bull 2007 $2389563774 818 $291851441 94 122 115 7 bull 2006 $2238433352 798 $250549331 86 112 108 5 bull 2005 $2096364898 805 $238285034 91 114 113 3 bull 2004 $1978046776 806 $195571334 78 99 97 3 bull 2003 $2057382128 797 $200069734 77 97 97 4 bull 2002 $1966722523 821 $165352394 72 84 88 4 bull 2001 $1921177981 831 $159214833 80 83 96 4 bull 2000 $1628832461 814 $126045000 71 77 87 4 bull 1999 $1414406933 887 $90167500 70 64 79 3 bull 1998 $1174222333 808 $74037667 62 63 77 2 bull 1997 $1028867860 742 $63815565 59 62 80 0 bull 1996 $ 867325344 737 $47212791 48 54 65 1 bull 1995 $ 853493740 777 $40655500 56 48 72 1 bull 1994 $ 853199262 719 $35683500 50 42 70 1 bull 1993 $ 829865854 760 $37801334 44 46 58 0 bull 1992 $ 760089114 725 $37925334 39 50 54 0 bull 1991 $ 609710142 691 $31607500 37 52 54 0 bull 1990 $ 440269258 935 $26207166 57 60 61 2 bull 1989 $ 341275282 686 $18491333 36 54 52 2 bull 1988 $ 281882320 660 $13915500 31 49 47 2

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

Ozzie Virgil

bull New York Giants (1956)bull First Dominican player to play in a game in the MLBbull Had a $300 dollar signing bonus and never made over 18000 in one

seasonbull Since Ozzie around $80 million has been contributed to the poor

economy of the Dominican Republic bull Also has helped produce 2000 jobs httpsportsespngocomespnhispanichistorynewsstoryid=2598606

Felix RodriguezFelix is a Dominican born baseball player in the MLB now In 2005 he earned a salary of $315000000httpwwwbaseball-almanaccomplayersplayerphpp1=rodrife0

Economy growth in the Dominican Republic

bull Growth rate of 95 in 2005bull 107 percent in 2006bull 8 percent in 2007bull Due to the salaries of the Dominican MLB players and the cost

of running the academies and the signing of promising players have made a decent contribution to the overall growth of the economy

Growth of the Economy

bull Baseball doesnrsquot have the largest impact of the growth of the DRrsquos Economy

bull Tourism industry communications industry and the level of worker remittances from Dominicans living out of the country have a much greater impact on the economy

bull Tourism has been the leader of growth for the past 10 to 15 years

Population

bull Population of 92 million bull The island is 187 thousand square miles bull An average GDP per capita of $4120 puts DR below the

median in economic terms among countries in Latin America

Derek Jeter (US born major league player)

Comparison of salaries by the top paid players In one year Jeter earned a salary of $22600000

How do DR MLB players help the economy Pedro Martinez is a Dominican born current major league player Pedro made well over $100 million in his career in the MLB He helped to transform his hometown Manoguayabo he had houses built for 30 to 40 of his friends and neighbors He also had a school and a church built and helped pave the main road in the neighborhood the window factory that he owns helped create jobs for the neighborhood he also employed people as body guards chauffers and public relations staff Pedro has plans to build a high school police station and a health clinic In one year Martinez earned a salary of $17500000

DR players helping the economy bull Pedro Martinez isnrsquot the only one contributing to the economy Vladimir Guerrero

also helped out his community by starting with building a seafood distributorship He decided to build a concrete block factory trucking business a propane distributorship and a hardware store Vladimir also owns live stock a vegetable farm a supermarket and two butcher shops as well as giving a $2000 loans to the local businessmen

bull Thatrsquos just two examples of Dominican born players helping out their home countries economy there also players like David Ortiz Many Ramirez Sammy Sosa etc

bull The individual efforts by the DR born Major League players also has a big impact on the economy

Hurricane George (1998)bull World Americas

Hurricane George in pictures The Dominican Republic

Hurricane victims wade through flood waters to inspect their destroyed homes

Images from the scenes of devastation caused by Hurricane Georges which ripped through the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States claiming around 380 lives

httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull The MLB alone donated $500000 bull Sammy Sosa (DR born MLB player) led efforts that brought $1 million for aid

Economy growth in the Dominican Republic

bull Growth rate of 95 in 2005bull 107 percent in 2006bull 8 percent in 2007bull Due to the salaries of the Dominican MLB players and the cost

of running the academies and the signing of promising players have made a decent contribution to the overall growth of the economy

Growth of the Economy

bull Baseball doesnrsquot have the largest impact of the growth of the DRrsquos Economy

bull Tourism industry communications industry and the level of worker remittances from Dominicans living out of the country have a much greater impact on the economy

bull Tourism has been the leader of growth for the past 10 to 15 years

Population

bull Population of 92 million bull The island is 187 thousand square miles bull An average GDP per capita of $4120 puts DR below the

median in economic terms among countries in Latin America

Derek Jeter (US born major league player)

Comparison of salaries by the top paid players In one year Jeter earned a salary of $22600000

How do DR MLB players help the economy Pedro Martinez is a Dominican born current major league player Pedro made well over $100 million in his career in the MLB He helped to transform his hometown Manoguayabo he had houses built for 30 to 40 of his friends and neighbors He also had a school and a church built and helped pave the main road in the neighborhood the window factory that he owns helped create jobs for the neighborhood he also employed people as body guards chauffers and public relations staff Pedro has plans to build a high school police station and a health clinic In one year Martinez earned a salary of $17500000

DR players helping the economy bull Pedro Martinez isnrsquot the only one contributing to the economy Vladimir Guerrero

also helped out his community by starting with building a seafood distributorship He decided to build a concrete block factory trucking business a propane distributorship and a hardware store Vladimir also owns live stock a vegetable farm a supermarket and two butcher shops as well as giving a $2000 loans to the local businessmen

bull Thatrsquos just two examples of Dominican born players helping out their home countries economy there also players like David Ortiz Many Ramirez Sammy Sosa etc

bull The individual efforts by the DR born Major League players also has a big impact on the economy

Hurricane George (1998)bull World Americas

Hurricane George in pictures The Dominican Republic

Hurricane victims wade through flood waters to inspect their destroyed homes

Images from the scenes of devastation caused by Hurricane Georges which ripped through the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States claiming around 380 lives

httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull The MLB alone donated $500000 bull Sammy Sosa (DR born MLB player) led efforts that brought $1 million for aid

Growth of the Economy

bull Baseball doesnrsquot have the largest impact of the growth of the DRrsquos Economy

bull Tourism industry communications industry and the level of worker remittances from Dominicans living out of the country have a much greater impact on the economy

bull Tourism has been the leader of growth for the past 10 to 15 years

Population

bull Population of 92 million bull The island is 187 thousand square miles bull An average GDP per capita of $4120 puts DR below the

median in economic terms among countries in Latin America

Derek Jeter (US born major league player)

Comparison of salaries by the top paid players In one year Jeter earned a salary of $22600000

How do DR MLB players help the economy Pedro Martinez is a Dominican born current major league player Pedro made well over $100 million in his career in the MLB He helped to transform his hometown Manoguayabo he had houses built for 30 to 40 of his friends and neighbors He also had a school and a church built and helped pave the main road in the neighborhood the window factory that he owns helped create jobs for the neighborhood he also employed people as body guards chauffers and public relations staff Pedro has plans to build a high school police station and a health clinic In one year Martinez earned a salary of $17500000

DR players helping the economy bull Pedro Martinez isnrsquot the only one contributing to the economy Vladimir Guerrero

also helped out his community by starting with building a seafood distributorship He decided to build a concrete block factory trucking business a propane distributorship and a hardware store Vladimir also owns live stock a vegetable farm a supermarket and two butcher shops as well as giving a $2000 loans to the local businessmen

bull Thatrsquos just two examples of Dominican born players helping out their home countries economy there also players like David Ortiz Many Ramirez Sammy Sosa etc

bull The individual efforts by the DR born Major League players also has a big impact on the economy

Hurricane George (1998)bull World Americas

Hurricane George in pictures The Dominican Republic

Hurricane victims wade through flood waters to inspect their destroyed homes

Images from the scenes of devastation caused by Hurricane Georges which ripped through the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States claiming around 380 lives

httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull The MLB alone donated $500000 bull Sammy Sosa (DR born MLB player) led efforts that brought $1 million for aid

Population

bull Population of 92 million bull The island is 187 thousand square miles bull An average GDP per capita of $4120 puts DR below the

median in economic terms among countries in Latin America

Derek Jeter (US born major league player)

Comparison of salaries by the top paid players In one year Jeter earned a salary of $22600000

How do DR MLB players help the economy Pedro Martinez is a Dominican born current major league player Pedro made well over $100 million in his career in the MLB He helped to transform his hometown Manoguayabo he had houses built for 30 to 40 of his friends and neighbors He also had a school and a church built and helped pave the main road in the neighborhood the window factory that he owns helped create jobs for the neighborhood he also employed people as body guards chauffers and public relations staff Pedro has plans to build a high school police station and a health clinic In one year Martinez earned a salary of $17500000

DR players helping the economy bull Pedro Martinez isnrsquot the only one contributing to the economy Vladimir Guerrero

also helped out his community by starting with building a seafood distributorship He decided to build a concrete block factory trucking business a propane distributorship and a hardware store Vladimir also owns live stock a vegetable farm a supermarket and two butcher shops as well as giving a $2000 loans to the local businessmen

bull Thatrsquos just two examples of Dominican born players helping out their home countries economy there also players like David Ortiz Many Ramirez Sammy Sosa etc

bull The individual efforts by the DR born Major League players also has a big impact on the economy

Hurricane George (1998)bull World Americas

Hurricane George in pictures The Dominican Republic

Hurricane victims wade through flood waters to inspect their destroyed homes

Images from the scenes of devastation caused by Hurricane Georges which ripped through the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States claiming around 380 lives

httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull The MLB alone donated $500000 bull Sammy Sosa (DR born MLB player) led efforts that brought $1 million for aid

Derek Jeter (US born major league player)

Comparison of salaries by the top paid players In one year Jeter earned a salary of $22600000

How do DR MLB players help the economy Pedro Martinez is a Dominican born current major league player Pedro made well over $100 million in his career in the MLB He helped to transform his hometown Manoguayabo he had houses built for 30 to 40 of his friends and neighbors He also had a school and a church built and helped pave the main road in the neighborhood the window factory that he owns helped create jobs for the neighborhood he also employed people as body guards chauffers and public relations staff Pedro has plans to build a high school police station and a health clinic In one year Martinez earned a salary of $17500000

DR players helping the economy bull Pedro Martinez isnrsquot the only one contributing to the economy Vladimir Guerrero

also helped out his community by starting with building a seafood distributorship He decided to build a concrete block factory trucking business a propane distributorship and a hardware store Vladimir also owns live stock a vegetable farm a supermarket and two butcher shops as well as giving a $2000 loans to the local businessmen

bull Thatrsquos just two examples of Dominican born players helping out their home countries economy there also players like David Ortiz Many Ramirez Sammy Sosa etc

bull The individual efforts by the DR born Major League players also has a big impact on the economy

Hurricane George (1998)bull World Americas

Hurricane George in pictures The Dominican Republic

Hurricane victims wade through flood waters to inspect their destroyed homes

Images from the scenes of devastation caused by Hurricane Georges which ripped through the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States claiming around 380 lives

httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull The MLB alone donated $500000 bull Sammy Sosa (DR born MLB player) led efforts that brought $1 million for aid

How do DR MLB players help the economy Pedro Martinez is a Dominican born current major league player Pedro made well over $100 million in his career in the MLB He helped to transform his hometown Manoguayabo he had houses built for 30 to 40 of his friends and neighbors He also had a school and a church built and helped pave the main road in the neighborhood the window factory that he owns helped create jobs for the neighborhood he also employed people as body guards chauffers and public relations staff Pedro has plans to build a high school police station and a health clinic In one year Martinez earned a salary of $17500000

DR players helping the economy bull Pedro Martinez isnrsquot the only one contributing to the economy Vladimir Guerrero

also helped out his community by starting with building a seafood distributorship He decided to build a concrete block factory trucking business a propane distributorship and a hardware store Vladimir also owns live stock a vegetable farm a supermarket and two butcher shops as well as giving a $2000 loans to the local businessmen

bull Thatrsquos just two examples of Dominican born players helping out their home countries economy there also players like David Ortiz Many Ramirez Sammy Sosa etc

bull The individual efforts by the DR born Major League players also has a big impact on the economy

Hurricane George (1998)bull World Americas

Hurricane George in pictures The Dominican Republic

Hurricane victims wade through flood waters to inspect their destroyed homes

Images from the scenes of devastation caused by Hurricane Georges which ripped through the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States claiming around 380 lives

httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull The MLB alone donated $500000 bull Sammy Sosa (DR born MLB player) led efforts that brought $1 million for aid

DR players helping the economy bull Pedro Martinez isnrsquot the only one contributing to the economy Vladimir Guerrero

also helped out his community by starting with building a seafood distributorship He decided to build a concrete block factory trucking business a propane distributorship and a hardware store Vladimir also owns live stock a vegetable farm a supermarket and two butcher shops as well as giving a $2000 loans to the local businessmen

bull Thatrsquos just two examples of Dominican born players helping out their home countries economy there also players like David Ortiz Many Ramirez Sammy Sosa etc

bull The individual efforts by the DR born Major League players also has a big impact on the economy

Hurricane George (1998)bull World Americas

Hurricane George in pictures The Dominican Republic

Hurricane victims wade through flood waters to inspect their destroyed homes

Images from the scenes of devastation caused by Hurricane Georges which ripped through the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States claiming around 380 lives

httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull The MLB alone donated $500000 bull Sammy Sosa (DR born MLB player) led efforts that brought $1 million for aid

Hurricane George (1998)bull World Americas

Hurricane George in pictures The Dominican Republic

Hurricane victims wade through flood waters to inspect their destroyed homes

Images from the scenes of devastation caused by Hurricane Georges which ripped through the Caribbean and the southern coast of the United States claiming around 380 lives

httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull The MLB alone donated $500000 bull Sammy Sosa (DR born MLB player) led efforts that brought $1 million for aid

Spendings by Dominican born MLB players in the DR

bull Table 3 Spending in the Dominican Republic by Key Individual Players Player Cumulative Salary 1982-84 constant $ House Additional Houses Productive Investments Charitable Foundations Charity Efforts Baseball Academies Other Sport Facilities

bull Astacio Pedro $23150465 1048633 ranch bull Bell George $11302298 1048633 various (b) 1048633 bull Beltre Adrian $26041014 1048633 bull Colon Bartolo $35479350 1048633 Farm 1048633 bull DeLeon Jose $6640722 bull Franco Julio $14936038 bull Guerrero Pedro $7931302 1048633 1 1048633 (c ) bull Guerrero Vladimir $42839990 1048633 various (d) bull Guzman Juan $20025717 1048633 1 1048633 1048633 (e) various (f) bull Lima Jose $14072377 1048633 bull Martinez Pedro (g) $73092864 1048633 30-40 window factory 1048633 various (h) Sports Center

bull Martinez Ramon (g) $22714030 1048633 30-40 window factory bull Mondesi Raul $38111257 1048633 various (i) 1048633 (j) Operates a little league bull Offerman Jose $18745512 1048633 bull Pena Sr Tony $9223582 1048633 2 livestock farms built a ballfield bull Perez Melido $10624880 1048633 1 bull Pujols Albert $23408390 1048633 various (k) bull Ramirez Aramis $19600397 bull Ramirez Manny $76222866 1048633 (l) bull Rijo Jose $22441244 1048633 1 1048633 1048633 Operates a little league

bull Sosa Sammy $70265897 1048633 3 various (m) 1048633 various (n) various (o)

bull Tejada Miguel $27102175 1048633 1 Baseball Stadium bull A Furcal Rafael $17456105 1 Farm bull A Ortiz David $16269810 2 Gas Station various (p) bull These players appear in top 10 of Dominican players on MLB roles at least 3 times over the 20-year period bull from 1988-2007 bull Those indicated with also appear in the top 25 highest paid players in MLB at least once over the 20-year period bull Those indicated with A appear in the top 25 highest paid players in MLB in 2007 but do not satisfy the first condition

bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdf

Conclusion Although baseball doesnrsquot have the biggest impact on the economy growth in the Dominican Republic it still made its contributions Even with all of the contributions from the MLB and all the other help with the economy growth the DR is still among the poorest countries in Latin America Although there among the poorest the economy is making a positive growth

Work Cited bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdfbull httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull httpwwwbaseball-almanaccomplayersplayerphpp1=rodrife0bull httpsportsespngocomespnhispanichistorynewsstoryid=2598606

bull httpwwwdominicanbaseballguycom201202chicago-cubs-to-build-training-academyhtml

Work Cited bull httpmasongmuedu~cmeyerMeyer-MLB26DRpdfbull httpnewsbbccouk2hiamericas182859stm

bull httpwwwbaseball-almanaccomplayersplayerphpp1=rodrife0bull httpsportsespngocomespnhispanichistorynewsstoryid=2598606

bull httpwwwdominicanbaseballguycom201202chicago-cubs-to-build-training-academyhtml