the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz Marcano Guevara, Arturo J. 1968- creator Fidler, David P. ebrary, Inc text bibliography biography Electronic books. inu Bloomington Indiana University Press c2002 2002 monographic eng

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252 p. : 1 map. The "golden age" of Latin American baseball talent in major league baseball -- The globalization of baseball -- The structure and dynamics of major league baseball's recruitment of foreign baseball talent -- Exploitation and mistreatment in the global ballpark, the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz -- "Pap�a, I want to play baseball!" -- Going to Vietnam -- In baseball purgatory -- The Mesa miracle -- The Dominican disaster -- "That's just your story" -- The pursuit of justice goes terribly wrong -- Seventh-inning stretch, Chicago, New York, Maracay -- The final inning -- Repairing the global ballpark -- Human rights, labor standards, and major league baseball's exploitation of children in Latin America -- Global ballpark repair strategies. Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidle. Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-245) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Quiroz, Alexis Major League Baseball (Organization) Corrupt practices Baseball players Recruiting Latin America Baseball players Abuse of Latin America Discrimination in sports United States GV880.22 .M37 2002eb 796.357/089/68 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10083753 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10083753 CaPaEBR 020409 ebr10083753