Ballplayer: Pelotero

This compelling documentary, narrated by John Leguizamo and executive produced by Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, is a gritty and never before seen look inside the world of Major League Baseball (MLB) training camps in the Dominican Republic. Miguel Angel and Jean Carlos are two of the top prospects and they are both about to turn 16, which means they can be signed to an MLB farm team and ultimately move up to the majors. "Ballplayer: Pelotero" filmmakers Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jonathan… Show more Paley take you inside this never before seen world for an up close and personal look at the cost of the American dream.

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‘Ballplayer: Pelotero,’ playing ball, and baseball, in the Dominican

July 13, 2012 - Boston.com - By Janice Page

In the Dominican Republic, baseball is king.

We don’t need a documentary to tell us this. The list of big-time players with roots there — Pedro Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero, Miguel Tejada, David Ortiz — has long announced the level of talent and attention the sport cultivates. But how many of us knew that 20 percent of major and minor leaguers in the United States now come from there. And who’s paying attention to the good, bad, and ugly of how they are treated along the way?

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