rate, from 13 percent in 1990 to 30 percent in 2006 (Harkins, 2012). Twentieth century masters like Roberto Clemente of Puerto Rico and Juan Marichal of the Dominican Republic have paved the way for recent superstars like Manny Ramirez of the Dominican Republic and Miguel Cabrera of Venezuela (Harkins, 2012). Baseball was originally a game played solely by white Americans but the game has progressively taken a high road of wide diversity that has shaped a new frontier of players and coaches that…
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