Stealing lives
the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz
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Author
Contributions
- Fidler, David P. - Contributor
Publication
2002 - Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana
Language
English
Word Count
63,000 words, Guess
Page Count
252 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15514296M
- ISBN-100253341914
- OCLC Control Number49583249
- OCLC Control Number51273596
- OCLC Control Numberstealinglivesglo00guev_627
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2002005638
- LibraryThing5050768
- Goodreads2342483
Classifications
- LCCGV880.22 .M37 2002
Description
"As a young boy growing up in Venezuela, Alexis Quiroz dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. Alexis's dreams were like those of thousands of other boys in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, and Major League teams encouraged such dreams by recruiting Latin children as young as 10 and 11 years old. Determined to become a big league player, Alexis finished high school early and dedicated himself to landing a contract with a Major League team. Alexis signed with the Chicago Cubs in 1995 at age 17 and then began a harrowing ordeal of exploitation, mistreatment, and disrespect at the hands of the Chicago Cubs, including playing for the Cubs' Dominican Summer League team in appalling living conditions. His baseball career ended by an injury for which the Cubs provided inadequate medical treatment. Alexis pursued justice in the United States to ensure that what happened to him does not happen to other Venezuelan and dominican boys."--BOOK JACKET.
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