Little boys in Venezuela have major league dreams

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Little boys in Venezuela have major league dreams

Mon, 08/19/2019 - 19:22
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — More than 100 boys train daily on a baseball field next to the biggest slum in Caracas, using old bats, balls and gloves in hopes of achieving the ultimate goal: a professional baseball career in the United States and an escape from Venezuela’s hardship. Chances are small, and getting remoter. Major League Baseball’s teams have shut down their academies in Venezuela and…

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