From the sugar mill towns of San Pedro de Macroisand La Romana to fields all across the Domincan Republic, young, poor kids dream of someday playing major league baseball and bringing financial security to their families.The national sport and passion of Dominican Republic is baseball or “Beisbol” as the Dominicans call it. No matter where you go on the island you will find a baseball stadium/park, even in the poorest of towns. Today more than one in six players in the American league is from Latin America. The majority of them coming from the towns located on the southeastern coast Dominican Republic. When the teams finish their season, the winner will vie for the Carribean World Series, among other latin countries. Not only is the season incredible, but teams also feature american ballplayers that are trying to make it to the big leagues. When an organization has a top prospect and they want him to gain more experience, they will send him to a winterball league to hone his skills. Among one of the best players of all time, Sammy Sosa is from the Dominican Republic. 
