Republic of Baseball, Dominican Republic  |  New York Times

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No other nation on Earth outside the US produces as many professional baseball players as the tiny Caribbean island. For millions of young boys in the Dominican Republic, baseball is not only a ticket, often times it's the only ticket, out of poverty. The Republic of Baseball is a long-term look at the culture in the Dominican Republic and how the American pastime has changed adolescence for much of the country's youth.