Scoop: The Dominican Republic will host the first international office for the Major League Baseball Players Association, Axios has learned.
Minor league players, some of whom play in the Dominican Republic and other countries,The MLBPA, which already has an office in New York, says the new office will be a hub for players in the Dominican Republic as well as"This is actually going to help us really figure out how we can support the next generation of baseball players" entering the minor leagues, Leonor Colon, MLBPA's senior director of international and domestic player operations, tells Axios.
The players association, which handles grievances, wants to help players before, during and after their career, as they come at some point to the Dominican Republic, Colon said.Along with former players Carlos Gómez, Miguel Batista and Francisco Cordero, who are part of the MLBPA's special assistants and ambassadors, and will be at the new office, the player's association plans to hire full-time staff.
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