With the presence of Derek Jeter and Kim NG, CEO and general manager of the Florida franchise respectively, the construction of a new training and education center for prospects was started.
The Dominican Republic will host the new Center for Education and Training of the Miami marlins which will have an initial investment of 12 million five hundred thousand dollars according to what was reported by the team this Wednesday in a ceremony held on the project grounds.
“One of the main attractions of baseball are players from the Dominican Republic and from different countries around the island and that is why they are initiating development projects by building this new complex in the Dominican Republic,” said the CEO of the Marlins and a member of the Cooperstown Hall of Fame, Derek Jeter.
Jeter also commented that he made a tour of the different academies of the country in order to have a reference of what is sought to be achieved both in sports and in promoting the education of the players.
The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, the Minister of Sports, Francisco Camacho, the National Baseball Commissioner, Junior Noboa, among other authorities, also participated in this act.
The complex will have multiple classrooms for teaching and computer labs for the use of prospects in said academy, since they expect the players to commit themselves both on the field of play, as well as outside with the objective of “being a better person and having a better education”.
“The growth we have seen in the Dominican Republic in terms of the numbers of players that have signed, the number of academies that have been built and the money that has been invested in the economy of the Dominican Republic demonstrates how the country treats the baseball industry.”, He expressed Kim NG, who also added feeling excited to be in charge of this new project.
The Marlins sports center will be located at Kilometer 2 of the Jubey highway, Boca Chica, and will join the group of main academies found in the Dominican Republic, making the country the hub of baseball outside the United States. .
Last March the Baltimore Orioles also announced their plan to build a new, modern sports complex on Dominican soil.
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