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Pedro Guerrero was born on June 29, 1956, in San Pedro de Macorís, on the east coast of the Dominican Republic. During his early teenage years, he left school to support his family by working in the island's rum industry, earning less than US$3 a week from cutting cane. Guerrero supported his divorced mother and siblings during the day.
Sugar is a 2008 sports drama film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.It follows the story of Miguel Santos, also known as Sugar (Algenis Perez Soto), a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro de Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty.
A story of Dominican baseball players trying to make it to the Major Leagues. [14] Road to the Big Leagues: Jared Goodman: David Ortiz, Vladimir Guerrero, and Jesús Alou: Documentary: This film follows children from the Dominican Republic who rely on baseball as a way out of poverty. The film has been recognized at the Independent Film ...
Ballplayer: Pelotero is a 2011 documentary film directed by Jonathan Paley, Ross Finkel and Trevor Martin. The film follows two teenage Dominican Republic baseball prospects, Miguel Angel Sanó (nicknamed Bocatón) and Jean Carlos Batista, and their journey to be signed by a Major League Baseball team.
Leones del Escogido (English: Chosen One Lions or Lions of Chosen One or Picked Lions) is a professional baseball team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Established in 1921, Leones are the third most successful team in the Dominican Professional Baseball League, behind Tigres del Licey and Aguilas Cibaeñas, having won 17 national championships and 5 Caribbean Series.
José DeLeón Chestaro (December 20, 1960 – February 25, 2024) was a Dominican professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos, over all or parts of 13 seasons (1983–1995).
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In May 2011, Reyes released his debut song, "Bat Roto" (Spanish for "Broken Bat"), that was played on Spanish radio stations and in nightclubs in the United States and the Dominican Republic. In July, he released a video for his reggaeton song named "No Hay Amigo" ("There is No Friend"), which featured established reggaeton artists Julio Voltio ...