03377nam 22006494a 450 991045488250332120200520144314.01-282-07188-297866120718810-253-10950-70-253-10956-6(CKB)111056485407330(EBL)138218(OCoLC)61659721(SSID)ssj0000251280(PQKBManifestationID)11191522(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251280(PQKBWorkID)10247202(PQKB)11719336(MiAaPQ)EBC138218(OCoLC)51273596(MdBmJHUP)muse16516(Au-PeEL)EBL138218(CaPaEBR)ebr10083753(CaONFJC)MIL207188(EXLCZ)9911105648540733020020409d2002 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStealing lives[electronic resource] the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. FidleBloomington Indiana University Pressc20021 online resource (268 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-34191-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-245) and index.The "golden age" of Latin American baseball talent in major league baseball -- The globalization of baseball -- The structure and dynamics of major league baseball's recruitment of foreign baseball talent -- Exploitation and mistreatment in the global ballpark, the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz -- "Papá, I want to play baseball!" -- Going to Vietnam -- In baseball purgatory -- The Mesa miracle -- The Dominican disaster -- "That's just your story" -- The pursuit of justice goes terribly wrong -- Seventh-inning stretch, Chicago, New York, Maracay -- The final inning -- Repairing the global ballpark -- Human rights, labor standards, and major league baseball's exploitation of children in Latin America -- Global ballpark repair strategies.While some Latin American superstars have overcome discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, thousands more Latin American players never make it to ""The Show."" Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents abuses that take place against Latin children and young men as baseball becomes a global business. The authors reveal that in their efforts to secure cheap labor, Major League teams often violate the basic human rights of children.As a young boyBaseball playersRecruitingLatin AmericaBaseball playersAbuse ofLatin AmericaDiscrimination in sportsUnited StatesElectronic books.Baseball playersRecruitingBaseball playersAbuse ofDiscrimination in sports796.357/089/68Marcano Guevara Arturo J.1968-893801Fidler David P556724MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454882503321Stealing lives1996472UNINA