03256nam 22006494a 450 991081794680332120200520144314.01-282-07188-297866120718810-253-10950-70-253-10956-6(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|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStealing lives the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidle1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20021 online resource (viii, 252 pages) illustrations, mapDescription 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 -- "Papa, 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 a history of discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, there are thousands more who never make it to 'The Show'. Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents the abuses that take place as baseball becomes a globalized business. The authors reveal that in their efforts to secure cheap labor, Major League teams often violate basic human rights.Baseball playersRecruitingLatin AmericaBaseball playersAbuse ofLatin AmericaDiscrimination in sportsUnited StatesBaseball playersRecruitingBaseball playersAbuse ofDiscrimination in sports796.357/089/68Marcano Guevara Arturo J.1968-1710123Fidler David P556724MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817946803321Stealing lives4100480UNINA