Stealing lives : the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /

Stealing lives : the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz / / Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidle.

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Stealing lives [electronic resource] : the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz / Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidle.
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2002.
252 p. : 1 map.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Quiroz, Alexis.
Major League Baseball (Organization) Corrupt practices.
Baseball players Recruiting Latin America.
Baseball players Abuse of Latin America.
Discrimination in sports United States.
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Fidler, David P.
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physical 252 p. : 1 map.
contents 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.
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