Current location:Stellar Spectacle news portal > opinions
MLB presence in Mexico goes beyond just hosting another regular
Stellar Spectacle news portal2024-05-09 06:00:54【opinions】9People have gathered around
IntroductionMEXICO CITY (AP) — When the Houston Astros take on the Colorado Rockies this weekend, it will be the
MEXICO CITY (AP) — When the Houston Astros take on the Colorado Rockies this weekend, it will be the seventh regular-season series played in Mexico. Major League Baseball’s presence in the country, however, goes far beyond that.
Mexico became one of only six countries in the world with an MLB office in 2016. For Rodrigo Fernandez, the head of the organization south of the border, the regular-season series may be the biggest event, but it’s far from the only one held in the country.
Among those, the MLB office runs a program called First Pitch to promote the game among kids. Another is the MLB Cup, a nation-wide tournament for 11 and 12 year olds that recently finished its fifth championship.
“For us (the series) is the cherry on top of the cake because we have many activities through the year,” Fernandez told The Associated Press. “The MLB Cup is broadcasted by ESPN and is the biggest tournament of its kind in Mexico. Those kids are Mexico’s future.”
Address of this article:http://suriname.izmirambar.net/news-31e199778.html
Very good!(67)
Related articles
- Kai Cenat's riot charges dropped after he apologizes and pays for Union Square mayhem
- Keir Starmer vows to protect pensions triple lock if Labour is victorious at the next election
- Miserable runs continue for Juve and Milan in stalemate
- Teenage golfer Ji wins first pro title in Tianjin
- Father's grief after boy, 14, with 'no concept of danger' is found dead in river after vanishing
- Spicer, Owusu help Toronto rally to beat Orlando City 2
- Xavi to stay as Barca coach in dramatic U
- Moving to the country? You need to think about the stink... and you'll be hard
- Eurovision 2024 semi
- Amid talk of renationalising the railways, PETER HITCHENS' provocative view... The disastrous break
Popular articles
Recommended
Police launch probe after man in his 20s found shot behind the wheel of a locked car
Devastating footage shows horrific aftermath of tornadoes that barreled through Nebraska and Iowa
NHS set to ban trans women from female
Table for two? That'll be £400 thanks to 'scalper' touts muscling in on high
Rojas and France help the Mariners knock off the Twins 10
Guangdong into playoffs semis, oust Zhejiang
Thigh injury ends Qinwen Zheng's Madrid Open as Sabalenka and Rybakina progress
China dominates Thomas & Uber Cup group opener
Links
- Xi Focus: Xi Inspects Navy of PLA Southern Theater Command
- Xi in My Eyes
- Autumn scenery of park along Changhe River in Hebei
- Scenery of Xiezi Mountain in China's Shandong
- Scenery of Xiling Gorge amid the misty rain
- Xi Extends Congratulations to Yunnan University on Centenary Anniversary
- Palace Museum announces gradual reopening plan
- View of Shuangjiang ancient town in Chongqing
- China’s national park system starts to yield fruits
- World Wetlands Day: A glimpse of China's earth’s kidneys