MLB presence in Mexico goes beyond just hosting another regular
Time:2024-05-09 09:26:38 Source:entertainmentViews(143)
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.”
Previous:Fred Sirieix cosies up to his fiancé Fruitcake who wows in a figure
Next:Kings of the mountain: Joining a team of 20 St Bernards
You may also like
- Pregnant Lala Kent goes make
- Real Madrid hosts Barcelona eyeing decisive blow in Spanish league title race
- Wesley Bryan birdies final hole for a 1
- Former Auburn point guard Aden Holloway plans transfer to rival Alabama
- Kings of the mountain: Joining a team of 20 St Bernards
- Blinken to visit China amid claims about Russia support — Radio Free Asia
- Man who set himself on fire outside Trump hush money trial dies
- Mail's Sarah Vine wins her FOURTH award as Lucy Letby podcast is acclaimed at the Press Awards
- Mexico tightens travel rules on Peruvians in a show of visa diplomacy to slow migration to US