THE LAND OF BASEBALL ⚾️(Dominican Republic)
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The DOMINICAN REPUBLIC and BASEBALL go together like peanut butter and jelly. It is (by far) the most popular sport in the country, and they have sent more players to the big leagues than any other country besides the United States. That is beyond impressive for a country of just 11 million!
Baseball is seen as a gateway for many families to escape poverty, as teenagers as young as 16 years old have the chance to sign multi-million-dollar contracts.
Each one of the 30 MLB teams have a baseball academy in the D.R., and I was lucky enough to be invited to the Arizona Diamondbacks facility and was very impressed by the talent of these young kids.
As a former baseball player and huge fan, I truly had a blast shooting this video over the last few days around the Dominican Republic and I hope you enjoy watching!!
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I've been to the DR 4 times in 4 years (once every year). We had an American vs Dominican baseball match 4 years in a row. We played against kids. We have yet to beat them.
Hahahaha
Lololol
is there pickup baseball there
@@Sam-bi4bo Probably!
@@tevvmusic that’s so cool i can’t wait to go there
It's nice to see Drew experience our beautiful culture in 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴❤
I live in the suburbs of New York City on Long Island. New York loves baseball. If I ever get the chance to go to the Dominican Republic, I will be sure to bring a glove and ball. I have a total of ten professional balls that I’ve caught at major and minor league games over the years. As you can see in my profile picture. While there is a language barrier between me as English speaker and them as Spanish speakers, baseball is the common language and a shared bond between people from all over the world. From the USA to the Dominican Republic to Cuba to Japan.
I’m Dominican and black this makes my heart happy
black people is a nice people 👍🏿
I love my fellow Black people around the world 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 😍
Tbf, that's all these kids do. They will sadly be skipping school just to go out and practice (not all of them but a decent amount). It's part of the reason our country is somewhat uneducated.
Estrelleta Stop complaining about nonsense
Is "Black" a race or ethnicity????
Omg I want to visit the DR so bad. I am not a baseball fan by any means but this island seems to have so much to offer!
A mis compas dominicanos, un saludo!
S. Calabrese de donde eres?
DCampusano1 Creo que italia es por el nombre calabrese
The Dr has the best Economy in the Caribbean and Centra America , also offers modern cities like Santo Domingo which is Miami 3.0 and you have Santiago and I’m sure you know about the tourism etc but it’s perfect time to invest for sure !
don’t use God’s Name in vain
I’m Half- Cuban and I gonna say, The Dominicans are right. Baseball is Life⚾️
Best of luck to all of those in the D.R. who aspire to make it to the big leagues. Hopefully, I see you wearing a Yankees jersey!
@Peja Stoyakavic Thank you very much. And yes indeed, go Yankees!
1:27 this reminds me of my childhood. Everybody, including little girls play baseball in the streets😍🇩🇴 I used to play it in my barrio almost everyday⚾️ It is a joyful sport❤
Their baseball skills are certainly impressive. Didn’t know that each of the MLB teams has an academy in the DR. Hope you cover golf next. DR’s most famous for it’s golf courses.
Yeah but the sport isn't really that popular with the community. But, yeah, it does have a lot of golf courses.
@@joselmel Yes it is, as a Dominican I go outside my house and see kids playing baseball in legit every street, I walk to church with family and there's kids playing baseball before it starts, my dad went to buy a new car from a local dealership where they sell American-imported cars, there were kids playing baseball, we were driving to a store named "La Sirena" there were kids playing baseball along the streets. When they say "baseball is everything" y'all may say "cap" but actually go there maybe and you will see their not joking.
@@joselmel who told you that lie? I grew up playing vitilla and baseball
@@kerchow2062he was talking about golf lol
The DR is amazing.
I ❤️ ⚾️! So nice to see it in countries other than the US! Greetings from 🇩🇪!
Thanks for sharing the local life instead of the luxurious resorts! Excited for the future content!
no chance I go to those resorts - this is way better!
This brought tears to my eyes thank you for documenting my country like this ❤️❤️
Dominican Republic is incredible 🇩🇴
You should see a "vitilla" game. It's like a low-cost baseball-ish game played with a stick and the lid of one of those big bottles of water. It has it's own rules and it is a 100% Dominican game, you can see it any neighborhood
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it is cricket la plauita
This could’ve been a 30 minute video. I’d love to see you make this one longer. I love baseball
USA: finally, a worthy opponent
Jim Meme Anderson
You mean a country who we can drain of baseball players
Sven, Baseball is popular in Japan.
@Sven Stupid? Yea iight. Try n get hit by a ball traveling (spinning fast as fuc) between 65 and 100 mph. Just because its not as physical, you have to be fast as fuc and hella fucing smart.
@Sven Literally every country in Latin America, Caribbean, even Asia and most countries in Europe play baseball there's even world classic baseball leagues which Dominican Republic has won and they even won the Caribe Series too, their pretty good.
Sven and kicking a ball is any better?
Love baseball, greatest sport ever!! ⚾⚾⚾
I'm Taiwanese and really glad to see Figaro in the ending despite he forgot the team name he played for in Taiwan. (the team name is uni-lions)😊
Yes loved this 😍🇩🇴
Drew, I love your videos, they're so inspirational, and it's like I'm with you traveling the world. Thanks so much for giving me these experiences, and keep n uploading such content! :) -Philip
Baseball is deep in DR. And most Dominicans know someone who played baseball. Growing up, my father's friend and his brother played in the minor leagues. I'm related to an MLB player and my cousin is currently in the minors for an MLB team.
Can't wait for the moment to meet you if i ever had the oportunity - Johann, Santiago, Dominican Republic
When you see kids in the street hitting a plastic water bottle lid a mile with a broomstick and fielding balls with a milk carton glove, you realize how much they love it and will do anything to play the game.
Así es! Los dominicanos jugamos baseball hasta durmiendo. Las mujeres de RD también amamos el baseball.
Just got back from the DR. Such a cool place
My favorite MLB player Jorge Polanco is from DR. And My favorite team is Twins a lot of there players are from DR.
LIL ISAAC I know him, he’s from my hometown and very nice 😊
Awesome. I've been watching your videos for a while and coming across with my country in one of your videos is more than pleasing for me. Keep up the good work bro.
Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰😍
Baseball is awesome I like to see people loved it.
Thanks for making this video!! 🇩🇴🇩🇴
Thank you for this! This helped me with my country report. This was helpful because we got to see why the Dominicans liked baseball from a person view.
I can't wait to see canada drew binsky love from yuma Arizona
Drew, just a historical correction. Its widely known that Baseball was popularized as a national sport by the US when they invaded our island nation in 1916, they left many baseball fields behind when they terminated the occupation in 1924. Before 1916 baseball was apparently already know on a smaller scale due to the close US-Dominican ties, those ties brought the DR very close to become an American State when then secretary of state Hamilton Fish tries to annex the DR as a US territory in 1869. So, the history of Baseball in the DR goes beyond the Cuban immigration era.
Your right I’m Dominican and everybody loves baseball 😂
do u guys play cricket
Nah we dont
@@sports-pirateNo. Nunca.
Seriously all the best players come from DR these days 🙌
It's because most Americans have lost interest in the Sport.. 😔 But don't worry Japan and Mexico are coming in clutch to keep it alive.
@@geogmz8277 ah yes, I love Japanese baseball!
In my country Bangladesh. Cricket is like the life of our people ❤❤
Waiting so long for DR love him
So happy the D-Backs are doing this new educational program for these kids. As mentioned in the video, only 3% make it to the big leagues. It's good to see a team like the D-Backs giving back to the community by educating all prospects which will help those that don't make it have an opportunity when they go back to their home towns disappointed for not making it.
Got to see a game in the Dominican a few years ago! Thanks for the video!
WE ARE A GROUP OF YOUNG AFGHAN TH-camRS WE LOVE YOU DREW 😊
Keep going!
Drew Binsky thanks drew ❤️
Dammmm the legend replied them
If you stood in you country you would be some old mans butt toy stay humble
NMduke ??? What are you on about tool
When you realize
You have never played Baseball before
There are some countries wherein Baseball is Life and some countries that Baseball is almost nonexistent
I want Baseball as Number 1 sport in the world in future
Duchi it's life in the dominican, but it's dead in some european countries
@@Baazigar_007 never gonna happen Football will always stay at n1
Duchi yep welcome to the U.K.😂
@@Baazigar_007 nah football 🏈 would be . But baseball and soccer are cheap sports to play so it’s easy to bring it to 3rd worlds. But I hope American football could translate and go to the world
Loved this video! ❤️🇩🇴
“Baseball is life” Long live Benny the jet Rodriguez
haha love it!!
Great program today I love baseball!
Baseball yesssss ⚾️⚾️⚾️
Great video drew I play baseball from Scottsdale Arizona
'I'm from Scottsdale too!
Los domis mis hermanos y vecinos 🇵🇷✌🇩🇴 whe latinos are the best ⚾️
DR los mejores del béisbol 😎
I wanna visit the DR. I didn’t play baseball ⚾️ growing up but it looks like a fun sport to try with friends even if u aren’t like MLB level lol
Yay Dbacks.
DR love baseball
India loves cricket
Really that's true
I love your videos I have been to 45 USA states but not another country
I’m super happy that you went to my home country :)
I love baseball to
That’s facts baseball is my spirit sport(I came from D.R I started playing as a 2 year old
Yay new video finally
This is amazing
I from USA and Baseball is actually life when hot out baseball is the choice
Ur content helps me very much I can get ahead in school thx😊 🙏
Great video👍🏼
Visit playa fronton or cayo levantado in samana
Im so proud for you Drew! You need 9 countries left! And your at the Jackpot!
Sports is my religion... My lifestyle ✌️❤️
When u come back to USA 🇺🇸?
in a week
@@drewbinsky if you swing by Miami let me know
@@drewbinsky please come to burlington!
Drew Binsky can u come to Raleigh NC
Drew Binsky tampa please
Drew!!! cubs fan, seriously?!?!! ON WISCONSIN!!!!!!!!! GO BREWERS!!!!!!! other than that, great video!
Drew: Land of baseball
Cuba: *¿Qué?*
Kim Jong-un OMG supreme leader!
Kim Jong-un *bows*
Bro order me burgers u have lots I heard.
We are better than Cuba, period.
🇩🇴🇩🇴Viva la Republica Dominicana 🇩🇴🇩🇴
I like baseball.
In the DR 80% of the population play baseball. The land of baseball.🔥
My favorite sport 😊⚾️
And for me cricket is my life❤️
I'm a die hard Cub fan. LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come to Dominica 🇩🇲🇩🇲
lol it's funny because I am Dominican but you are Dominican too! We are same name but total different cultures! lol
Please come to Honduras
So that's where
Benney "The Jet" Rodriguez was from.
Quote: to us baseball was game but to Benny it was life.
Best vids thanks for sharinh
I’m from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
cool
Ok
Cricket is the life for us in India🏏🇮🇳
1:27 parking lots, that could go wrong 😂
Hi Drew I love your channel!! I wish you would've went to San Pedro de Macoris...the city that produces the most players in the entire country. I have 2 major leaguers in my family, Rico Carty and Juan Samuel
its true I'm a prospect for 2022 and I'm 14 I live in dr
I’m in Punta cana right now
If I ever get the chance to go to the Dominican Republic, I will be sure to bring a glove and a ball. While there may be a language barrier between an English speaker and Spanish speakers, baseball is the common language. I have a bunch of baseballs used by the pros. As you can see in my profile picture. In the DR and Cuba, baseball is at its purest form.
Thanks 🇮🇳❤️🇮🇳
Just like cricket in india 🇮🇳
Just like poverty in *India*
Danny just like joe mama bich
Well what is interesting is that in this case it is not the original colonizer who brought the sport. It came to the DR through Cuba, and then the Americans when the occupied the DR in the 1910s and 20s.
Ankit Banerjee shut up
@@StephaneCalabrese🤦🏿♂️ it came from deported Cubans From America who went to DR
Hispaniola is the pearl of the Caribbean’s
GO CUBS 🔴🔵
LICEY CAMPEÓN
Only Dominicans will get it
MarGame Z Toros del Este 🔥💯
DCampusano1 respeto por ganar la serie 🔥
Nice follow up on Baseball Drew...But I want you to also focus on Cricket when you travel to Jamaica and make a vlog on it too :) as we did not see you cover Cricket topic in Pakistan and India :)
I’m Dominican and I can’t play baseball
I'm filipino and I can't play basketball that good, I'm only good at NBA 2k
Nobody is saying that all Dominicans can play baseball.
Howahhh...Drew play baseball
You forgot to mention the reason why they drop out of school so young is because the MLB can sign international players as young as 16 and start scouting them as young as 11 years old. They just recently started making these kids graduate from high school and started emphasizing how important education is. As a baseball fan you should’ve went to San Pedro de Macoris where the majority of Dominican baseball players actually come from. Sammy Sosa, Robinson Cano, Miguel Sano, George Bell, Rico Carty, Jorge Polanco and The Alou brothers are just some of the players that hail from San Pedro. It’s also the most culturally diverse city in the entire country.
OMG 2 guys at 4:24 are so cool 😊😚
The mlb should put a team in the dr
Love from Ug
Baseball is everything for us Dominican!! Female & Male.
Thanks for visiting my country drew :) when are you visiting the capital?
I came to know about this country due to Chris art a Dominican artist 😍
When u going to Haiti 🇭🇹
He probably already went :)
1804 zoe fax
Philip Spradlin no. He hasnt.
1804 zoe he will go to haiti later...
Kotel pral k vini an Ayiti ak tout ensekirite sa yo ou rayil bon m chita lakay mwen map tande bal tout jounen defwa moblije pa k soti poutet tire fòw realis tou wi
I wish I didn’t quit baseball
Only 7 country left!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️