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Daily Life In The Dominican Republic

Group of people outside the Estadio Francisco Micheli baseball stadium in the city of La Romana in the Dominican Republic, on December 19, 2012. The stadium has the capacity to seat 7,838 people and is the home of the Dominican professional team, the Toros del Este. The stadium was inaugurated in 1979 by President Antonio Guzmán Fernández and is owned by the Central Romana Corporation.A large number of young boys, aged between 8 and 16 years old, train every day to improve their baseball skills. For these young people and their families, baseball is an opportunity to escape poverty. The Dominican Republic is the largest source of foreign players in Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#6901342
Date Taken	19 December 2012
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
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