MLB players from Venezuela put a spotlight on their home country's crisis.
Venezuela, like the Dominican Republic or Cuba, is rich in baseball talent, but one former major league team executive said the baseball business in Venezuela has become a risky undertaking during the years of turmoil.
Blakeley added that one of the prospects he scouted for the Braves was threatened multiple times before he signed a contract with the club, and that players from Venezuela are vulnerable to such dangers due to their high profile and the lucrative contracts they sign. Blakeley said major league teams and MLB need to do a better job ensuring the safety of Venezuelan players. “It should be on the clubs," he said."Major League Baseball is extremely wealthy -- put money aside to help.
“Our players are united and were all in agreement to move forward with the trip, and to do all we can to assist and inspire youth and give thanks to the country of Colombia for all it is doing during this humanitarian crisis,” Colón said. Arizona Diamondbacks player Eduardo Escobar, from Venezuela, poses with young players at a clinic in Barranquilla, Colombia.“It’s tough. When you grow up in a country, you want to go back any time, you know? can come over here. We’re here for them,” said Renteria during a break in the clinic.Ramos recently posted on his Instagram account a “throwback” photo of himself at the plate while playing for his Venezuelan winter ball team, Tigres de Aragua.
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