On Wednesday, the Marlins’ front office got together with Dominican Republic authorities to break ground on a new baseball academy, further proof of the organization’s interest in continuing to develop international talent and bringing it aboard. Marlins CEO Derek Jeter and GM Kim Ng attended the event along with D.R. President Luis Abinader and others in Boca Chica.
This world-class facility will even provide benefits outside the Dominican Republic, as it’s now common that players from other Latin American territories go to the cited country to reach a higher level of development as players. As a matter of fact, six Marlins who are currently assigned to play in the Dominican Summer League were in attendance: Steven Adderley (from Bahamas), Yiddi Cappe (Cuba), Kevin Guerrero (Dominican Republic), Ronald Hernández (Venezuela), Jesus León (México), and Germain Ruiz (Panamá).