{"id":12141,"date":"2018-12-15T00:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T05:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/?p=12141"},"modified":"2021-10-05T14:41:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T18:41:03","slug":"latin-american-players-in-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infovis\/projects\/latin-american-players-in-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin American Players in Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"

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INTRODUCTION<\/b><\/h2>\n

For over a century, Baseball has been one of the major sports in America. \u00a0In the past 70 years though, we have seen that sport evolve with stricter rules and team with players from all over the world. \u00a0These player have been some of the most leading names in baseball such as Roberto Clemente from Puerto Rico, Jos\u00e9 Abreu from Cuba, and more recently Sh\u014dhei Ohtani from Japan who just won Rookie of the Year. \u00a0With 162 games each season these players become household names among their teams fan bases, inviting these players into their homes on their televisions or going to pay them a visit at their favorite park. <\/span><\/p>\n

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To build these teams, not only is there a lot competition to get the best players but there are certain rules that have to be followed. \u00a0For many players, namely players from the United States and Canada, the first year draft or the June draft as it is often referred to is the gateway to getting their foot into a Major League Baseball contract. \u00a0As of 1989, the first year draft also includes players from Puerto Rico. The first year draft, however is heavily regulated and has multiple rules in place that prevents many players from being drafted before they turn 21 and over the years these rules have become much more strict and enforced. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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However for players that are not from the United States, Canada, or now Puerto Rico, a different set of rules and condition apply to recurring those players. \u00a0Though for each country certain rules and regulations apply. For example with Asian players the are multiple rules which sometimes includes paying off the club that the player is currently apart of at the time of the deal. \u00a0With Latin American players, the only real rule is no underage players though many teams do scout younger than that, putting those players in baseball academies where they start their training as well as move them out of the eyes of other teams. \u00a0Due to the lack of restrictions placed on these players there have been numerous reports of how these players are exploited dating all the way back to the 2000\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While there have been many articles pointing out how these players were being exploited, including one player, Yasiel Puig coming out and sharing his story it was only in October of 2018 that the Department of Justice started to investigate these accusations. \u00a0As of right now, December 2018, the Department of Justice is currently looking into the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers over claims of human trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Goals<\/b><\/h3>\n

This project had the following goals<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Explore the amount of player from Latin American countries that have been recruited over the past century and see how that has changed over time. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Explore the teams that own these players and view who they are recruiting and from where. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    METHODS<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Materials<\/b><\/h3>\n