Young Stars Have Seen Players Swindled

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Young players from Latin America playing in Futures Game during All-Star game festivities at Yankee Stadium in New York City comment on FBI investigation into whether major league personnel improperly pocketed money earmarked for teenagers, especially those from Venezuela and Dominican Republic; say these players have traditionally paid portions of their bonuses to local baseball insiders, called buscones, who help them be seen by scouts; photo

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