NewsWhore
11-17-2006, 02:30 PM
The DR baseball team will receive US$500,000 for reaching the semi-finals of the World Baseball Classic, that was held in March this year in the US, Puerto Rico and Japan. Hector Pereyra, president of the Dominican Baseball Federation said that the money would begin to arrive in December. He said that 50% of the award would go to the ball players who played in the matches. The players have accepted that the remaining 50% will go to the country's regional courses for baseball instructors and physical education teachers, and to stage three national baseball tournaments in the 9-10 age group in 2007, the 11 to 12 age group in 2008 and the 13 to 14 age group in 2009.
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