Across Jamaica, signs of normalcy have started to return with remarkable speed. Airports are open again. Flights are moving on schedule. Cruise calls have resumed. Restaurants, cafés, museums and small shops are starting to get back to their steady rhythms from Kingston to Negril. Kingston, home to most of the nation’s population, is running smoothly […]
By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Major League Baseball will hold national tryouts in Curacao next week. The tryouts will be held as part of MLB’s Elite Program in Curacao, the first of its kind on the island. The Elite Program is part of the MLB’s “continued commitment to the development of baseball globally,” it said […]
Above: Xander Bogaerts By the Caribbean Journal staff Aruba’s Xander Bogaerts made his Major League Baseball debut for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Bogaerts, a 20-year-old shortstop from Oranjestad, started at shortstop and batted seventh, going 0-3 with a strikeout. Bogaerts is the first Aruban player in the Major Leagues since pitcher Sidney […]
Above: Dominican-born star Jose Reyes (Photo: Miami Marlins) By the Caribbean Journal staff Major League Baseball will be hosting a showcase for top amateur players in the Dominican Republic this month, the league said in a release Friday. The Sept. 15 event will occur over a three-day period, and will be led by former Houston […]
