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BOCA CHICA. – The Directorate of the National Baseball Commissioner (DCNB), headed by former Major League player Junior Noboa, gave a training talk to prospects of the New York Yankees at their academy in the country, with the aim of strengthening key values on and off the field.
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The day was focused on topics such as integrity, discipline, decision-making, and emotional management, aspects considered fundamental in the training of young people who aspire to develop in professional baseball. The activity was coordinated by Diógenes de la Cruz, representing Noboa, who promotes an ongoing orientation program for baseball players from MLB academies and independent programs. During the meeting, sports psychology specialist Daniel Ramírez offered tools to strengthen the competitive mindset, highlighting the importance of acting with focus, emotional control, and responsibility. Likewise, he emphasized that belonging to an organization like the Yankees implies assuming a culture based on excellence, discipline, and tradition. For his part, Ysmelin Alcántara shared experiences from his career in professional baseball, motivating prospects to make conscious decisions and maintain appropriate conduct both on and off the field. The activity also highlighted the international character of the academy, which brings together young people from countries such as the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Haiti and Hungary, all focused on reaching high-level baseball. Representatives from the Yankees' educational area, including Carolina Crespo, Joel Álvarez, and Karla Lister, positively valued the DCNB initiative, highlighting its impact on the comprehensive training of the players. These actions are part of the work that the DCNB carries out to strengthen education, ethics, and the integral development of prospects, in an effort to raise the level of Dominican baseball and guarantee a better preparation of its future figures.
