The Lifestyle Hotel Chain through its president Markus Wischenbart, the North Coast Baseball Company and the Dominican Baseball Federation (Fedobe) signed an agreement on Thursday to rescue young people who play baseball in the Dominican Republic.
The North Coast Baseball Company chaired by Ernest Frey is committed to bringing scouts and top representatives from most schools, colleges and universities in the United States to award full scholarships to baseball players who have talent for the game, which include air tickets, stay and tuition.
FEDOBE, represented by its President Juan Núñez and its Vice President José Cano, is committed to holding Showcases with the best players between the ages of 10 and 21.
As part of this agreement, the North Coast Baseball company will build a baseball stadium together with Lifestyle Hotels to host these Showcases and hold National, International Club, Pre-World and World Tournaments together with FEDOBE.
This baseball stadium will be built on the grounds of the Lifestyle complex in Cofresi Puerto Plata, and will have all the facilities that a high-level stadium has.
For the Caribbean Baseball Confederation (Cocabe), the institution was represented by Manuel Frías, Secretary General, representing President George de Lira.
Via Cocabe, they will have access to international events in all categories of said confederation, including seminars and courses that Cocabe programs during the year.
North Coast Baseball has long been carrying out activities such as donations of sporting goods and international exchanges with local baseball groups in Puerto Plata.
With this, these exchanges and donations will continue to be made each year.
Present at the meeting were the owner of Lifestyle, Markus Wischenbart, Ernest Frey from the North Coast Baseball company, the president of FEDOBE, Mr. Juan Núñez, the vice-president José Cano, Manuel Frías Secretary of COCABE and president of the baseball association of Puerto Plata, Yisstte Minaya National Director of Women’s Baseball, former Major League Baseball players Ramón Ramírez and Víctor Marte and the young coach Fili Santiago; all from the Bride of the Atlantic.
