BHD and MLB welcome signed prospects

The bank, with its social responsibility program for MLB prospects, has impacted 4,000 young people since 2008

The prospective players signed in January of this year by the Major League Baseball academies established in the Dominican Republic were honored yesterday afternoon by Banco BHD and Major League Baseball (MLB).

The activity, held in Las Cascadas of the Jaragua hotel, was headed by Josefina González, Senior Vice President of Personal and Business Banking at Banco BHD, and Yerkis Pérez, Director of Operations for the MLB in the Dominican Republic.

González and Pérez welcomed the prospects and talked about the comprehensive proposal they offer. “As the official Bank of the Major Leagues, we have a responsibility with the economic and social well-being of the young prospects of the MLB, which we materialize with a comprehensive financial training program and in values ​​as a basis for decision-making,” said González.

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The BHD offers the young people signed a program that includes meetings with parents, coaches and direct relatives with the purpose of raising awareness and educating the family and social ecosystem about financial responsibility and the correct management of money.

“Gamers are the raw material of our industry. That is why we make an effort to prepare and develop it on and off the field”, Pérez explained.

González also explained that “the main objective of the BHD’s educational program is to train and guide young baseball prospects signed by the academies of the MLB about managing their finances and providing them with tools that allow their future in economic and educational terms, based on the premise that only approximately 4% to 5% of young people signed get to play in the big leagues in the United States or Canada ”.

Carlos Baerga, a former major league player from Puerto Rico, spent a turn advising prospects.