Pedro joins Marlins for Caribbean Series
\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType “:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The Caribbean Series is a seven-team tournament featuring all the champions of the winter leagues affiliated to the Professional Baseball Confederation. Caribbean countries (Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico) and representatives from Nicaragua, Panama and Curacao. \n\nBoth funds will split lottery proceeds 50/50 from each of the 25 tournament games. In addition, a collectible glass will be available exclusively at the stadium, the proceeds of which will go to the Pedro Martienza Foundation. The Pedro Martinez Foundation, the signature non-profit organization of the Caribbean Series, will play a role in supporting disadvantaged young people through educational, health and sports programs.”,”type”:”text”},{” __typename”: “Image”, “caption” : null, “contextualCaption”: null, “contextualAspectRatio”: null, “credit”: null, “contentType”: null, “format”: “jpg”, “templateUrl”:” https:/ /img.mlbstatic.com/ mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/uftfjahg5eajrl9xlffx”,”type”:”image”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:” “We are very pleased to join forces on this issue” , said Martinez, who visited Kensington Park Elementary School, part of the Marlins Slugger Schoolhouse program, after the press conference. “As you know, I don’t like to talk a lot about what we do in the community, but I think it’s very important. I think it’s very important that people understand our culture better. I think the Caribbean Series right now, and the fact that we’re here in Miami, a city with a mixture of cultures, I think gives us all a great opportunity to better understand why we’re so excited and so happy. , and why Why do we put so much emotion into playing with a ball? And I think the culture really needs to be exposed. I think people need to understand how much we care about young people.”\n\nThe Pedro Martinez Foundation, founded by Pedro himself, strives to make a positive impact on the lives of young people in both the United States and Latin America. Through its commitment to providing opportunities for educational, health and sports initiatives, the foundation strives to empower and inspire all those in need.\n\nThe Pedro Martinez Foundation will also host an exclusive Caribbean Feast or Caribbean Banquet event. will take place on February 8th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm ET at LandDepot Park. 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January 12, 2024
MIAMI – Once the Marlins learned they would have the privilege of hosting the first Caribbean Series in a Major League stadium, the organization began looking for a partnership.
President of Business Operations Caroline O’Connor and former Dominican Major League pitcher Pedro Martinez detailed Thursday why the Miami Marlins Foundation and the Pedro Martinez Foundation have partnered for the upcoming Caribbean Series, which runs Feb. 1-9 at CreditDepot Park.
“We’ve been talking for over a year now,” O’Connor said. “We have known for several years that we would be lucky enough to host the 2024 Caribbean Series and one of the first things we did was contact the Pedro Martinez Foundation. We have our academy in the Dominican Republic. We’ve seen all the work they’ve done and Pedro is a sports icon who has given a lot to Caribbean baseball. We know our ace Sandy Alcantara admires Pedro, whom he thanked after winning the 2022 National League Cy Young. So Pedro’s organization was one of the first we contacted.
The Caribbean Series is a seven-team tournament consisting of the champions of the winter leagues of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico), as well as representatives from Nicaragua, Panama and Curacao.
The two funds will split lottery proceeds 50/50 from each of the tournament’s 25 games. In addition, a collectible glass will be available exclusively at the stadium, the proceeds of which will go to the Pedro Martienza Foundation. As the Caribbean Series’ signature non-profit organization, the Pedro Martinez Foundation will play a role in supporting struggling youth through educational, health and sports programs.
“We’re very excited to join forces on this,” said Martinez, who visited Kensington Park Elementary School, part of the Marlins Slugger Schoolhouse program, after the news conference. “As you know, I don’t like to talk a lot about what we do in the community, but I think it’s very important. I think it’s very important that people understand our culture better. I think the Caribbean Series right now, and the fact that we’re here in Miami, a city with a mixture of cultures, I think gives us all a great opportunity to better understand why we’re so excited and so happy. , and why Why do we put so much emotion into playing with a ball? And I think the culture really needs to be exposed. “I think people need to understand how much we care about young people.”
The Pedro Martinez Foundation, founded by Pedro himself, strives to make a positive impact on the lives of young people in both the United States and Latin America. Through its commitment to providing educational opportunities, health initiatives and sports, the foundation strives to empower and energize all who need it.
The Pedro Martinez Foundation will also host a “Caribbean Feast,” an exclusive event on February 8th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm ET at LoanDepot Park. Attendees will sample chef-prepared food, have the opportunity to greet and meet Martinez and other famous athletes, interact with Pedro on the field, and receive tickets to the semifinal game at 3:00 p.m. ET. To purchase tickets to the event, visit https://pedromartinezfoundation.com/.
“This is something that people don’t understand, they don’t internalize it,” Martinez said, highlighting the anecdote of Venezuelan Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. receiving the 2023 National League Most Valuable Player award before his country’s winter league game. “They don’t understand the love and passion we have for the game, so I think it’s really important for us to preach all of that.
“Baseball is so much more than just baseball. Baseball is a culture. This is love, this is passion. Of course it’s a race, but it’s more than that. It’s more responsibility than people think. And we embrace being baseball players with love and doing whatever we need to do to make the game better and better.”