Motivations of Dominicans to obtain a contract to play in the MLB

The Major League Baseball put efforts to prevent administration of steroids. It desires to nip doping in the bud. Then it will be able to achieve the big show. A location where the efforts of the MLB are applied and clearly seen is the Dominican Republic.
Those who live in the Dominican Republic desire to play professional baseball in the U. S. This is not only a dream. This desire becomes real. Thus, the whole family changes the location where the family lives. Unluckily, a lot of individuals are lured to administrate steroids and other related drugs which increase performance to achieve their goal.
The Dominican Republic is a country where a lot of individuals use steroids and other products that promote performance. That’s why a sportsperson from this location is asked whether he has used steroids or other related products. Undoubtedly, this person claims that he has never doped because tests are performed and anybody is afraid to be caught using any controlled substance.
The MLB subjects to tests athletes from the Dominican Republic. Thus, one year 13 persons out of 40 tested amateur sportspersons from this location tested positive. The MLB plans to tests Dominicans and to penalize those who dope.
It is said that the number of Dominicans that are sent to the MLB is significantly higher than the number of players that are sent from all countries of the Latin America.
The MLB tries to push steroids out of baseball. Amateur players are taught about risks for their health connected with steroids. They are educated about undesirable results that may be provoked by steroids.
The financial position of the Dominican Republic is a significant problem in this situation. The average wage is approximately 8, 5000 dollars per year there. To get a signing bonus of 180, 000 dollars is a true achievement for any athlete from this Republic. That’s why sportspersons from this country are especially inclined to dope for such perspectives. They want to obtain a contract for playing professional baseball in the MLB. They want to get it for well-being of their families and for improvement of their lives in future. Obtaining a contract means moving from a rented small house to a private home, from poverty to normal conditions of life, from travelling by public transport to driving own car.
Actually, intake of steroids is not a problem just in that is limited within the Dominican Republic. It is a problem that corrupts the whole world. No one athlete can be sure whether he competes against a person that has natural skills and talents or against a person that administrates steroids and other related medications. That’s why it is necessary to nip intake of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in the bud.
 Youth should be taught about troubles linked with doping not only in the Dominican Republic or only in the U. S. but around the world.