Latin Americans in Major League Baseball through the first years of the 21st century

Major League Baseball, as the combined National and American leagues in the United States are now called, faces new challenges—both external and internal—with the increase of baseball’s international appeal. External pressures include strong professional baseball leagues in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea (see Japanese baseball leagues) that could hamper major league baseball’s expansion into those Asian markets. Internal pressures involve such issues as the location of the major leagues themselves, which are no longer based...