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The Sanctuary Of Baseball

© Finn O'Hara

A photo essay about the young & talented baseball players of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. Away from the glare and scrutiny of the big baseball academies down south in Santo Domingo, this publicly funded academy in the small northern beach town of Las Terrenas is turning out world class baseball players, including the late Yordano Ventura of the Kansas City Royals.

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