Brett Garamella

Travel: Dominican Republic

From left to right: Angel Arguelles, Alexei Gil, and Felix Perez look toward a baseball field before a morning practice in Santiago, Dominican Republic. All three players defected from Cuba, where they played professionally, in hope of a better life and career in Major League Baseball.
  
In San Pedro de Macoris, players pose for a photo at Feliberto Pena Stadium, the same field where Sammy Sosa used to play as a child.
   
Pitcher Ramon Reyes holds an avocado as he hangs out in his dorm at the Cubs Academy in Boca Chica. More than 60 Dominican players who signed with the Chicago Cubs live together in this baseball academy for several months in hopes of making the big leagues.