PART A: Which of the following best describes the author’s claim in the text? A
Baseball provides boys in the Dominican Republic with an opportunity they wouldn’t otherwise have to be very successful.

B
The pressures on Dominican Republic baseball players discourage them from pursuing an education and leave them at a disadvantage if they don’t succeed in the major leagues.

C
Standards in baseball only require academies to provide Dominican Republic players with a basic education.

D
While most Dominican Republic baseball players do make it to the major leagues, they don’t have the basic education to succeed after their baseball careers.