The Academia de Prospecto Complex is a

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complex in San Antonio de Guerra,

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. It is the home of the

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and the Dominican Summer League Indians/Brewers. It is also where the

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organization conducts all of its Latin American operations.

History

The stadium officially opened in May 2011, and since then it has been used to train the

. It is where the team plays its home games. As of the 2017

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season, the DSL Indians/Brewers cooperative team also plays its home games at the Academia de Prospecto Complex.

Facilities

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, current President of the

, described the academy as "state-of-the-art". The academy was designed to prepare young Dominican players for a future career with the Indians in

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. It has multiple fields for the players to practice on, as well as training mounds, batting tunnels, a classroom where the players can learn English, and other indoor training facilities and recreational areas.

Staff

Jose Mejia is currently serving as the

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and field coordinator of the

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. He is aided by Carlos Fermin, who is working as the infield coach. In addition to the coaches, the

' scouting staff, which is led by Koby Perez, will operate through the academy.

References

External links

* http://www.dominicansummerleague.com/www/ * {{coord missing, Dominican Republichttp://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110516&content_id=19134480&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle * http://mlb.mlb.com/dr/index.jsp * http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=l130 * https://web.archive.org/web/20110710143547/http://www.dominicansummerleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1590%3Aliga-de-verano-presenta-calendario&catid=38%3Asports Dominican Summer League Minor league baseball venues Baseball venues in the Dominican Republic Sports venues completed in 2011