Arturo J. Marcano Guevara, a native of

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, is an author on the topic of

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. With Professor David P. Fidler of

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, Marcano has been at the forefront of generating awareness in the United States, Canada, and Latin America about problems in Latin American countries caused by the globalization of baseball. His ground-breaking scholarship with Professor Fidler includes "The Globalization of Baseball: Major League Baseball and the Mistreatment of Latin American Baseball Talent," published in the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies (1999); “Stealing Lives: the Globalization of Baseball and the Tragic Story of Alexis Quiroz”;New book exposes the dark side of Major League Baseball's recruitment practices in Latin America: IU News Room: Indiana University
/ref> and “Exploitation and Reform: Major League Baseball’s Recruitment of Latin American Baseball Talent” (

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(NACLA), Volume XXXVII No. 5, March–April 2004). Marcano is also the co-author of several letters and reports sent to

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(MLB) authorities and staff highlighting issues related to the globalization of baseball. Marcano served as the International Legal Advisor to the Venezuelan Baseball Players Association, advising on issues affecting professional baseball in Venezuela. Marcano and Fidler argue that

deserves criticism from

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s and labor standards, suggesting that the solution to MLB "unfair labor practices in the

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is the unionization of Dominican players".Dragging Their Devotion: The Role of International Law in Major League Baseball's Dominican Affairs
/ref> Marcano earned his law degree from

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, Venezuela in 1992, received an LL.M. degree from

School of Law in 1998, and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Sport Management from the

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in 2005. He has two daughters, Isabella, and Lucia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcano Guevara, Arturo J. Living people Writers from Caracas Baseball writers Venezuelan trade unionists Venezuelan sports journalists Venezuelan male writers Venezuelan human rights activists Year of birth missing (living people) Andrés Bello Catholic University alumni Isenberg School of Management alumni

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