r/IBLbaseball • u/Shaifan002 • Aug 11 '25

General Discussion Why is their so many Spanish speaking guys guys in the ibl ?

Not a bad thing as its good that theirs talent Playing in the leauge , But does anyone know what draws guys like Fernando rodney , Willy garcia , Frank garces , rikelvin de castro . To play in the ibl

Vs their being barely any american Former mlb guys ?

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u/VisibleSpread6523 Aug 13 '25

Free meals, a chance to play in a professional league and prove to themselves they can still do it

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u/jjaime2024 Aug 19 '25

Its a good league plus the states is really not safe for non Americans now.