Ralph Ávila, who joined the Dodgers as a part-time scout in 1970 and later led the organization's Latin American scouting efforts for decades, died Monday in Miami at age 92.
One of the greatest two-sport athletes of all time Bo Jackson stops by to chat with Sports Seriously. He also tells us about his partnership with Crown Royal and how they're giving back to communities.Ralph Ávila, who helped create the Los Angeles Dodgers' baseball academy in the Dominican Republic in the 1980s, died Monday in Miami at age 92.and at peace with God," Ávila's son, former Detroit Tigers GM Al Ávila, told ESPN Deportes.
Ávila, who was born in Cuba, joined the Dodgers as a part-time scout in 1970 and led the organization's Latin American scouting efforts for decades. He helped establish the Dodgers' Campo Las Palmas, the first academy operated in the Dominican by a major league organization, which opened in 1987."Before we got the academies, 95 to 97 percent of the players that were released from Latin America were released not because they lacked the ability," Ávila said in 2000.
Ramon Martinez and his brother, future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, Candy Maldonado, Mariano Duncan and Omar Daal were among the Dominican stars signed by Ávila, who served as regional coordinator, director and later vice president at Campo Las Palmas.
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