Emmabelle Briones of St. Dominic and Anna Montes of Dominican Academy battle for the ball during the CHSAA state Class A girls soccer championship at Aviator Field on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.

Shortly after signing with the Washington Nationals as a 16-year-old for $1.5 million, Soto was sent to the team’s Dominican Academy, where learning English no longer felt like a chore but ...

Students attend academic classes at the Minnesota Twins’ Dominican Republic academy in Boca Chica, D.R. in an undated courtesy photo. Seven players are scheduled to comprise the first class of ...