Major League Baseball hosts symposium in the Dominican Republic

Major League Baseball hosted a symposium this week in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  The symposium was co-hosted by MLB and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development.  The conference featured a range of speakers including government employees, and representatives from the league and several teams.  It focused on issues such as improving education for prospects and other ways to make prospects more successful.

The Dominican Baseball Guy was invited to attend, but was not able to make it.  Here is the press release:

“Goals and Challenges of MLB in the Dominican Republic” 

WHAT:     Major League Baseball and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo) [FUNGLODE] will host a symposium called “Goals and Challenges of MLB in the Dominican Republic.”

          The symposium will include many members of the various parties of the Dominican baseball establishment, including such officials from Major League Baseball as Executive Vice President, Labor Relations & Human Resources Rob Manfred; Executive Vice President, Administration & Chief Information Officer John McHale, Jr.; and Head of Latin American Oversight Jorge Perez-Diaz; as well as New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson.

WHEN:     March 14^th, 7:00pm–9:00pm  March 15^th, 9:00am–5:00pm

Kim Ng joins MLB baseball operations department, will focus on Dominican operations

Kim Ng, the first woman assistant general manager in Major League Baseball history, recently left the Dodgers front office to join the MLB baseball operations department.  Ng's new title is senior vice president of baseball operations.  She will report to Joe Torre, the new executive vice president of baseball operations for MLB.

Ng worked with Torre as an assistant general manager in New York and Los Angeles.  She has said her dream is to be an MLB general manager and she was mentioned for that position when the Mariners were hiring a general manager in 2008.

So, why is this on the Dominican Baseball Guy blog you ask.  Well, because according to Ng, "there will be a lot of focus on the international operation and the Dominican Republic."  Torre and Ng will be heading the team that replaces Sandy Alderson and works on issues facing MLB in the Dominican Republic.