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Global Baseball Is Fun Baseball

Despite the struggle to attract fans to watch the Marlins, Miami baseball lovers are having a blast watching the Caribbean Series.

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An overview shows the Caribbean Series baseball game between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Fla., February 3, 2024.

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Miami — The stadium is in a neighborhood with property owners selling parking spots in their driveways and yards, similar to Lambeau Field. Unlike in Green Bay, it’s 70 degrees in February, you can buy arepas from sellers on the sidewalk, and everybody is speaking Spanish.

The Miami Marlins’ stadium, located in Little Havana, is bustling almost two months before Opening Day because it is hosting the Caribbean Series this year. It’s the first time the series has ever been played in an MLB stadium, and only the third time it has been played in the mainland U.S. (the previous two were also in Miami; it has been played in Puerto Rico many times).

Dominic Pino

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Dominic Pino

Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.

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