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Dominican Republic approves new baseball regulation decree
The Dominican Republic's executive branch has approved Decree 601-26, establishing a new regulatory framework for the supervision of professional and recreational baseball, including academies, leagues, and development programs. The regulation aims to protect participants' rights and ensure transparency across the sector, covering players, coaches, scouts, agents, and teams.
A central component of the decree is the creation of the National Baseball System Registry, designed to certify and track various actors in the industry. The National Baseball Commissioner's Office, under the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, will serve as the competent authority. The office will be organized into a Technical Directorate, focusing on infrastructure, training, and doping, and a Baseball Regulation Directorate, responsible for administrative oversight.
The new rules place a strong emphasis on the protection of minors, requiring parental authorization for certain activities and implementing measures to prevent abuse, exploitation, and negligence. Additionally, the framework seeks to modernize the amateur baseball ecosystem by using data to identify risks such as overtraining, school dropout rates, and unsafe living conditions. While the decree has been welcomed by officials like National Baseball Commissioner Junior Noboa, the specific timeline for full implementation and the exact impact on all technical details remain to be defined through upcoming working groups with industry stakeholders.
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Dirección del Comisionado Nacional de Béisbol · Dominican Republic · Gigantes del Cibao · Junior Noboa · Luis Abinader · Miguel Cairo · Ministerio de Deportes y Recreación · Ministry of Sports and Recreation · National Baseball Commissioner's Office · República Dominicana
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- [● 3 SOURCES] A National Baseball System Registry will be created to certify and track leagues, teams, players, academies, agents, and other participants. precision.com.do · eldia.com.do
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Technical Directorate will oversee infrastructure, academies, training, security, and doping. precision.com.do · eldia.com.do
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Executive Power approved Decree No. 601-26 on August 26, 2026. precision.com.do · eldia.com.do
- [● 3 SOURCES] The National Baseball Commissioner's Office, under the Ministry of Sports and Recreation, is the competent authority for these functions. precision.com.do · eldia.com.do
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Baseball Regulation Directorate will manage administrative registration and supervision of sector actors. precision.com.do · eldia.com.do
- [● 3 SOURCES] The decree establishes regulations for the supervision of professional and recreational baseball, academies, leagues, and development programs in the Dominican Republic. precision.com.do · eldia.com.do