The Dominican Republic has turned to baseball legend Sammy Sosa in a bid to lift its economic and marketing image in Asia.
President Leonel Fernandez has been accompanied by the 37-year-old former Chicago Cub as he tries to pitch his country as a trade partner in Asia, saying on Friday a little baseball diplomacy can be a hit in the region
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The South Korean professional team, the LG Twins, has asked Sosa to throw the opening pitch at one game and Sosa has endorsed several products in Japan.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/30/AR2006063000088.html
President Leonel Fernandez has been accompanied by the 37-year-old former Chicago Cub as he tries to pitch his country as a trade partner in Asia, saying on Friday a little baseball diplomacy can be a hit in the region
...
The South Korean professional team, the LG Twins, has asked Sosa to throw the opening pitch at one game and Sosa has endorsed several products in Japan.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/30/AR2006063000088.html