AMLO's Next Target? Getting More Respect for Baseball in Mexico
- Mexican government to promote sports amid obesity problem
- Baseball schools to be built in Mexico to support the game
A game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey on May 6, 2018.
Photographer: Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images
It’s no secret that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is a huge baseball fan, frequently donning caps and jerseys of MLB teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals. Now he wants to boost Mexicans’ passion for the game as part of an overall push to promote sports and physical activities in a country with a severe obesity problem.
Mexico will build baseball schools for youngsters as part of its sports development plan, Lopez Obrador said Tuesday morning at his daily press conference. The plan also includes the promotion of high performance sports to improve Mexico’s standing in international competitions, he said.