Young ball players from the Dominican Republic visit St. Louis, meet Carlos Martinez

Carlos Martinez has been a busy man. His efforts extend beyond the baseball field however, but also to the community in St. Louis and in home in the Dominican Republic. With some help from Mike Matheny, Carlos was able to meet and share an authentic Dominican meal with some young ball players (peloteros --> pelota = baseball).

Looks like fun!

#respost with @repostapp #usssss With the peloteros from GO Baseball in Santiago DR @gosportsdr . eating authentic Dominican food. Thanks to Mike Matheny for bringing them here @cardinals #cardinalnation

A photo posted by Carlos Martinez (@tsunamy0327) on Jun 5, 2016 at 12:23pm PDT

Next Thursday will be Carlos's Second Annual Bowling Fundraiser. More information can be found at his foundation's website: www.tsumaniwavesfoundation.com/events

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