The Opportunity

Win-Win-Win

The IBACA model will offer unprecedented benefits for multiple constituents:

• Major League Baseball clubs will have a direct source of top new talent from a previously untapped region. By selecting prospects from the IBACA program, teams will reduce scouting and recruiting costs and be assured a high standard of training and play.
• The community surrounding IBACA and Gran Pacifica will benefit from new educational and employment opportunities and increased tourism, which will support the growth of local commerce. IBACA’s connection to the Hope and Development Foundation will bolster this effect by focusing directly on improving the economic circumstances of the local community.
• Finally, underserved youth in Central America will benefit from the opportunity to experience the discipline and personal growth of intensive training in baseball. Even if they do not continue in the sport, IBACA will provide them with the skills they need to improve their lives and their families’ futures.

For Major League Baseball, IBACA will address an ongoing and demonstrated need. For the people and the country of Nicaragua, it will prove nothing short of life-changing.

A Baseball Magnet

IBACA is ideally situated to provide winter league and training facilities for high school and college teams from the U.S., as well as Japanese and Korean teams. The proximity of the Gran Pacifica Resort opens the possibility of celebrity golf tournaments and other similar events. Plans are already under way for Fantasy Baseball Camps, which will give participants the opportunity to play ball with some of Major League Baseball’s biggest stars of the past 25 years. The facilities will also host a variety of annual international tournaments and events promoting cultural interaction and competitive advancement for youth travel teams from all over the world.