Plan for Baseball Center “Project 421” in Close Proximity to Airport

Curaçao has a good chance to be chosen as a location by the American Institution of International Baseball Partners LLC (IBP) to set up a new baseball center for the development of talented players, especially from the region. Latin America and the Caribbean are important breeding grounds for American professional baseball, the Major Leagues. Curaçao is centrally located by Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico from where a lot of young players are attracted to the sport. American clubs recruit more and more young people from Curaçao for a professional career in the US. Currently, the island produces more talents per capita than any other country in the perimeter. The plan is named “Project 421” and has already been mapped out on the drawing board. It covers an area of about 20 hectares on which a main stadium, four baseball fields, two practice fields, training facilities for athletes and a hotel are to be built. So far, a piece of land near Hato airport where the wind is constantly blowing is being targeted.