Dominican Baseball Stars' Road to MLB Started with a Bottle Cap and Broomstick

Many Dominican baseball players grew up playing bottlecap whiffle ball, also known as Vitilla. Vitilla is like stickball and is played with a broomstick and the cap of a water jug. Watch the video above for more about this sport that MLB players say helped their coordination. 

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