What should I do??

There have to be people far more versed at this than I. I can only go on rational thought on this one, not experience. 

 

I would talk to the high school coach or someone else with inside baseball knowledge about getting hooked up at a Florida (or other state) junior college where your talent level can get on the field. Then from there you can get exposure to four year colleges. Knowing nothing about Puerto Rican college age summer ball you might want to play in an American collegiate summer league once you get to the junior college.

I'm in the same boat as RJM and had some of the same thoughts (with no direct experience regarding PR specifically).  You mentioned in a past thread that you went to a showcase there.  Were there any connections?  Who put it on?  Have you asked around who the best connected coaches/instructors are there?  I'm sure there are scouts there who can give you unbiased assessment.  They may also have connections to some schools.  Have you contacted any schools and/or sent out videos?  Is it realistic to make a visit or two to the mainland any time in the next year?  What type of school will the budget allow assuming no athletic $$?  What will your major be?  What types of climate, sizes of towns, etc. are you willing to live in? 

 

Have you already gone through the process of answering these types of questions that will help you narrow the search?

I like the others do not know much about college recruiting from Puerto Rico. I know of an NAIA scholl here in Ohio has many young men from Puerto Rico:

 

http://www.unohracers.com/roster/0/3.php

 

Their hitting coach is Carlos Baerga

 

http://www.unohracers.com/coach/0/3.php

 

He has a son on the team, who is a Sophomore. I would review their majors, to see if it is a fit.

 

http://www.unoh.edu/

 

If not it cannot hurt to reach out and see if they would know anyone who might be interested or if they can point you in the right direction.

 

Be aware though this school carries a very large squad. In addition to their Varsity roster they also have a full JV squad. There are more players on JV than Varsity, with little to no overlap.

 

http://www.unohracers.com/jv/0/14.php

 

Good luck

..and a quick glance at the roster link BLD provided indicates that the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy is a good pipeline to check out.

That's pretty cool. Carlos Baerga was a stud!

I lived in Puerto Rico when my oldest son was trying to find a place to play college football stateside.

There are two separate challenges for the Puerto Rico high school athlete wanting to play college sports on the mainland:  the first is convincing stateside colleges of your English and academic proficiency; the second is getting your sports ability evaluated. Both challenges require extra initiative on your part.

Regarding the first challenge, you must understand that stateside schools will assume your English and academics are not up to snuff until you prove otherwise.  I suspect this challenge is one reason such a high percentage of PR's top prospects go pro instead of to college.

Regarding the second challenge, at least with baseball, people already realize the sport is played at a high level on the island. Football was a much harder sell.

The advice already given to re-trace the paths others took seems right. If your measurables are good and you can afford the cost, a stateside Perfect Game showcase could be a good investment for you.

Carlos Baerga used to own a winter league team in Bayamon near where I lived. He was very gracious to the military families, supporting events on base and giving free admission to games.

Best wishes,
S

Where do you live in PR?

I live in Cidra.

The reason I asked is because of the 5 winterball teams, the coaches and managers come from milb teams.
You are near caguas or ponce you might want to take a trip up and see if you could throw, catch or hit for anyone to get an evaluation.
its worth a shot.