PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake on Monday met with Junior King and Denzel Brooks who will be trying-out for the pre-major leagues.
Brooks leaves on Tuesday to take part in the perfect games in Florida. The perfect games are where all 30 major league scouts go to look for young baseball prospects. Brooks is being sponsored by NV GEBE.
Junior King leaves April 13 to try-out at the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates are a professional baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that competes in Major League Baseball. MNO Vervat Contractor is sponsoring the trip of Junior King.
"In my back to basics approach, we need to sponsor our young aspiring professional athletes and help them to fulfill their dreams by making it to the major leagues.
"I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Sint Maarten's Denzel Richardson in his first major league debut. This shows that our youngsters can compete with any top professional athlete in the world if we give them the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Youngsters like this who have the drive to succeed you have to support.
"I would like to thank MNO Vervat Contractor and NV GEBE for being good corporate citizens and giving our youth a chance. I would like to wish Brooks and King much success and I will be rooting for them as they try-out," Minister Hon. Maurice Lake said on Monday.
