For 250 Dominican pesos -- about $4.50 -- Pedro De La Cruz promises the best car wash in the Dominican Republic. De La Cruz and his employees clean every customer's ride by hand, and when he opened Pedro's Boutique in the city of Sabana Grande de Boyá, the 21-year-old brought with him the same work ethic he used to display on the baseball field.
When he was growing up, Pedro was bigger and stronger than his twin brother -- and he worked harder too. He just didn't have the passion of his brother, who fell in love with the game at the small field near their house and wanted to hit and throw and run and play all day.