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On a Friday morning in December, Amed Rosario made the short walk from Playa Montesinos to Fuerte San Gil, a pair of beaches in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. At each beach, tall cliffs overlook the warm Caribbean Sea, but the views are obstructed by long rows of recyclables and waste that line the sand.
Rosario, who will begin his fourth season with the New York Mets this spring, grew up around these parts, which has made him accustomed to sights like these. "Just driving around the streets, you see people discarding plastic in the streets without care," he says.