Jurickson Profar hails from the small but vibrant island of Curaçao, which you can access by plane, boat or its famous moving pontoon bridge. She has a total population of about 150,000 people — close to a sixth of the size of San Francisco — smattered across a 38x5-mile landmass. The nation takes care of its residents, too, boasting the highest standards of living in the Caribbean, as well as offering state-funded education to the children of an island with three official languages.
Despite the nation’s obsession with soccer, the people of Curaçao also possess an undying love for baseball.