IN AN innovative move by a governing body for the sport of baseball, the Guyana Baseball League Inc. (GBL) has engaged the services of Mark Gafur of Worcester Academy, Worcester MA as Vice-president with responsibility for Development at the Guyana Baseball League Inc.

Gafur is the highest-ranked baseball player of Guyanese descent to date, with playing/coaching stints in US Minor league baseball – a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas – that competes at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provides opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the MLB.
He has coached with the Florida Marlins as a minor league instructor, Harvard University, Bowdoin College and other institutions, in addition to his Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Education attained at Roger Williams University, Bristol RI.
Mark shared the following on joining the Guyana Baseball League team; “It’s my pleasure to accept the position as Vice-president of Development with the Guyana Baseball League.  I am excited to help make Guyana’s footprints in the world of baseball a lasting one.
Forty-five years ago, the Dominican Republic was very new to the world of baseball. They have since produced numerous stars in the world of baseball and today, the Guyana Baseball League stands at the threshold of the same opportunity.”