Sports Ralph Ávila, who helped establish Dodgers’ baseball academy in Dominican Republic, dies at 92 January 31, 2023January 31, 2023Cesar Brioso, USA TODAYComments Off on Ralph Ávila, who helped establish Dodgers’ baseball academy in Dominican Republic, dies at 92 Ralph Ávila, who helped create the Los Angeles Dodgers' baseball academy in the Dominican Republic in the 1980s, died Monday in Miami at age 92.