Cuban baseball team draws ire, support in Little Havana
1 year, 9 months ago

Cuban baseball team draws ire, support in Little Havana

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Jose Vilela fled Cuba for the United States when he was 14 years old after spending six months in a concentration camp. Vilela, now 68, paced Sunday afternoon outside loanDepot Park, the Miami Marlins’ home stadium, where the Cuban national baseball team later lost to the United States 14-2 in the World Baseball Classic semifinals. “We’re just here for baseball, for the sport,” Cuba manager Armando Johnson said after the game, adding that the team did not pay attention to the demonstrators. It won’t affect us.” Ramon Saul Sanchez, an organizer of Sunday’s protests, said he is not against the Cuban baseball players. “We all want to support the Cuban baseball team,” Sanchez said.

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Star-studded breakaway Cuban baseball team celebrates its union, even without a place to play
11 months ago

Star-studded breakaway Cuban baseball team celebrates its union, even without a place to play

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A month before their fellow major leaguers will report for spring training, Aroldis Chapman, Yuli Gurriel and several other Cuban big leaguers assembled on an intimate field in Miami this week and slipped on gear with reminders of home. “Homeland and Life.” The breakaway group of players mostly born in and defected from Cuba is alternatively known as …

US to let MLB stars play for Cuba in World Baseball Classic
1 year, 9 months ago

US to let MLB stars play for Cuba in World Baseball Classic

Associated Press  

HAVANA — The United States will permit Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home country in the World Baseball Classic next year. The decision announced Dec. 24 in a news release by the Baseball Federation of Cuba could be a big step in once again turning Cuba’s national team into heavy hitters on an international stage. In …

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