The Cuban Baseball Federation, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association in December reached an agreement that would provide a smoother and safer path to major league franchises for Cuban players – who have been facing often nightmare-ish hardships (smuggling, extortion, kidnapping and banishment from the ball fields of their home land) in pursuing their major league dreams.
Saint Paul,Minnesota-based Ballpark Tours is planning its third Cuban baseball adventure for this fall and recently posted an article on the deal, its implications and the hazards Cuban players have been facing – and they even threw in an All-Cuban-Defector MLB All Star team. A good read.
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