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US to let MLB stars play for Cuba in World Baseball Classic
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Trump's scuttling of MLB-Cuba deal means more defections, trafficking
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Cuba's baseball players have ceilings on their salaries lifted and
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Cuban big leaguers may not get WBC dream team but exhibition
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In booming marketplace for Cuban players, Puig's tale far from
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MLB proposal would allow Cuban players to sign with teams without
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Thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations could be a boon for Major League
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1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition
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MLB, Cuban baseball reach historic agreement – The Durango Herald
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MLB teams' involvement with Cuban players under Justice Department
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Along for the ride as Cuban baseball prospect Cesar Prieto defects