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MLB reaches deal to allow Cuban players to sign without defecting - MarketWatch
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Realization Of An Impossible Dream': MLB And Cuba Make Historic Deal : NPR
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MLB proposes new path for Cuban players
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MLB, union, Cuba reach deal for players to sign
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Why the MLB is flooded with huge contracts
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The Cuban baseball smuggling machine behind MLB
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Historic Rays Cuba game filled with thrills
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How will Cuba decision affect baseball? – Hartford Courant
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How will Cuba decision affect baseball? – Hartford Courant
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MLB hires Trump-allied lobbying for guidance on Cuban baseball players
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How will Cuba decision affect baseball? – Hartford Courant
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Trump Would Consider Letting MLB Sign Cubans If It Helps With Venezuela : NPR
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Cuban baseball players no longer have to defect to play in MLB
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