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Cuban baseball players will no longer have to defect to join MLB
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Cuban baseball player defects after team's loss to USA in World Baseball Classic
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Rays target: Cuban star Yulieski Gurriel - DRaysBay
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Cuban baseball's uncertain future
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Cubans Yulieski, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. training
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What if the World Baseball Classic featured a team of Cuban players in MLB?
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Report: NY Yankees likely to meet with prized Cuban pitcher
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Rubio Wants Trump To Sink Cuba Baseball Deal. Is He Endangering Cuban Players?
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Cuban catcher 'escapes Miami hotel to become the first defector at the WBC
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Rockies' Jose Iglesias, who defected from Cuba, reaches 10 years in majors
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Baseball's Notable Cuban Defectors - Sports Illustrated
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MLB declares Hector Olivera a free agent - NBC Sports
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Cuban defectors enjoy signing freedom