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Why Cuban big leaguers want to form 'everybody's dream team' for World Baseball Classic - The Athletic
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Does Baseball Deal Help Cuban People Or Cuban Regime? Trump May Decide.
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Cuban baseball player defects after team's loss to USA in World Baseball Classic
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Cuban defectors enjoy signing freedom
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Cuba's baseball players have ceilings on their salaries lifted and can play abroad, Cuba
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Cuban Catcher Becomes First Player To Defect During WBC
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Cuban baseball player becomes first to defect to United States during World Baseball Classic: reports
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Cuban baseball players will no longer have to defect to join MLB
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Cuban Slugger Brings Promise and Risk to the Plate - The New York Times
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Top Cuban baseball player missing, reported to have defected