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Trea Turner's eighth-inning grand slam rescues Team USA in World Baseball Classic - The Boston Globe
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Yoelkis Cespedes, Yoenis' half-brother, defects from Cuban National Team – New York Daily News
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Report: Cuban pitcher Yariel Rodriguez defects with hope of MLB deal
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Cuban WBC team member defects to U.S.
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Jose Abreu, Cuban baseball's Barry Bonds, will play in 2013 World Baseball Classic - Viva El Birdos
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Cuban baseball player defects after team's loss to USA in World Baseball Classic
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Cuban catcher defects in Miami after World Baseball Classic game, National Sports
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Cuban Baseball Player Cesar Prieto Defects from Team While at Florida Qualifier, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Former Cuban Stars Want to Play in World Baseball Classic - The New York Times
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Cuban catcher 'escapes Miami hotel to become the first defector at the WBC
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How could normalized relations between U.S. and Cuba impact MLB?
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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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World Baseball Classic told exiles to see Cuban players like any others. Did they?
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Cuban catcher Ivan Prieto Gonzalez defects from home country in Miami following World Baseball Classic
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WBC: Team Cuba Does Not Belong to the Dictatorship - Havana Times