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MLB News: Ivan Prieto defects from Cuba's national team and stays in Miami
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List of baseball players who defected from Cuba - Wikipedia
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Agent: Cuban baseball player who defected after World Baseball Classic signs contract
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WBC: Cuban bullpen catcher Ivan Prieto Gonzalez defects in Miami
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Cuban catcher Ivan Prieto reportedly did not join the rest of the team on the flight back to the island, apparently becoming the first Cuban player ever to defect during the World
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What Elian Gonzalez wants for Cuba
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Cuban catcher defects in Miami after World Baseball Classic game, Diplomacy
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MLB offseason tracker: Blue Jays add Chad Green to bullpen MLB - Bally Sports
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What does defect mean in baseball? Exploring the various times players like Ivan Prieto have defected to the US
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Cuban baseball player defects as team prepared to leave South Florida
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Iván Prieto González defects after his World Cup defeat and stays in the United States. - Pyrotand
![MLB News: Ivan Prieto defects from Cuba's national team and stays in Miami](https://i.redd.it/w9ztwuyq9hha1.jpg)
Cuban catcher Ivan Prieto reportedly did not join the rest of the team on the flight back to the island, apparently becoming the first Cuban player ever to defect during the World
![MLB News: Ivan Prieto defects from Cuba's national team and stays in Miami](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/03/20/USAT/8f9406b0-7b9b-411a-b1e6-fb23df6f8a84-4d379f02-abf3-4944-af46-5c28374df400_thumbnail.png?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
WBC: Cuban bullpen catcher Ivan Prieto Gonzalez defects in Miami
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Reports: Cuban baseball player defects after World Baseball Classic
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List of baseball players who defected from Cuba - Wikipedia