So Eight members of the Cuban baseball set up were denied visas

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For the baseball tournament in Puerto Rico.
Hmmmmmm.

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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48046288/us-denies-8-visas-cuba-world-baseball-classic-delegation


Eight members of Cuba's delegation were denied visas to the United States for the World Baseball Classic, the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation (FCBS) said Thursday.

Cuba is set to play against Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama and Canada in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during pool play of the WBC, which is scheduled from March 5-17.

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Among the Cubans that were denied visas are FCBS president Juan Reinaldo Pérez Pardo and general secretary Carlos del Pino Muñoz. Pitching coach Pedro Luis Lazo was also denied.

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1. Politics should stay out of sports. The players don't care where their opponent comes from, they just wanna play

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2. Alex Ovechkin is good friends with Putin

There are a lot of pro baseball players from Cuba, some colleges have wrestlers from Cuba.

Colleges have numerous players in numerous sports.

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3. We just had the winter Olympics and athletics from all over were there and they got along fine

Meeting people from different cultures brings understanding and good competition

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4. FIFA & Olympics: Are you paying attention? nt