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sketchahedron t1_jd184nv wrote

Reply to comment by HankScorpio42 in Cuban catcher Iván Prieto defects from Cuba team in Miami by pandas795

How so?

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HankScorpio42 t1_jd1a2pe wrote

Both Cubans and Americans have restrictions on travel, you cannot travel from the USA to Cuba and vice-versa. I as Canadian can travel to Cuba, and I have, also Cubans can travel to Canada freely.

Most if not all the current Cuban ballplayers playing in MLB have "defected" through 3rd party destinations Mexico or Canada. It's why Randy Arozerena can play for Team Mexico as a Cuban his passport is probably from Mexico or its possible someone in his family is from Mexico. So basically when one decides to do this they're leaving behind all their family and friends due to these restrictions.

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sketchahedron t1_jd1dfa6 wrote

Cubans could not travel freely to Canada until 2013. The trade embargo and travel restrictions are two different things.

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HolyGig t1_jd1f2r5 wrote

Not really our problem, we don't have to do business with countries we don't like. That regime is supporting the war against Ukraine they are extremely far from blameless in this

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redshores t1_jd20a3q wrote

You've mentioned this twice in this thread -- what does Ukraine have to do with Cuba-US relations?

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Cool-Ad2780 t1_jd2z5rb wrote

Cuba supports Russia, America supports Ukraine. US doesn’t like Cuba supporting them. It’s really not hard to put that 2+2 together bud

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