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2 Cuban baseball players defect during U.S. trip - CBS News
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Cuban baseball players defect during tournament in Mexico - BBC
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MLB announces Cuban players won't have to defect to play in U.S.
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Two Cuban baseball players defect while on trip in North Carolina
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Cuban baseball player defects on trip to South Florida
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9 players on Cuba's U23 baseball team defect in Mexico
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With An Assist From Smugglers, Cuban Players Make It To U.S.
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Could Cuba breakthrough become gift to baseball? - CBS News
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List of baseball players who defected from Cuba - Wikipedia
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Cuban baseball players defect during tournament in Mexico - BBC News
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Yasiel Puig Indians: Yasiel Puig becomes American citizen years
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MLB reaches agreement allowing Cuban players to join league