U.S. and Cuba in Trade Talks, for Ballplayers to Be Named Later
Several baseball officials also traveled to Cuba in October to examine the fields and other facilities, as they determine whether Major League Baseball can play games there this spring. Major League Baseball would ultimately like to have an orderly system that would allow teams to scout and sign players there Once the players were signed, Major League Baseball would like the players and their families to be given visas for travel between the two countries. Obama administration and baseball officials said they had received some indications from the Cuban authorities that they would be willing to send their players to the majors. But some experts on Cuba said they would be surprised if the Cuban government ever allowed players to go to the United States to play professionally.
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