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Trump Administration Kills Baseball Deal With Cuba

The deal would have allowed certain Cuban players to sign and play for U.S. and Canadian major league teams without having to defect.

The Trump administration has canceled a deal between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation that would have allowed Cuban players to join professional teams in the U.S. and Canada.

Under the four-month-old agreement, a major league club seeking to sign certain Cuban players

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