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The day: Cuban baseball players try to escape – and are caught

The day
Cuban baseball players try to escape – and are caught

For months Cuba is experiencing the worst economic crisis in decades, it drives many people to flee. The background to the crisis is the consequences of the pandemic and tightening of US sanctions against the communist-ruled country. Now, during a tournament in Mexico, two Cuban baseball players tried to flee their team quarters.

  • As the Mexican police said, the two were found “safe” in the town of Aguascalienteswhich is currently hosting the Pan American Under-23 Baseball Championship. They were handed over to the Cuban authorities.
  • The Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) previously reported that 23-year-old catcher Alfredo Fadraga and 21-year-old pitcher Yosvani Ávalos were leaving their national team’s base left during a rest day on Wednesday.
  • You would have the Turned his back on “duty to the people” and committed “reprehensible acts”.it said in a message from the FCB.
  • In the past months are several athletes have already fled Cuba.

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