Cuba Confirms Defection of 2 Baseball Players During US Trip
Two Cuban baseball players have defected while in the United States for a series of games against U.S. collegians, the island's official sports media confirmed.
Third baseman Luis Yander La O left the team in North Carolina, where the Cuban team has been playing tuneups ahead of the Pan American Games in Toronto, according to a Friday report by the sports website Jit — a phonetic rendering of "hit" in Spanish.
An earlier story from Jit said outfielder Yadiel Hernandez also defected. The website did not offer details.
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Defections have continued to hit Cuba's national team despite a decision in late 2013 to raise athletes' salaries and let them sign lucrative contracts to compete overseas during the offseason
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