A Cuban baseball player failed to show up at Miami International Airport as his team flew out of the country Monday.
A Cuban baseball player failed to show up at Miami International Airport as his team flew out of the country Monday—defecting to the United States just day after his team lost against America 14-2 in the semifinals of a World Baseball Classic game in Little Havana.
Iván Prieto González was a bullpen catcher for his team during the World Baseball Classic, but as the team prepared to fly out, the 26-year-old was nowhere to be found, thereported. Despite the drama, Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel welcomed the team as they returned home, and were even provided an official reception. According to
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