– (OPINION) First time in 50 years, Cuban government praises ball players who escaped to U.S. + (OPINIÓN) Por Primera Vez en 50 años el Gobierno Cubano elogia a jugadores de beisbol que escaparon de la Isla.

Source: http://ift.tt/1AAioCc --- Wednesday, October 25, 2017
The Granma newspaper of the Official Communist Party of Cuba published its first explicit comment on Cuban Baseball players in the Major Leagues on October 23. It was more than 50 years of information war, a time that could be coming to an end after the rumor that the games of the 2017 World Series will be transmitted. For the first time this newspaper, with the article titled “The good will prey on a doubleplay,” is a warning to get closer to the Elder, and mentions the Cuban players who participate in the league with total freedom. Gurriel, Puig, Abreu, or Céspedes were names vetoed a few days ago in any within the media system of the official press. The goodwill prey to a doubleplay, an article appeared in the Granma today, in which, strangely enough, the theme of the Major Leagues and the Cuban players who play in it are dealt with less bellicose. Is something changing? I am a little more incredulous. In Cuba, Major League games were never broadcast since the triumph of the revolution. This strategy sought to curb the emigration of the Baseball players to the United States. But, now that there are more than 400 players in the last 3 years, what can be stopped? After not clearing the permission of the Treasury Office (OFAC) for Cubans to legally play in MLB, the emigration continued and became younger each year. The old antagonism between two systems, between professionalism and amateurism, remained unresolved despite attempt ...

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