Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧Cuban #Athletes: An ‘Unusual and Extraordinary Threat’?
https://world-outlook.com/2026/03/12/cuban-athletes-an-unusual-and-extraordinary-threat/
from #WorldOutlook
March 10, 2026
[article also contains news of #Cuba #solidarity actions in the #US]
PHOENIX, Arizona — As baseball fans around the world geared up for the Sixth #WorldBaseballClassic eight members of the Cuban team, along with their pitching coach and other support personnel, were denied visas to come to the United States. As a result, just 11 players were left to face a roster of 37 from the Kansas City Royals on March 3, 2026, and 33 from the Cincinnati Reds the following day.
The visa denials were a blow not just to the Cuban team, which was forced to play at a considerable competitive disadvantage; this was a blow to #baseball fans across the board. And it ran counter to the goodwill of #MajorLeagueBaseball and the organizers of the Classic, which draws together talent from around the globe.
#LetCubaPlay!
#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#news #politics #sports
Cuban Athletes: An ‘Unusual and Extraordinary Threat’?
PHOENIX, Arizona — As baseball fans around the world geared up for the Sixth World Baseball Classic, eight members of the Cuban team, along with their pitching coach and other support personnel, were denied visas to come to the United States. As a result, just 11 players were left to face a roster of 37 from the Kansas City Royals on March 3, 2026, and 33 from the Cincinnati Reds the following day. The Los Angeles Hands Off Cuba Committee (LAHOC), together with 5 affiliated Cuba solidarity committees in other cities, has been spearheading a campaign to put pressure on the International Olympic Committee to demand that all athletes be allowed to compete. The Trump administration’s policy is a direct violation of the IOC charter and is especially egregious as Washington prepares to host the games.
