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Cuban Baseball Player Defects After World Baseball Classic in Miami

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Iván Prieto González was supposed to be at Miami International Airport for his return flight, but never made it.

The World Baseball Classic in Miami
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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.

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