Alexis Rivero of Cuba’s Los Leñeros de Las Tunas pitches during a Caribbean Series match against Venezuela’s Cardenales de Lara in Panama City on Feb. 6. Major League Baseball had made a deal with Cuba’s baseball federation to allow Cuban athletes to play in the U.S. without defecting, only to see the Trump administration subsequently block the rule.

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Alexis Rivero of Cuba’s Los Leñeros de Las Tunas pitches during a Caribbean Series match against Venezuela’s Cardenales de Lara in Panama City on Feb. 6. Major League Baseball had made a deal with Cuba’s baseball federation to allow Cuban athletes to play in the U.S. without defecting, only to see the Trump administration subsequently block the rule