MLB Eliminates Requirement Cuban Players Obtain US License
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Major League Baseball has eliminated its requirement that Cuban players obtain a license from the U.S. government before they are eligible to sign with big league teams.
The decision could speed the negotiating process for Yoan Moncada, a well-regarded 19-year-old infielder who left Cuba last year with permission from Cuba's government.
MLB Executive Vice President Dan Halem sent a memorandum to teams Tuesday, saying the new policy was warranted following changes made last month by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control to Cuban Assets Control Regulations. That followed President Barack Obama's announcement in December that the United States and Cuba were re-establishing relations.
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