Cuba to allow citizens to play pro sports

[Chavez Ravine]

This is seemingly a big shift in policy with profound long term ramifications, although in the short term the US embargo means that nothing much different may happen regarding Cuban players playing in the US. Things will be interesting though.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130927&content_id=61927906&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

[SteveA]

This is seemingly a big shift in policy with profound long term ramifications, although in the short term the US embargo means that nothing much different may happen regarding Cuban players playing in the US. Things will be interesting though.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130927&content_id=61927906&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

Would the US embargo affect the ability of a player to play for the Blue Jays?

[weams]

Would the US embargo affect the ability of a player to play for the Blue Jays?

MLB is a US organization. With a Canadian franchisee. So yes. Toronto's baseball club is supposed to be under MLB rules.