Top 10 Plays in U.S.-Cuba Baseball Diplomacy
Top 10 Plays in U.S.-Cuba Baseball Diplomacy
Today's historic U.S.-Cuba baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cuba's national team is part of a 150-year-history of sports diplomacy.
Cuba and the U.S. have not always seen eye-to-eye. But the two countries have long shared a love for baseball, which each claims as its national pastime.
Similar to how Ping-Pong diplomacy broke the ice between the U.S. and China in the 1970s, baseball helped thaw relations with Cuba ahead of President Barack Obama's historic visit this week to Havana. He and Cuban President Raúl Castro are both expected to attend today's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cuba's national team.
More than a game, baseball has served as a conduit for numerous diplomatic and cultural exchanges...
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