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Baseball Diplomacy - the future for Cuban Sport

With Presidents Obama and Castro sitting side-by-side, the Tampa Bay Rays took to the field to play the Cuban National team this week.
It was the first time a team from the US Major League had played in the country this century.
The League has been the destination for so many baseball players who've defected from Cuba, so as relations between the two countries gradually improve and changes take place in Cuba, what does the future hold for Cuban sport? Film maker and author Brin-Jonathan Butler has been exploring Cuba through sport.

(Picture:Tampa Bay Rays, Dayron Varona, who defected from Cuba in 2013, is hugged by members of the Cuban National team, credit: Getty Images)

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