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Cuba: Team boots 2 pitchers after defection bids

By Washington Examiner
Published July 7, 2014 5:02pm ET
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Cuba: Team boots 2 pitchers after defection bids
In this Jan 18, 2014, photo, Villa Clara's pitcher Diosdani Castillo takes a break after a training session at the Latinamerican stadium in Havana, Cuba. Cuban authorities say Castillo, as well as the team's other pitcher Yasmany Hernandez Romero, will no longer play for the local club which won the championship last season, after they allegedly attempted to defect. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes) | Franklin Reyes

HAVANA (AP) — Villa Clara pitchers Diosdani Castillo and Yasmany Hernandez Romero have been indefinitely kicked off their club after they recently attempted to defect, according to Cuban official media.

The Vanguardia newspaper of Villa Clara province said Castillo and Hernandez tried to leave the island about two weeks ago.

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