2013 MLB Season Game Thread: August

[HUGG]

Sounds like it's not gonna change anything anytime soon though

Granma reported that Cuban athletes will have to pay taxes on any earnings from foreign clubs, an apparent conflict with the 51-year-old American embargo that outlaws nearly all U.S. transactions with Cuba unless they are specifically licensed by Washington.

The economic restrictions were imposed after Cuba nationalized American businesses and aligned itself with the Soviet Union. They have been kept in place to try to pressure the authoritarian country to allow its people more freedom.

"Our policy has not changed. Cuban players need to be unblocked by a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in order to play for the MLB," said John Sullivan, spokesman for the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. "In order to qualify, the players must prove that they have permanent residency outside of Cuba."

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[emkayseven]

also that dude's last name is Granma

[Mainge]

Who is that?
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Lauren Shehadi?

Oh.

That's a good swing.

[HUGG]

also that dude's last name is Granma

ehe

I kinda think this could start a Cuba-to-NPB pipeline. They won't make what they would make here, obviously, but still make a considerable chunk of money and then go home to your family, which they can't do if they defect.

Should be interesting to see what happens.

[Erick]

also that dude's last name is Granma

That's the name of the newspaper.