Common Contracts

Joining America's National Pastime

February 5th, 2015

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  February 5th, 2015

On December 20, 2018, Major League Baseball (“MLB”), Major League Baseball Players Association (“MLBPA”), and the Cuban Baseball Federation (“FCB”) announced an Agreement allowing Cuban-based baseball players to sign with MLB teams without first resorting to defection or having to travel to another country before seeking entry into the United States. This Agreement came to fruition against the backdrop of the decades-long embargo against Cuba and the dangerous and corrupt practice of smuggling players into the United States.