Due to a severe economic crisis in Cuba, two baseball players from the national team in Mexico tried to flee on Wednesday.
the essentials in brief
- The Pan American Under-23 Baseball Championship is held in Mexico.
- There, in the town of Aguascalientes, two Cuban baseball players tried to escape.
During a baseball tournament in the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico, two players from the Cuban national team tried to escape.
Catcher Alfredo Fadraga, 23, and pitcher Yosvani Ávalos, 21, left their national team’s base on Wednesday. This was announced by the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) on Thursday. They were later found “safe” in the city, according to the Mexican police.
Cuba in the economic crisis
In the message, the FCB commented and condemned the escape attempt as “reprehensible”. The players had “turned their backs on the obligation to the people”.
For months, the people of Cuba have been suffering from the worst economic crisis in almost 30 years. The reason for this is the consequences of the corona pandemic and the tightened sanctions of the US government.
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