A group of Cuban-born baseball stars once disdained by the island's government for defecting to the United States taught their craft to some of the island's youngest players on Wednesday as part of a triumphant return to Cuba. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Brayan Pena and Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu were among those who ran 10- and 11-year-old Cuban players through a three-hour skills camp on the second day of a three-day mission meant to warm relations between Major League Baseball and Cuba. Joined by pitcher Pedro Luis Lazo and other Cuban baseball stars who've stayed on the island, the major league stars divided the youths into five groups and ran them through calisthenics and batting, pitching and catching drills and offered them tips and advice.
Cuban baseball defectors teach youth amid warming with US
Published December 16, 2015 at 6:35 AM
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