{"id":328056,"date":"2025-09-08T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=328056"},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:43:34","slug":"cuba-out-of-world-baseball-classic-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/sports\/cuba-out-of-world-baseball-classic-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba out of World Baseball Classic, for now"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the sixth edition of the <\/span>World Baseball Classic<\/span><\/b><\/a> were to start this Sunday, Cuba would not be among the participants. Despite playing in all previous tournaments, being the 2006 runner-up, a 2023 semifinalist and, therefore, one of the teams that secured its ticket to the 2026 version on the field, the island would not be among the countries heeding the call of \u201cPlay Ball!\u201d in March 2026.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The reason for this potential absence, unfortunately, would not have to do with any sporting issue, but rather with political issues and tensions that, from both sides, have affected the destinies of the Caribbean athletic universe.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe event organizers have stated that, despite requesting it with sufficient notice, they do not have the approval from the U.S. government that allows Cuba\u2019s participation,\u201d the <\/span>Cuban Baseball Federation<\/span><\/b><\/a> (FCBS) specified in a <\/span>statement<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u202fissued this Friday night.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur country has been the victim of unfair, unequal and politically motivated treatment, which is incompatible with the principles of respect, equity and transparency that should govern any international competition. Cuba does not ask for privileges. The Cuban baseball players earned, on the field, their right to participate in the 6th World Baseball Classic,\u201d the FCBS\u2019s protest note added.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To date, MLB has not officially invited Cuba to compete in the premier international baseball event, leaving the island out of the process of submitting preliminary rosters of 50 players, the deadline for which was Monday, September 1.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This, it is worth clarifying, is not the responsibility of Major League Baseball, an entity that has openly advocated for integration and has always shown interest in maintaining ties with Cuba in the sports field. The evidence is compelling: two MLB franchises have visited Havana in the last 26 years and in 2018 an agreement was signed regularizing the flow of Cuban players to the United States, later canceled by the Donald Trump administration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the current case, Major League Baseball has complied in a timely manner with the established mechanisms to obtain authorization for Cuba, which requires a special license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Without this approval, no matter how much willingness and goodwill MLB has, it is hamstrung and unable to process Cuban participation in the tournament.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A familiar path<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe FCBS denounces the application of a discriminatory policy against Cuban baseball players. The U.S. regulations that prevent our athletes from attending this event are contrary to the spirit of sportsmanship. The entire process has been characterized by an unjustified delay that generates uncertainty and affects the technical process of compiling our roster.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this way, Cuban baseball authorities protested the current situation on the island regarding the sixth World Baseball Classic. At this time, the Federation faces the situation with suspicion, concern and no guarantee that the course of events will change in the short term.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, this is not an unfamiliar scenario. Three years ago, months before the fifth World Baseball Classic, MLB also failed to receive the OFAC license for the Caribbean island\u2019s participation on time. That authorization was issued in December 2022, long after the rest of the teams had submitted their preliminary rosters.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For this reason, Cuba had to follow a different roadmap, moving within different timeframes, until everything was finally resolved and they competed. This does not mean that delay and differential treatment are correct practices, nor can we guarantee a repeat of the \u201chappy ending\u201d of the story, because neither the actors nor the political circumstances in the United States are the same as in 2022.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The OFAC license is just the first step<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless of whether MLB obtains the OFAC license for Cuba\u2019s participation in the sixth World Baseball Classic, this would be just the first of several bureaucratic procedures that must be overcome to finalize the island\u2019s presence at the event.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This would then be followed by the review of the Cuban roster, with the subsequent issuance of individual licenses to players residing in the United States who are among the candidates to represent Cuba. In addition, the corresponding permits from Major League Baseball organizations would be required to \u201crelease\u201d their players who have accepted the Cuban call-up.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This, so far, has been a more expeditious and less controversial process for MLB, but surprises and new setbacks along the way cannot be ruled out.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Yoan
Yoan Moncada was one of the Cuban baseball players residing in the United States and a member of a Major League Baseball organization that represented Cuba in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Photo: Mary DeCicco\/WBCI\/MLB.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once the roster is defined, <\/span>visa<\/span><\/b><\/a> applications will then arise, which will almost certainly be a point of contention for the upcoming Classic. Cuba is anchored in Group A of the event along with Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama and Colombia, with whom it will compete at the legendary Hiram Bithorn Park in San Juan, the Puerto Rican capital.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This means that, starting with the first phase, they will have to apply for visas to the United States, something that has not happened in the last four editions. In 2009, Cuba began its journey in Mexico and then, in 2013, 2017 and 2023, it has always started in Asia. Now the landscape has changed.\u2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While visas to play in the United States have always been granted for the Classic, the most recent history of denials to athletes does not inspire optimism.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last July, for example, U.S. authorities denied visas to the seven members of the coaching staff of the Cuban team that was scheduled to participate in the qualifying tournament for the Little League Softball World Series for girls, 9-10 years old, held in Puerto Rico.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A few days earlier, at the end of June, the island\u2019s women\u2019s volleyball team that was scheduled to participate in the NORCECA Final Four in Puerto Rico also failed to receive visas. In 2025 alone, several Cuban delegations have been affected by the same issue:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

* Representation at the World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships, held in Gainesville, Florida.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

* The men\u2019s basketball team was eliminated from the FIBA <\/span>\u200b\u200b<\/span>AmeriCup after being unable to play the last qualifying match scheduled in Puerto Rico.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

* The baseball team that was scheduled to participate in the Antillana Cup held in the Puerto Rican town of Aguadilla.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If we go back just a little further, in September 2023, triple jumpers Leyanis P\u00e9rez and Liadagmis Povea and long jumper Luis Enrique Zayas <\/span>were unable to compete<\/span><\/b><\/a> in the Diamond League final held in Eugene. That same year, in August, the women\u2019s volleyball team also did not participate in Puerto Rico\u2019s Pan American Cup, which was a qualifying event for the continental multi-sport event in Santiago, Chile.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuba is one of the countries whose citizens have severely restricted entry to the United States as a result of a <\/span>Trump administration measure<\/span><\/b>. Among the exceptions to that decision, in effect since June, are \u2014 at least in theory \u2014 athletes and members of sports teams traveling to U.S. territory for major sporting events. We\u2019ll see what happens in the case of the World Baseball Classic.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MLB has not received permission from OFAC to officially invite the island to the top international baseball event. 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