President Barack Obama used the story of White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu as an example of the struggles Cuban baseball players face on their journeys to play in the major leagues in an interview with ABC News anchor David Muir.
Obama, who is in Cuba to continue his efforts to improve relations between the United States and Cuba, said he had heard the story of Abreu, who left behind his young son, Dariel, when he defected from Cuba in 2013.
Abreu was reunited with his son when he returned to Cuba on a Major League Baseball goodwill trip in December.