By virtue of more lenient trade embargo regulations between the United States and Cuba laid forth Tuesday, the door is now open for Cuban baseball players to legally earn salaries as part of Major League Baseball.
According to the Associated Press and ESPN.com, President Barack Obama eliminated a ban on Cuban access to the international banking system, which will allow Cuban citizens to make a living in the United States without having to emigrate.
Cuban baseball players are currently forced to defect to the United States in order to play in MLB, but Tuesday's changes could soon bring that necessity to an end.