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Matt Moore gave his glove to President Barack Obama as a gift before game in Cuba

The Rays are playing the Cuban National Team in Havana and prior to the game, Chris Archer delivered a gift to President Barack Obama, a glove from Matt Moore.

Archer later explained that Moore wanted to give the glove to the president as a gift since he was warming up and pitching and knew he would not have a chance to shake the president’s hand.

Archer approached the president with the glove, but there was a small problem, they were separated by the netting.

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