Yasiel Puig is among dozens of Cuban players who have made it big in the major leagues. Monica Almeida for The New York Times
Major League Baseball, in conjunction with the players’ union, on Wednesday announced an agreement with the Cuban baseball federation to legalize and streamline the transfer of professional baseball players to the United States and Canada.
The agreement, which requires the approval of the United States government, is intended to bring order to the often chaotic path, fraught with human trafficking, by which Cuban players have landed in the major leagues in recent decades.