BOCA RATON, FLA. - Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred remains hopeful a big league team will play an exhibition game in Cuba during spring training.
President Barack Obama announced in December his intention to restore diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba, and embassies were re-established in July.
“There are a variety of issues involved there, not all of which are wholly within baseball’s control,” Manfred said Tuesday at the general managers meetings. “Obviously, the federal government has some significant influence on whether that’s going to take place, and there are issues that need to be solved before that can happen.