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The racist Cleveland Guardians baseball team must be renamed There was no message of support for the Cuban people over the stadium PA system. There was no display of the Cuban flag or backing from the league for the Cuban people protesting a little more than the ability to mail in a vote without an ID.

Currently there are 34 players of Cuban nationality in Major League Baseball, second only to the Dominican Republic in terms of Latin American representation. Garcia himself is a Cuban defector.īut the MLB itself remained quiet on Cuba, despite the game’s close ties with Cuban players - President Barack Obama famously attended a game with Raúl Castro in March 2016. Chapman was joined by Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia in the same gesture.

‘ Patria Y Vida’ means ‘Homeland and Life’, a direct affront to the Communist government of Cuba’s own slogan ‘Homeland or Death’. ‘SOS Cuba’ is a slogan being used by Cuban protesters on social media, who are risking their lives by doing so. Chapman did not, writing ‘SOS Cuba’ and ‘ Patria Y Vida’ on his game hat. Aroldis Chapman who represented the New York Yankees at the All-Star Game certainly didn’t shy away from a hot-button issue: the ongoing protests in Cuba, about which social and sporting institutions have remained mostly silent. Therefore the league has no excuse for dodging the political issues of the day. When the MLB changed its mind, it transformed itself into a political league and its All-Star Game into a political lightning rod.