Photos: MLB goodwill tour in Cuba
The past dies slowly in Cuba, where every baseball park has a photo or portrait of Fidel Castro in fatigues playing baseball.
(Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times)Photos of Dodgers and other major leaguers in Cuba during a goodwill tour being hosted by MLB.
Infielder Lourdes Gourriel Jr., Cuba’s next potential superstar, could benefit from improved relations with the U.S.
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Former Cuban pitching great Pedro Luis Lazo takes part at a baseball camp in Cuba during the MLB goodwill tour.
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Conditions are rudimentary in Cuba, as the player’s weight room in Matanzas proves.
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Defector Brayan Pena, an 11-year veteran in the major leagues, teaches youth players the finer points of catching during the MLB goodwill tour in Cuba.
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Cuban defector Jose Abreu, who has hit 66 home runs in two seasons with the White Sox, drew a big crowd wherever he went in his first trip back to Cuba during the MLB’s goodwill tour.
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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig tips his cap to the crowd during a MLB goodwill tour.
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Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw plays catch with a young Cuban player during a MLB goodwill tour.
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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig greets Cuban players before Wednesday’s clinic at Estadio Latinoamericano during a MLB goodwill tour.
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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig holds his nephew during a clinic at Esadio Latinamericano in Havana during a MLB goodwill tour in Cuba.
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Cuban children line up ahead of Wednesday’s clinic at Estadio Latinoamericano during a MLB goodwill tour.
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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig greets Cuban players before Wednesday’s clinic at Estadio Latinoamericano during a MLB goodwill tour.
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Yohandri Grandal, 23, left, and Avelino Grandal, brother and father of Dodger catcher Yasmani Grandal
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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig talks to Cuban players at Estadio Latinoamericano during a MLB goodwill tour.
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Jerseys of the MLB players, including No. 66 for Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and pitcher Clayton Kershaw’s No. 22, wait for the players on the railing of the third-base dugout at Estadio Latinoamericano during a MLB goodwill tour.
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Cardinals catcher Brayan Pena talks to Cuban kids about how to be a catcher during a MLB goodwill tour.
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Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw teaches kids the art of pitching during a clinic as part of an MLB goodwill tour.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw welcomes everyone to a baseball clinic at Estadio Victoria de Giron in Matanzas, Cuba, on Thursday as part of an MLB goodwill tour.
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Dodgers fan Lautaro Martin holds up his Yasiel Puig jersey during a public event Thursday at Estadio Victoria de Giron in Matanzas, Cuba
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw high-fives youth players after a clinic in Cuba.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw does a long-toss drill with Cuban catcher Roberto Loredo during a workout in Cuba on Thursday.
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