Fansided · Mar 20, 2016
Tuesday Marks the first MLB Game in Cuba since 1999
It seems that baseball and politics are intersecting more and more each season. Such is the case this Tuesday when the Rays play the first exhibition game in Cuba since the Orioles played there in 1999.
The last time an MLB team played in Cuba back, the Cuban team put up a good fight but ultimately lost. That team was the Baltimore Orioles and the year was 1999. The Orioles, led by their owner Peter Angelos made a push for international diplomacy and ultimately ended up playing the Cuban national team in a two-game series (One game in Havana and the other in Baltimore).