The Castro regime’s record on human rights were not overlooked during President Barack Obama trip to Havana, but they could have been forgotten during the splendor of Tuesday’s game between Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuba national team.
Admission to the game was free, and tickets were distributed to Cubans through organizations such as student groups and workplaces. That essentially assured a well-behaved crowd and no government opponents around to protest.
On the Havana streets, that wasn’t so much the case, as ESPN’s Bob Ley learned during a live report after the game.
As the network cut to Ley, one of a handful of Cuban protesters interrupted the standup, tossing pamphlets in the air that called for reforms in Cuban law to allow rights and liberties, and amnesty for political prisoners.