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Cuba open to bringing back MLB defectors

It was an emotional scene earlier this week when Rays outfielder and Cuban defector Dayron Varona saw his family for the first time in three years when the ballplayer returned to Havana for the Rays exhibition vs. the Cuban national team.

But the next time Varona returns to play baseball on the Caribbean island, he could be playing for the Cuban national team once again.

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Cuban baseball commissioner Heriberto Suárez told Fox Sports that the Cuban baseball federation would consider welcoming back MLB defectors to play for the national team for events such as the World Baseball Classic.