Major League Baseball said on Thursday it was suspending involvement in the upco...
CARACAS - Major League Baseball said on Thursday it was suspending involvement in the upcoming Venezuelan professional baseball season pending instructions from the U.S. government, which has repeatedly sanctioned the South American nation’s government.
Venezuelans who play for MLB’s 30 teams or their hundreds of minor league affiliates often return to their homeland to play for one of eight professional Venezuelan teams during the winter season, which begins in October.Washington this month froze Venezuelan state assets and threatened to impose sanctions on any company that does business with President Nicolas Maduro’s government, which is accused of human rights violations and has overseen an economic collapse.
An LVBP spokesman said the league had not received any official communication from MLB. The Major League Baseball Players Association, the union representing players, also did not respond to a request for comment.
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