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Tampa Bay Rays experience Cuba with a victory

HATZEL VELA/LOCAL 10 NEWS

HAVANA – After the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cuban national team 4-1 in Havana, they were back in South Florida Wednesday.

President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro witnessed the historic game, as they engaged in a bit of baseball diplomacy. It was their second face-to-face meeting since they met in Panama, after announcing the two countries were going to move forward with normalizing relations. 

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In January 2017, Hatzel Vela became the first local television journalist in the country to move to Cuba and cover the island from the inside. During his time living and working in Cuba, he covered some of the most significant stories in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba. 

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