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This bill aims to remove certain legal restrictions that currently prevent Cuban baseball players from entering the United States to play professional baseball. Specifically, the bill prohibits the U.S. government from using existing embargo and immigration authorities to block Cuban baseball players from obtaining H-2B visas (temporary non-agricultural worker visas) to play in Major League Baseball. The legislation allows Cuban players to enter the U.S. for the baseball season and return to Cuba with their earnings, effectively creating an exception to current trade and immigration restrictions with Cuba. The visa will be valid for the duration of the baseball season and can be renewed for subsequent entries under a valid contract with a professional baseball team. Additionally, the bill explicitly states that these provisions will override existing restrictions in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act, making it easier for Cuban baseball players to participate in professional baseball in the United States. This legislation represents a targeted diplomatic effort to create an exception in U.S.-Cuba relations specifically for professional baseball players.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2415/all-info