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Miami Herald
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Fabiola Santiago

Fabiola Santiago: We played ball with Cuba in Miami, filled the stadium — and expressed ourselves. A win.

Despite the initial overzealous actions of loanDepot park stadium staff who tried to quash the political content of fan clothing, freedom of speech won the day in Miami on Sunday.

The Communist Party’s state-owned Cuban baseball team played in the Capital of Exiles during Sunday’s World Baseball Classic semifinal, which the USA won 14-2. It was a historic first since the 1959 revolution — and another sign that the Biden administration is negotiating a thaw with Cuba.

To hear the Cuban National Anthem play at the Marlins’ home stirred emotions for Cuban Americans like me for whom this himno nacional rings as forever ours.

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