By NAN Sports Editor
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Mar. 24, 2016: Sports diplomacy was made on global parade on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 when President Barack Obama turned to his left and shook the hand of his seatmate and Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro in the front row of Havana’s Estadio Latinoamericano. That moment – and not the 4-1 win by the Tampa Bay Rays over the Cuban National team in the exhibition game – marked a moment few will forget and several baseball stars from both sides along with over 55,000 screaming fans were there as witnesses. So who were some of the players marking this historic day in US/Cuban history?
They were as follows:
(Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla)
Tampa Bay Rays:
Pitchers (14): Chris Archer, Matt Andriese, Andrew Bellatti, Brad Boxberger, Xavier Cedeno, Alex Cobb, Alex Colome, Danny Farquhar, Steve Geltz, Matt Moore, Enny Romero, Drew Smyly, Ryan Webb y Chase Whitley.
Catchers (3): Curt Casali, Hank Conger y René Rivera.
Infielders (10): Tim Beckham, Logan Forsythe, Nick Franklin, James Loney, Evan Longoria, Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, Taylor Motter, Steve Pearce y Richie Shaffer.
Outfielders (7): Corey Dickerson, Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, Mikie Mahtook, Steven Souza Jr. y Dayron Varona.
The Cuban National Team did not release their full roaster but members included:
Rudy Reyes
Jose Adolis Garcia, OF, the younger brother of Braves third baseman Adonis Garcia
Yunier Cano, RHP
Yosvani Alarcon, C
Livan Moinelo, LHP
Guillermo Aviles, 1B/OF
