It is a total embarassment, especially the spin from the asswipe politicians from South Florida. One of them said there are plenty of Cubans playing in the MLB and living in freedom, why aren't they allowed to be Cuba's team instead.
Imagine if someone said we aren't going to let the Americans play in the Olympics, but all those expats smart enough not to live there are more than welcome to play. We would be infuriated, but to the wacko political minds of South Florida this is just daily banter you can throw around. Amazing how we let a few million people in a small part of the nation influence us so much.