Cuban ballplayer on trip to US tells newspaper he is defecting
at 19:49 on July 17, 2013, EDT.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Cuban baseball player Misael Siverio tells a Spanish-language newspaper he has defected to the United States.
Siverio was part of the Cuban national team that travelled to Iowa for an exhibition game against a collegiate all-star team from the U.S. But the pitcher tells El Nuevo Herald in Miami he made the decision to leave his country "for my future and my family."