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ESPN’s Bob Ley was in Havana on Tuesday as part of the network’s coverage of a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team.

His report was interrupted by a political demonstration, as Cork Gaines of Business Insider shared on YouTube:

The Los Angeles Dodgers' outfield depth is going to be tested, as Andre Ethier will miss the next few months to recover from a fractured tibia he suffered on March 18. 

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Continuing a movement that has been sweeping through major cities, the New York City Council officially banned all chewing tobacco from Citi Field and Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt is entering the 2016 season with a new one-year, $6.2 million deal he signed in February before he hits a second year of arbitration next offseason, per Spotrac. 

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Carson Smith is facing an extended stint on the disabled list in 2016.

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President Barack Obama wrote an exclusive article for ESPN.com on his trip to Cuba to watch the Tampa Bay Rays face the Cuban national team Tuesday at Havana's Estadio Latinoamericano, the first exhibition game between an MLB and Cuban team in 17 years.

The president elaborated on the basis for the visit and what it might mean for American and Cuban relations going forward:

Washington Nationals superstar outfielder Bryce Harper ruffled some feathers earlier this month when he called baseball "tired" in an interview with Tim Keown of ESPN The Magazine and said it is a sport that makes it hard to "express yourself" (h/t CBSSports.com's 

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