New Hampshire & Vermont Little Leaguers Headed to Cuba

"In what will be rare visit since the U.S. embargo nearly 50 years ago, a youth team from the Upper Valley will play baseball in Cuba this summer.

The 11- and 12-year-olds from the Connecticut Valley South Little League are planning a series of games in August with their Cuban counterparts, said Ted Levin, a coach who spearheaded the effort to take the players to the Caribbean island.

After several failed attempts, Levin finally received a travel license for the team from the U.S. Treasury Department. Because of the U.S. embargo of the communist island, most U.S. citizens are prohibited from traveling to Cuba."

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