While many of his peers defected, Gurriel chose to stay. When he finally did the same to pursue a big league career, he gave up playing for Team Cuba at the World Baseball Classic.
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Monday, March 6, 2017
On Baseball: Cuba’s Yulieski Gurriel Pays a Price to Follow His Ambition
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