That baseball players would assume this burden is fitting in Venezuela. Seven years later, the same developments prompting urban protests are weighing on Venezuela’s baseball industry. Last month, MLB sent a memo to general managers outlining plans to enable clubs to scout Venezuelan players without actually visiting the country. Where pro baseball players once hesitated to take sides, political turmoil and protests have prompted many to abandon neutrality. “I just want to see Venezuela the way it was before.”Other Venezuelan players still won’t discuss the country’s troubles in public.

Source: thestar June 04, 2017 21:11 UTC