Reports: Cuban catcher defects to U.S. after WBC loss

Ivan Prieto, the bullpen catcher for the Cuban team that competed in the World Baseball Classic, reportedly defected to the United States hours after his team was eliminated by the Americans in Miami.

According to baseball writer Yordano Carmona, Prieto "escaped" from the team hotel in Miami and the team plane returned home without him on board. According to the Miami Herald, the team took an early flight home only hours