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2018 – Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) jointly announced today an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) that will provide Cuban baseball players with a safe and legal path to sign with a Major League Club. The objective of the agreement, which is the product of years of negotiations with the FCB, is to end the dangerous trafficking of Cuban players who desire to play professional baseball in the United States, a practice that has been documented in legal proceedings and media reports, and which has caused significant hardship to Cuban players and their families. The FCB becomes the fourth foreign professional baseball league to enter into an agreement of this nature with MLB, joining Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mlbpa-announce-agreement-with-the-cuban-baseball-federation/c-302036132
2006 – Right-handed pitcher Brad Radke announced his plans to retire from baseball after 12 seasons in a Twins uniform. Radke was originally drafted by the Twins in the eighth round of the June, 1991 free agent draft. Radke, 34, had a career record of 148-139 with 1,467 strikeouts in 378 appearances (377 starts). The only relief appearance of his career was his Major League debut, April 29, 1995 vs. Baltimore.
