[外電] MLB與古巴協議遭白宮阻撓

看板MLB作者jackytao (Roly)時間6年前 (2019/04/09 08:56)推噓5(7推 2噓 6→)

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White House scuttles MLB's Cuban agreement 原文網址：https://reurl.cc/vQ8ZA The Trump administration scuttled Major League Baseball's historic agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation, arguing that the sport's governing body is part of the Cuban government and that the agreement violates United States trade law. 川普政府介入 MLB 與古巴棒協的協議，並主張該協會是古巴政府的一部分，而協約違反美國貿易法。 In December, MLB and the MLB Players Association announced an agreement with the Cuban federation similar to those for players under contract to clubs in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan -- one the league believed would end the defection of players and erase the human trafficking of Cuban players that has become the standard as they attempt to join MLB. 去年十二月的協議本可終結古巴球員叛逃與人口販賣的情況。 The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sent a letter to MLB on Friday that said "payments to the Cuban Baseball Federation are not authorized ... because a payment to the Cuban Baseball Federation is a payment to the Cuban government." 但在美國財政部外國資產控制室寄給 MLB 的信中指出，因為古巴棒協是古巴政府的一部分，因此款項違法。 The letter, obtained by ESPN, underscored the reversal of a President Barack Obama-era policy that intended to soften relations between the U.S. and Cuba. After announcing the agreement in December, blowback in Washington prompted MLB to outline in a 10-page letter its argument in favor of the agreement. "The objective," MLB said, "is to end the dangerous trafficking of Cuban baseball players who desire to play professional baseball in the United States." MLB requested a meeting with government officials, though no meeting was granted, sources told ESPN. MLB 要求和白宮會面，但目前並沒有下文。 The letter from OFAC to Major League Baseball came in the immediate aftermath of the Cuban federation's releasing its first group of players able to sign contracts directly with MLB organizations, with the understanding that some could be playing in the U.S. this year. The players were eligible for signing bonuses, with the player receiving 100 percent of his signing bonus and the club giving the Cuban federation a release fee equivalent to 25 percent of the signing bonus. 在台灣時間 4 月 3 日，古巴棒協才釋出第一波可直接和 MLB 簽約的球員名單。接下來的文章簡述了合約協調過程，以及 Chapman 對此事的看法，此處就不贅述，亦不附上原文。心得：到底古巴棒協是不是古巴政府的一部分呢？不曉得之後會不會還有新發展？儘管台灣目前和美國的關係日趨友善，我們往往會忘記川普的保守傾向呢。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 103.224.201.63 ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/MLB/M.1554771379.A.AC2.html

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