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West Hartford Baseball Team Playing In Cuba

The West Hartford baseball team is playing ball and volunteering in Cuba.

WEST HARTFORD--A West Hartford baseball team is taking part in a historic trip to Cuba.

The group of 18 teens from West Hartford are making the trip as part of the USA/Cuba Goodwill Tour, WNPR reports. The 14-year-olds are playing baseball and distributing donations in the City of Holguin.

The kids also have the opportunity to play ball with young Cuban players and learn some of the local culture as part of their trip, which is organized by nonprofit group Teen Cultures Connect.

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