Dodgers Outfielder Separated from Family in Cuba by U.S. Sanctions
Andy Pages, a third-year center fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, lives in the United States while his parents and sister remain in Cuba. U.S. economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictions prevent him from traveling to Cuba or bringing relatives to the U.S.
Los Angeles TimesAndy Pages drives home from Dodger Stadium while sending WhatsApp messages to his family in Mantua, a town of 23,000 in northwestern Cuba. He checks whether the power is on and whether everyone is safe. Messages sometimes show as delivered. On days when they do not, his phone calls go to voicemail.
Pages, 34 Cuban players in MLB, said two weeks ago that he has not found a way to achieve peace of mind. "I haven’t found any way that gives me that tranquility and peace," he told The Times in Spanish. "Because the way things are there, what’s always on your mind is that it could happen.
Anything, any time. " The Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions and made diplomatic threats that limit travel and financial transfers between the U.S. and Cuba. Pages earns $800,000 this season but cannot use the money for flights home or to bring relatives to the United States.
Pages lives in the U.S. with his wife, Alondra.
He keeps his thoughts about Cuba from drifting too far, a habit he said has helped his career. He does not dwell long on good or bad news, according to the report.
