Safe at Home: A Cuban Ballplayer’s Journey

Like hundreds of other young Cuban baseball players, Roberto Hernández left his country in pursuit of the “American dream.”
Roberto signed a $320,000 deal with an MLB team and soon was blowing away batters in the Dominican Summer League with a 94 mph fastball and a wicked slider.
But money and professional success didn’t bring him happiness, and Robert made a surprising decision - to return to Cuba.