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Attention baseball fans, the Cuban national baseball team has cleared up its visa problems and will be in the capital against the Ottawa Champions this weekend.

The popular team’s three-game stand against the Champs at RCGT Park Friday, Saturday and Sunday kicks off a 15-game, 17-day series against Can Am league teams in Canada and the U.S.

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The visit had been in doubt over the past few weeks due to what had been described as visa application slowdowns because of reduced staffing at the Canadian embassy in Havana, stemming from continuing fallout from the so-called “Havana syndrome” incidents in Cuba.

The embassy staff has been reduced from 16 to eight following the wave of concussion-like symptoms that appeared in 14 Canadian diplomats in Havana over the past couple of years. The workers experienced things like nosebleeds and severe headaches as well as more lasting problems such as blurred vision and prolonged trauma. Some of the diplomats are now suing the government for $28 million, alleging it failed to properly inform, protect, treat and support the Canadians.