A Venezuelan Little League baseball team will not be allowed to participate in a championship tournament because the team was denied travel visas to the U.S.
Little League International said on Friday the Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela will not participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year, despite qualifying for the tournament, after being unable to obtain visas.
Venezuela is among the countries the Trump administration has placed restrictions on travel to the U.S.
The tournament, which starts Saturday, features 13- to 16-year-old baseball players from the U.S. and around the world competing in Easley, South Carolina.
Little League International called the news “extremely disappointing, especially to these young athletes” in a statement to POLITICO.
A White House spokesperson directed a request for comment to the State Department. Representatives for the State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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