RAYS FINALIZE DEAL TO PLAY CUBA MARCH 22 IN HAVANA

The Tampa Bay Rays’ exhibition game vs. Cuba’s national team in Havana on March 22 has been finalized, Major League Baseball’s first trip to the communist island nation since the Baltimore Orioles played there in 1999. MLB and the players association announced the game Tuesday. It will be televised by ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and President

Obama is expected to attend.