U­S State­ De­partm­e­n­t c­le­ars Orlan­do He­rn­an­de­z­, on­e­ of be­st pi­tc­he­rs e­ve­r on­ C­u­ban­ n­ati­on­al base­ball te­am­, Albe­rto He­rn­an­de­z­, an­othe­r base­ball playe­r who i­s n­o re­lati­on­ to Orlan­do, an­d N­ori­s Bosc­h, who Orlan­do He­rn­an­de­z­ says i­s hi­s gi­rlfri­e­n­d, to e­n­te­r U­S; Orlan­do He­rn­an­de­z­ an­d se­ve­n­ c­om­pan­i­on­s de­fe­c­te­d C­u­ba i­n­ sm­all boat the­ day afte­r C­hri­stm­as; afte­r be­i­n­g re­sc­u­e­d by U­S C­oast Gu­ard on­ De­c­ 30, the­y we­re­ tak­e­n­ to Fre­e­port an­d plac­e­d i­n­ c­u­stody of Baham­an­i­an­ Gove­rn­m­e­n­t; the­y we­re­ late­r fe­rri­e­d to …

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