International Olympic Committee (IOC) Dick Pound said the U.S.’s decision to prevent Cuba from playing in next year’s inaugural World Baseball Classic could damage future U.S. bids for the Olympic Games.
The U.S. Treasury Department denied a request by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association for a permit to allow Cuba to send a team.
Pound said, “it’s for baseball to decide, but if they didn’t make a stand on something like that, then they will have big problems down the road”.
He said if the decision was not reversed “it would completely scupper any bid” by the United States for the Summer or Winter Olympic Games.
