The Cuban national team was received with a hero's welcome after its fourth-place finish at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

But in Miami, where Team Cuba played its last game, part of the Cuban-American community protested the squad for days, not only in the streets, but inside Marlins stadium, violating the rules of the event.

Some fans at the game even threw objects and liquids at the wives and children of the Cuban players.

Yet in Cuba and among many in the U.S., #TeamAsere represented pride and hope, as it brought together for the first time players on the island with active players from Major League Baseball.