Demoralized' Little League Team Shut Out of World Series by Trump's Travel Ban [View all]
Source: Daily Beast
Updated Jul. 26 2025 3:58AM EDT
Published Jul. 25 2025 11:51PM EDT
A Venezuelan Little League baseball team has been caught up in President Donald Trump’s travel ban and will be unable to compete in the World Series after being denied travel visas to the U.S.
The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, had qualified for the Senior League Baseball World Series set to be held in Easley, South Carolina, on Saturday.
In an interview posted to social media, the president of Cacique Mara Little League explained that despite traveling to Bogotá, Colombia, two weeks in advance in an attempt to secure travel visas for the tournament, their applications were denied. Travelers from Venezuela face partially restricted entry to the U.S. under Trump’s travel ban.
League president Kendry Gutiérrez said of the decision, “The players are demoralized. All they know how to do is play baseball. They want to compete and honor Venezuela and Latin America. They don’t pose any threat; they’re 15-year-old kids who want to win the World Cup.”
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