Cuban baseball player reappeared in Miami

A Cuban college baseball player, who disappeared shortly after arriving into the United States with his team, has said he will apply for political asylum.

The player, Mario Miguel Chaoui, re-appeared in Miami in the company of Joe Cubas, a local sports agent who has helped other Cuban baseball players defect.

He says he would like to play for the major leagues in the United States.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service