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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, baseball trainer Julio Estrada, left, leaves federal court in Miami. Sports agent Bartolo Hernandez and Estrada are facing prison time at a sentencing hearing in Miami after their convictions for illegally smuggling Cuban players into the U.S. Court documents show prosecutors will ask a judge Thursday, Nov. 2, to exceed the nine-year maximum sentences recommended by federal guideline. Attorneys for both men are seeking more lenient prison terms. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Baseball agent, trainer sentenced on smuggling convictions

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo trainer Julio Estrada leaves federal court in Miami. Closing arguments are set for Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in the Miami trial of agent Bartolo Hernandez and Estrada accused of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States. Both are facing conspiracy and alien smuggling charges. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jury convicts sports agent, trainer in Cuban smuggling case

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The Latest: July sentencing set in Cuban smuggling case

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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo trainer Julio Estrada leaves federal court in Miami. Closing arguments are set for Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in the Miami trial of agent Bartolo Hernandez and Estrada accused of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States. Both are facing conspiracy and alien smuggling charges. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Prosecutors: Florida men smuggled Cuban players to get rich

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, left, and attorney Roberto Martinez, right, leave federal court during a break, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Miami. Abreu told a Miami federal jury he ate a chunk of a fake passport while flying to the U.S. to cover up his illegal travel as part of a Cuban ballplayer smuggling operation. The testimony came in the trial of agent Bartolo Hernandez and trainer Julio Estrada, who are accused of alien smuggling and conspiracy. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Abreu: I was close to trainer accused of smuggling

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Mariners’ Martin tells of threats in Cuban smuggling trial

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Cuban players: We paid thousands for journey to US baseball

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