Cuban Pitcher Gets OK From U.S. Justice Dept.

Rene Arocha, the Cuban national team pitcher who defected in July, may play professional baseball in the United States, the Justice Dept. confirmed Tuesday.

Arocha’s U.S. agent, Gus Dominguez, said the commissioner’s office has arranged for teams to scout Arocha in a few instructional league games and then hold a special lottery-style draft, the date of which was not announced.