A top Cuban umpire has defected to the United States, according to a Spanish newspaper.
Nelson Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday with his wife and two daughters, according to El Nuevo Herald.
Diaz worked in the Olympics and the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
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