HAVANA -- Cuba said Friday that right-hander Yadel Martí, who was named top pitcher at the inaugural World Baseball Classic, and hard-hitting outfielder Yasser Gómez had been thrown off the island\'s top team, Havana\'s Industriales, for committing ``a grave act of indiscipline.\'\'
The one-sentence announcement in the Communist Party newspaper Granma offered no further details, but two people close to the team said the action came after the pair was caught trying to defect to the United States. They did not elaborate or wish to be quoted by name, fearing it could lead to problems with Industriales.
