LIMA (Reuters) - Venezuela's baseball team will not compete in the Pan American Games beginning this week, but some athletes who have escaped the country's economic collapse will play for their adopted home of Peru, host to the 18th edition of the regional multi-nation event that precedes the Olympics.
"I want a win to thank Peru for opening the doors to me," said Juan Casas, a 33-year-old former Venezuelan professional baseball player who now pitches for Peru. "I'll fight for it until my last breath."
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