HAVANNA, CUBA — Baseball megastars, Ken Griffey Jr & Barry Larkin, arrived in Havana, Cuba as part of a sports-diplomacy program where the main goal is to foster personal ties between citizens of the United States and Cuba, who both share the love of baseball.

Photo shows Ken Griffey Jr. & Barry Larkin speaking to the media about their diplomatic baseball mission in Cuba. Each spoke on Feb. 16, 2014 at a clinic the players put on for Cuban youth