President Obama chats with Captain Jeter prior to the action in Cuba

Published Mar. 22, 2016 4:20 p.m. ET

Chris Bahr

The odds of the President of the United States and the former captain of the New York Yankees sharing a laugh at a baseball game in Cuba were astronomical a couple of years ago.

But that actually happened Tuesday.

President Obama joined Derek Jeter & Rachel Robinson in Havana to watch a Rays vs. Cuba exhibition game.https://t.co/Ys5DyS3lDI
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) March 22, 2016

President Obama and Jeter visited before the Tampa Bay Rays took on Cuba in the historic exhibition.

.@POTUS and Derek Jeter, cool customers: https://t.co/qyTY6UKgTX #MLBinCuba pic.twitter.com/R5W9wzRiWn
— MLB (@MLB) March 22, 2016

Not sure whether they were discussing baseball, politics or cigars.

But here's proof that annoying baseball "traditions" honor no international boundaries:

President Obama & Cuban President Raúl Castro do the wave at Latinoamericano Stadium in Havana during today's game. pic.twitter.com/zYNbMV29V8
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) March 22, 2016

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