Three boys from the province of Holguin will be part of Cuba’s baseball pre-selection team for the Pan American Championship, U-12 category. They will begin training in Sancti Spiritus on the 13th of this month.
According to information provided by the provincial commissioner of this sport, Irochi Bartutis. The group of 40 young players who will train in Sancti Spiritus includes catcher Dervis David Almaguer Legra, Gabriel Hernández Pérez (first baseman and pitcher), and Anthony Omar Cruz Ayala (outfielder and pitcher).
Dervis and Gabriel are from the municipality of Holguin, and Anthony Omar is from Cueto. In recent months, all of them have been training with coaches Yanelson Rojas Neira and Jorge Manuel Ricardo Dorrego. Also who have worked tirelessly with the team in this age group.
A publication on the website of the national radio station Radio Rebelde states that the Cuban pre-selection team consists of five catchers, 19 infielders, nine outfielders, and seven pitchers. Havana, with eight players, will have the largest number of representatives.
To select the pre-selected players, the National Baseball Commission requested the most promising athletes from each province.Then observed them during a tour of the country.
Moreover the U-12 Pan American Championship, to be held from November 18th to 28th in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It will award four berths to next year’s World Cup.
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