The Cuban U-18 baseball team begins its participation today in the Pan-American tournament for this age category. Which will run until October 29th in the Dominican Republic.
The team from the island, managed by Alexei More Rodríguez, will compete in the initial phase. As part of Group B, alongside Venezuela, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Also the tournament, which offers four qualifying spots for the 2027 World Cup, will feature 11 countries, following Colombia’s withdrawal.
Group A consists of the United States, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and Curaçao. Group B includes Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, and Nicaragua; and Group C comprises Puerto Rico, Panama, and Canada.
Moreover the event will take place through October 29th on the two fields at the International Prospect League Academy complex in Boca Chica, a municipality in the province of Santo Domingo. Also where the aspirations of 11 nations will converge toward a single destination: China, the host of the next global championship for this age group.
The six teams that advance will then vie for a spot among the top four, who will compete for medals on Thursday 29th. The day the tournament concludes and the qualifiers for the World Cup are officially determined.
Furthermore the World Cup is scheduled for September 17–26th, 2027, in Pingtan, China. A distant goal for the Cuban team, whose immediate focus tomorrow is Venezuela, within the confines of a baseball diamond.
With information from Prensa Latina and CNA
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