Early this Friday, left-handed pitcher Ulfrido García died of a heart attack. The 27-year-old man from Santiago “was recovering from an injury to his throwing arm,” he published in his Facebook page the official journalist Anolvis Cuscó Tarradell.
The Wasps player, according to the information released, “received a stem cell implant last February due to wear on one of the tendons in his shoulder,” however, the procedure was not successful due to “rush in rehabilitation.” .
His body will be veiled in Cabaña, Las Perlas Popular Council, located in the municipality of Songo La Maya, “where his own cry today,” Cuscó Tarradell made it known, and where they will be able to accompany García’s family, his wife Gretel Rodríguez and his little Samantha.
The former baseball player and technical director of Santiago de Cuba, Eriberto Rosales Hernández, lamented the loss: “Ulfrido had immense motivations, he dreamed and was preparing to return to the elite of our national series.”
The athlete, who had a privileged “curve”, debuted in the National Baseball Series in 2012
Among journalists and media there were also reactions. “Very sad news,” was the message from the journalist Francis Romero, remembering that “Ulfrida Garcia was part of the Cuba team between 2016 and 2018.” In this last year, García reached the runner-up position in the Italian Baseball League with the Parma Clima team.
The athlete, who had a privileged “curve”, made his debut in the National Baseball Series in 2012. And with the Granma team he participated in the Caribbean series that was played in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, reaching the semifinals where they were eliminated by the Dominican Eagles Cibaeñas.
After eight National Series, according to statistical data published by the independent platform for the rubberGarcía accumulated 45 wins, was defeated 60 times, and reached an ERA of 4.54 earned runs per nine innings of work and a high WHIP (bases on balls and hits per inning pitched) of 1.60.
In an interview offered to Master Saw In May 2021, the considered a pitching prospect, recognized that “after a year without action there could be a setback” in his effectiveness. “Psychologically I have left behind the fear of re-injury.”
The death due to a heart attack reminded us of the death due to a similar cause, in May 2012, of Osmani Tamayo. The 30-year-old right-hander participated in seven National Series, during which he won the title in 2007 with Santiago de Cuba.
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