He Cuban baseball team From the U18 category, he started his passage through the Okinawa World Cup this Friday, Japanby beating his South Africa similar with KO score (10-0).
In duel corresponding to group A, the cast of the island had an excellent task from the box of Leandro Forteza, who only tolerated an unstoppable in five action tickets, according to the Report of the agency Latin press (PL).
Statement win for Cuba!
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Meanwhile, his companions backed him with six hits, but also taking the most out of the six pifias committed by his rivals, clearly with a lower level to the necessary to impose himself at this level.
Wielding the Madero, Jonathan Moreno and Yoan Águila stood out, both with a couple of undisputed in three shifts to bat, and authors of one and two ranked races, respectively.
In addition to South Africa, Cuba shares a key with the novenas of Japan, South Korea, Puerto Rico and Italy, a ninth he will face this Saturday on the same stage.
The other section is made up of the United States, Panama, Taiwan, China, Germany and Australia.
According to the tournament regulations, the two groups will celebrate a round of all against all and the three best advance to the super round, from which the candidates for the medals will come out.
The Cuban team agreed to this universal tournament -Ity that was not happening since 2014- thanks to his performance in the Pan American Championship of the category, held in August 2024 in Panama.
New Troopiezo of Cuban baseball: Fourth in the Pan American U18
Then he managed to advance to the semifinals, but successive defeats against the hosts and Puerto Ricans relegated him to fourth position.
Of that group are only present in the group that plays in the Japanese contest the Torpedo Moreno and Receiver Yaidel Ruiz.
So far, Cuba appears as the maximum winner of titles in this category, with 11 crowns in its showcase, one more than the United States.
The other nations that have occupied the throne are South Korea (5), Taiwan (2), Japan and Canada.
