The Panamanian national baseball team today achieved its second consecutive victory in preparation games prior to its participation in the world classic by beating the Rakuten Monkeys of the Taiwanese professional league 9-7.
José Ramos, Jhadiel Santamaría and José Caballero stood out on offense by going 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs each.
7 pitchers Andy Otero, Humberto Mejía, Randall Delgado, Alberto Baldonado, Harold Araúz, James González and Davis Romero paraded through the Panamanian mound.
For tomorrow, the Canalero team has scheduled training prior to the opening match on Wednesday, at 6AM, Panama time, against Taiwan.
Humberto Mejía will be the opener for Panama.
Group A of the world baseball classic will be played from March 8 to 13 at the Taichung Intercontinental Stadium.
