The Cuban baseball team fell this Wednesday 11-15 against Panama in the Pan American U-23 Championship, based in Managua, Nicaragua, and which was a qualifier for the WBSC U-23 World Cup to be held next year in China .
The Cuban team, led by Eddy Cajigal from Santiago, managed to score four runs in the initial inning and added another five scores in the fifth inning, butIt was insufficient because the Cuban pitchers could not withstand the Panamanian offensive.
It must be remembered thatMiguel Neira, 19, who was scheduled to be Cuba's starting pitcher In the decisive match on November 29 against Panama, he left the delegation and escaped from the hotel at noon this Wednesday.
The news was announced on his social networks by sports journalist Francys Romero, who anticipated that the left-handed pitcher - who is a native of Sancti Spíritus - will seek to sign with a Major League organization.
In this Wednesday's game in Managua, the most outstanding players for Cuba at bat were Andrys Pérez (4-2, 3 IC) and Cristian Rodríguez (5-3). Reliever Osdany Rodríguez took the loss.
Cuba closed the tournament with three wins and two losses.They beat Costa Rica, Curacao and Venezuela, but lost to Colombia and Panama.
This Thursday the distribution of medals will be decided among the four qualifiers for the World Cup event. The teams from Venezuela and Puerto Rico will compete for bronze, while Colombia and Nicaragua will compete for the title.
For the second time in the four pre-world tournaments of the category held so far, Cuba has failed to qualify for the World Cup competition.
The fact certifies the crisis of national sports,especially marked by the flight of athletes and the economic crisis, which has led to the suspension of several tournaments of different categories, including the National Under-23 Championship.
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