The Cuban baseball playerAlexei Ramírez Rodríguez (42 years old), former Major League player in the United States, is on the team's pre-selection listVegueros de Pinar del Río for the 63rd National Baseball Series (SNB).
The official media outletACN confirmed thatRamírez will play ball again in Cuba, after being a prominent figure in the MLB, a member of teams such as the Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and the San Diego Padres.
The provincial baseball commissioner in Pinar del Río,Heriberto Suarez Pereda, he said on the radio program Sábado Deportivo deRadio Guama, that the former major leaguer is able to play in the Cuban championship.
The authorities of thesport in Cuba They assure that Ramírez is carrying out the relevant procedures to return to play in his homeland.
They remembered that thePinar del Río was on Team Cuba at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games; the Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena 2006; the I World Baseball Classic 2006; and the 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games.
Ramírez in the Major Leagues in the United States is known as"The Cuban missile" for his physical qualities and his skills on the ball field.
If he finally joins the Pinar del Río team, he completes the list of 13 infielders on the preselection, also made up of five catchers, 13 outfielders and 22 pitchers.
The Cuban government said that for this pre-list they took into account the performance of the players in the Provincial Series, the Elite League, the projection as talents of some athletes and the willingness of others who reside outside the country to join. In this sense they mentioned Humberto Rivera and Heisell Baro.
Next week the Vegueros Team must begin its preparation, under the direction ofAlexander Urquiola.
This week the former Cuban Major League playerYoenis Cespedes He made it clear that he has no intentions of playing the National Series in Cuba. The 38-year-old outfielder had been included in the Granma team's pre-payroll, apparently "without his confirmation."
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