On their day of rest they send pre-selected Granma baseball players to "voluntary" work

Young people from Granma who make up the baseball preselection of that province for the upcoming National Series, were sent this Sunday, on the day they rest from training, to do “voluntary” work in planting sweet potatoes.

“The Alazanes preselection for the 63rd National Baseball Series (#63SNB) also joined the agricultural work this Sunday,” the official radio station wrote on Facebook. CMKX Radio Bayamo.

According to the publication, “the Province of Granma is experiencing a strong movement in which all sectors of society intervene to promote food production.”

The players had to dedicate the day of rest from their usual training, which is done under the strong sun and demand for adequate nutrition and concentration, to agricultural work, supposedly to contribute to food production.

For Granma outfielder Osvaldo Abreu Sánchez, the day was fun. “Surely, surely, we are going to have a good harvest of good and tasty sweet potatoes, my beautiful people, have fun today, believe me, we have fun,” said the young man in Facebook.

The comments on the post CMKX Radio Bayamo They echoed that the decision was not correct and expressed that neither the president of the Cuban Baseball Federation nor other leaders of the province appeared there.

“That's why we are the way we are! Shoemaker to his shoe. Agriculture belongs to the peasant farmers, they know how to do it. Give conditions and value to their productions,” said an Internet user.

“With all due respect, your task is to train and do a very good job on the field. Production in the field is essential but that is what those who have the knowledge are for and it is their task. "What we are going to demand is that they bring the national championship," said another user of the platform.

“He's snoring with so much crime in the neighborhoods and they take athletes, professionals and good people to these things, that's why there is correctional work, it's good to contribute, but to each person from their own place,” said another person who linked several evils that currently affect Cuban society.

Precisely, in the habit of Cuban leaders of sending professionals and activists from their political organizations to supposedly voluntary work, At least 37 people were injured in an accident this Sunday in Bahía Honda, province of Artemisa, while returning from one of those activities planned by the government.

The number of injured was 37, between 18 and 68 years of age. According to their condition, 7 serious patients are reported, according to an update from the ARTV Telecenter.

Furthermore, they indicated that the truck, a ZIL 130 or V8 model, belonging to the Sugar Company, and in addition to the members of the UJC, was transporting other workers, who were returning from “voluntary” work in support of the sugar harvest.