The Cuban baseball player Aroldis Chapman He assured that he was happy to be part of the independent Cuba team of the Cuban Professional Baseball Federation (FEPCUBE).
"It's amazing to come here and see so many Cuban baseball players training together"It's a dream come true," he told reporter Jorge Ebro from the Demie Mainieri field of Miami Dade College (North Campus).
The star pitcher recalled that he was involved in the project from the beginning, when he told manager Brayan Peña and Duque Hernández, general manager, that he was available.
The "Cuban Missile" revealed that it has been launching for five days and that depending on how it feels, it will be able to launch next Wednesday the 17th, in the first exhibition game against the Miami Dade College team.
"Come support us," he asked the fans, whom he reminded that they will be able to see many players together on one team. "It is a very great opportunity for the fans," he stressed.
The FEPCUBE announced new additions to its cast.
Set changed its name from FEPCUBE Patria y Vida to FEPCUBE Dream Team.
As Euclides Rojas, bullpen coach, explained, one of the team's mottos was One team, one dream, and then they decided to put them on the Dream Team, because it is a dream come true to represent all Cubans wherever they are.
"Our goal is to go to Colombia, represent them and bring joy to the people of Cuba, inside and outside the Island. We have received a lot of support from Cubans in both places and we know that they also have a dream with this team," he clarified.
"We say: One team, one dream. A team, a dream. The dream of all of us Cubans, free and with democracy," he stressed.
For his part, Brayan Peña asked the fans to understand that the players and the federation are there for them, that they will continue walking and that they need their support.
Other players like Yunel Escobar have made clear the main objective of the FEPCUBE team, and stressed that He represents the Cuban exile and free Cubans throughout the world.
"For me this is an honor, to be playing with the players who are outside the country, that is number one. Number two is to be representing the political prisoners, all the people who died at sea, those who have suffered the Cuban dictatorship," he said.
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