Coffin on shoulders and in the rain: this is how the funeral of Santiago baseball player Daniel Colás went

Daniel Colas, the young Cuban baseball player who died this May 1st in Santiago de Cuba, was buried under a fine rain that fell in that city and with the coffin on the shoulders of some attendees at the funeral.

“Under the rain and on their shoulders they carry the young baseball player who died in Santiago de Cuba to his final resting place,” said the independent journalist. Yosmany Mayeta Labrada along with a video of the moment shared on his profile Facebook.

The sports journalist Yasel Porto He also shared images of the funeral, considering it “the saddest thing of the week.”

The young shortstop died this Wednesday, the same day as his 23rd birthday, due to an illness, which made it impossible for him to join the current edition of the National Pelota Series.

Although this disease was not disclosed in any press release, sources told CyberCuba that the player suffered from leukemia.

In previous information, Mayeta Labrada had said that The bees Santiago residents were unable to attend the funeral because they were in Las Tunas, to fulfill the particular commitment with the team from that province.

"Although many of his teammates had the desire to pay him posthumous tribute, attending the wake of the deceased young baseball player, the Team Management and INDER did not authorize the transfer to the city of Santiago," said the communicator.

Likewise, he expressed that one of his friends, present at the wake, told him that although the big team could not attend "the other friends, from the school, youth and other categories, are here with their parents."

According to Mayeta, many baseball fans in Santiago de Cuba asked for a tribute from the local team to their deceased member.

During the wake, The young man was dressed in the uniform of the Wasps team.

The death of the shortstop caused great consternation in Santiago de Cuba, where he was always recognized for his great talent on the field. In the opinion of the mentor Eriberto Rosales, quoted on the Facebook page “Por La Goma”, the young man had everything to become the best in his position in the country.