Without believing in the ghosts of defeat and buoyed by a delirious fanbase, Las Tunas sank the last hopes of Pinar del Río (6-1) this Sunday and wrapped up the final playoff 4-1 to reaffirm themselves as the legitimate king of Cuban baseball today.
In a Julio Antonio Mella stadium with no space for the finest pin, the Leñadores confirmed their dominance thanks to a five-run rally in the eighth inning, which broke the tie (1-1) on the scoreboard and brought down the curtain on the 63rd National Series.
From an offensive standpoint, the two-run homer by young Jean Lucas Baldoquín and the rocket that drove in a couple more by veteran outfielder Yuniesky Larduet were decisive.
The pitcher Rodolfo Díaz did his job from the mound, after five innings with only one run and four hits; while the closer Alberto Pablo Civil performed without complications in the ninth inning.
"I knew I was going to have to pitch, and I prepared my throws well. But the key was concentration in front of each batter," Díaz stated to the digital site JIT.
Los Vegueros, meanwhile, had a historic season, but fell at the decisive moment.
The podium was as follows: Las Tunas, Pinar del Río, and Granma. Yosvani Alarcón was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the postseason.
The Tunera team thus achieved its third domestic title, following the ones won in 2019 under the guidance of Pablo Civil and in 2023 by Abeysi Pantoja, who has now completed a double that no one can erase from her curriculum.
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Champion teams and directors of Cuba:
-1962: Westerners, mentor Fermín Guerra.
-1963: Industriales (Ramón Carneado).
-1964: Industriales (Ramón Carneado).
-1965: Industriales (Ramón Carneado).
-1966: Industriales (Ramón Carneado).
-1967: Orientals (Roberto Ledo).
-1968: Havana (Juan Gómez).
-1969: Sugar Workers (Servio Borges).
-1970: Henequeneros (Miguel A. Domínguez).
-1971: Sugar workers (Servio Borges).
-1972: Sugar Farmers (Pedro P. Delgado).
-1973: Industriales (Pedro Chávez).
-1974: Havana (Jorge Trigoura).
-1975: Farmers (Orlando Leroux).
-1976: Ranchers (Carlos Gómez).
-1977: Citriculturists (Juan Bregio).
-1978: Vegueros (José Miguel Pineda).
-1979: Sancti Spíritus (Cándido Andrade).
-1980: Santiago de Cuba (Manuel Miyar).
-1981: Vegueros (José Miguel Pineda).
-1982: Vegueros (Jorge Fuentes).
-1983: Villa Clara (Eduardo Martín).
-1984: Citrus growers (Tomás Soto).
-1985: Vegueros (Jorge Fuentes).
-1986: Industriales (Pedro Chávez).
-1987: Vegueros (Jorge Fuentes).
-1988: Vegueros (Jorge Fuentes).
-1989: Santiago de Cuba (Higinio Vélez).
-1990: Henequeneros (Gerardo Junco).
-1991: Henequeneros (Gerardo Junco).
-1992: Industriales (Jorge Trigoura).
-1993: Villa Clara (Pedro Jova).
-1994: Villa Clara (Pedro Jova).
-1995: Villa Clara (Pedro Jova).
-1996: Industriales (Pedro Medina).
-1997: Pinar del Río (Jorge Fuentes).
-1998: Pinar del Río (Alfonso Urquiola).
-1999: Santiago de Cuba (Higinio Vélez).
-2000: Santiago de Cuba (Higinio Vélez).
-2001: Santiago de Cuba (Higinio Vélez).
-2002: Holguín (Héctor Hernández).
-2003: Industriales (King Vicente Anglada).
-2004. Industriales (King Vicente Anglada).
-2005. Santiago de Cuba (Antonio Pacheco).
-2006. Industriales (King Vicente Anglada).
-2007: Santiago de Cuba (Antonio Pacheco).
-2008: Santiago de Cuba (Antonio Pacheco).
-2009: Havana (Esteban Lombillo).
-2010: Industriales (Germán Mesa).
-2011: Pinar del Río (Alfonso Urquiola).
-2012: Ciego de Ávila (Roger Machado).
-2013: Villa Clara (Ramón Moré).
-2014: Pinar del Río (Alfonso Urquiola).
-2015: Ciego de Ávila (Roger Machado).
-2016: Ciego de Ávila (Roger Machado).
-2017: Granma (Carlos Martí).
-2018: Granma (Carlos Martí).
-2019: Las Tunas (Pablo Civil).
-2020: Matanzas (Armando Ferrer).
-2021: Granma (Carlos Martí).
-2022: Granma (Carlos Martí).
-2022: Granma (Carlos Martí).
-2023: Las Tunas (Abeysi Pantoja).
-2024: Las Tunas (Abeysi Pantoja).
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