Alazanes Baseball Team Train at the Latin American Stadium

The Alazanes from Granma, National Baseball Champions, are training in the Latin American Stadium in Havana with the objective of preparing the team for the upcoming Caribbean Series to be held from February 2nd to the 8th.

During a visit of the Cuban News Agency to the stadium, some players were carrying out batting practice others defense and the pitchers were doing their regular exercises led by their trainer Ciro Silvino Licea and Jose Elosegui.

Manager Carlos Marti Santos said that he is satisfied with the team, which is being reinforced with 12 additional players, including pitchers.

He pointed out that the pitching performance will be key to the team´s desire of winning the Caribbean Series.

Roel Santos, who will participate for the third time in the regional competition said being motivated and is ready to contribute to the team´s success.

He expressed that the main objective is to achieve the victory. The last time Cuba won the Caribbean Series was in 2015 when Pinar del Rio led by Alfonso Urquiola got the victory.

Guillermo Aviles, who is predicted to be one of the main offensive figures of Alazanes expressed feeling in excellent shape and confident in demonstrating his quality as a batter in the event which dates back to 1949.

In the previous regional event, Alazanes from Granma won 3 games and lost 1 in the first phase but fell before the Aguilas de Mexicali team 1 to 0.