Duel Cuba-USA: from the 10th to the 14th of this month

HAVANA.- Expectations are beginning to be met, with the ratification of the bilateral baseball cap between the United States collegiate team and the Cuban team that will participate in the upcoming Caribbean Central Games at Barranquilla.

seventh after recovering these interesting and traditional duels in 2012, will be played from 10 to 14 of the current month, at the Latin American stage.

As transpired, the American team, led by Paul Manieri, will arrive next day 9.

Faced with the regional fair, in which they will start on the 20th against Mexico, the students of the 39, Granma coach Carlos Martí, developed last month several friendly matches against Venezuelan and Colombian teams, who will also attend the event of baseball in Barranquilla

The group that will visit us, full of talent inherent to its players University, has just won five games against the national team of Taipei in China, in addition to yesterday signing a first win against the representative of Japan, before which he will play another four games.

They beat very little against their Taipei rivals, and gave the Japanese four hits in this first duel; but their throwers did the job and the defense was excellent.

In the previous six comparisons, the balance of victories favors 4-2 to Americans. Cuba won the 2012 bilateral selections (3-2, in the Latin American stadium) and 2014 (5-0, in Pinar del Rio and Matanzas).

Meanwhile, the US national teams won in 2013 (5-0). ; 2015 (3-2) and 2017 (3-2), always hosts, as well as the duel of the year 2016, by 3-2, staged in the stadiums of Ciego de Ávila, Havana and Pinar del Rio.

For the simple baseball game of the regional meeting in Barranquilla, the Cuban team must start on 20 against Mexico, who also aspires for the title by the nations.