By Pavel Ruiz
48 hours before the date agreed to start the first Cuban baseball elite league, the technical conference had not yet been held and the players did not have uniforms and other equipment.
The organization of the event, which aims to bring together the best baseball players in Cuba, started poorly, with the main officials of the National Baseball Commission guaranteeing a happy start to everything a week ago.
“All the insurance for the tournament is guaranteed and in Cuba,” said Juan Reynaldo Perez, president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, in a television program last Thursday in La Mesa Redonda.
The manager announced that a technical conference will be held in Bayamo, Granma on October 5. SorrelsThe reigning champions of the National Series.
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However, the meeting did not take place yesterday, the 5th day, as Cuban baseball leaders were in their offices at the Latin American Stadium in Havana.
Complete Swing contacted several players from the Farmers, Coffee Growers, Ranchers and Tobacco Growers teams to verify that none of these four teams were supplied with uniforms and kits that, according to Perez Pardo, were made exclusively for the Teammate brand Elite League. .
It is learned that a technical meeting will be held at noon today, a tight day, where some managers are expected to rope in players to replace others dropped from the preliminary squad for various reasons. At night they intend to celebrate the 61st SNB Awards ceremony and give voice to the I LEBC’s Play Ball on Saturday afternoon.
So a tournament that has yet to win over the fans or the specialized press will have an uncertain start, and seem small to the elite.
