Leon de Mayabeque, with possibilities for Pan-American Baseball Championship sub-23

Mayabeque, Cuba_ The athlete Pedro Manuel León Fernández from Mayabeque is one of the candidates to join the Cuba baseball team that will attend the Sub 23 Pan-American Championship, to be held soon in Panama.

This son of Quivican was one of the most outstanding rookies in the 57 National Series with more than 300 with six homers and he highlighted in the offensive.

León Fernández participated in the Pan American sub 15 in Japan and Colombia. He also attended the sub 18 held in Monterrey, Mexico.

Other members of the Sub-23 Pan American Championship roster are Liván Moinelo, Yoelkis Céspedes and Raidel Martínez.

According to the note issued by the National Baseball Direction, the list consists of three receivers, seven infielders, four outfielders and 10 pitchers, although they must discard two players, since only 22 will make the 22. They will all be under the command of the former star catcher Ariel Pestano.

Among the masks, Ariel Martinez from Matanzas must occupy the title over Yunior Barra from Santi Spiritus and the slugger Lionard Kindelán from Santiago de Cuba.

In the infield stands out the presence of the lefty Oscar Luis Colás, from Santiago de Cuba, who can also pitch, and another good hitter like Norel González, from Villa Clara.

Also, they will be accompanied by the short field from Havana Yorbert Sánchez, Roberto Acea from the Villa Clara, Noel González from Holguin and Santiago’s Ricardo Ramos and Dasiel Sevila.

In the outfield, will be Raico Santos and the referred Cespedes will join Yoelquis Guibert from Santiago and the already mentioned Mayabequense, Pedro León.

The pitcher’s staff is made up, besides the international Moinelo and Martinez from Pinar del Riko, Yariel Rodríguez, Yosimar Cousín and Carlos Pérez from Camaguey, along with Villa Clara’s Yosver Zulueta and Javier Mirabal.

The rest of the pitchers are Ulfrido García, from Santiago de Cuba, Alejandro Meneses, from Las Tunas and Pedro Álvarez from Santi Spiritus.

The Panamanian lid sub 23, the first of its kind organized by the Pan-American Baseball Confederation, will be played from November 24 to December 3 and will award four spots for the Sub 23 Baseball World Cup of 2 thousand18.

The continental tournament will be attended by representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela from South America, while from Central America and the Caribbean will be Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, he Dominican Republic and the Cuban team.