SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- The Cuban under-15 team was left without its pass to the World Championship, after finishing in seventh place in the qualifying round held in the Dominican Republic.
In a meeting where not even two of the current powers were present, the United States and Canada, the Cubans were unable to reach some of the five places to win their qualification for the World Cup. Among 12 contenders, they finished seventh, according to the official newspaper. Granma.
The performance of the young people was poor, according to the official press. In pitching, they had a 6.07 effectiveness, in defense, the result of 946 was fifth. Only two teams, Puerto Rico (970) and Mexico (978), fielded 970 or more, one was at 967 and the rest did not reach 960.
On offense they were in eighth place, with 282 and an overall batting index (ops) of 816, well below their opponents.
This non-qualification for the World Cup is added to those of the U-18 and U-23, and to the failure of the baseball players in the Santiago-2023 Pan American Games.
According to the note, among the fundamental problems is the small number of games in the minor categories.
“Very little is played, because a national tournament in them requires a good amount of resources in transportation, accommodation and food, which have not been available in recent years,” the text said.
With the reduction of calendars and participants, adolescents have fewer opportunities to test and train and reach older categories with deficiencies.
“On the other hand, if we play in the territory, all year round, we do not have to invest in any of those three games, and the volume of play would expand. It would only take the observation of the national commission or a working group that sees the talent in action,” the text noted.
Last year was intense for Cuban baseball, with Central and Pan American events, the Caribbean Series, Tournaments for the under 23 and under 12 categories, in addition to the V World Classic and the results left a lot to be desired for the representatives of the Major League. The Antilles.
The Cuban under 23 team could not qualify for the World Cup in China in the current 2024. Nor could the team in the under 12 category access the world event, while in the under 18 category the Cubans did not even try to participate in the World Cup.
2024-03-26 09:45:07
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