CUBAN BASEBALL

When the 53rd Cuban Series ends on Sunday its qualifying stage, Sancti Spiritus baseball club, known as Los Gallos (Roosters), will be writing one of its most sad pages in history. »

Through well known paths we enter the world of Frederich Cepeda Cruz, after 17 seasons marked by successes, injuries, contradictions…However, one must be very careful with the athlete.»

Sancti Spiritus lost the subseries vs. Pinar del Rio 2×1 and is currently placed 13th in the general standings of the 53rd Cuban Baseball National Season with a 3-6 record.»

Sancti Spiritus and Pinar del Rio baseball clubs started their Monday to Wednesday subseries in the Jose Antonio Huelga park at 7:15 pm.»

Sancti Spiritus baseball club won its first challenge of the 53rd Cuban Baseball National Season by conquering two of the three games held in Guantanamo.»

Sancti Spiritus’ Roosters obtained their first victory in the 53rd Cuban Baseball National Season by beating Guantanamo’s Indians 6×5 in a fought encounter.»

The website www.baseballdecuba.com, which last Tuesday released a false piece of news saying that Sancti Spiritus hurler Ismel Jiménez Santiago was in the Dominican Republic, offered an apology to the athlete and explained why the story was published.»

Sancti Spiritus hurler Ismel Jimenez denies the piece of news  spread by www.baseballdecuba.com entitled: Ismel Jimenez Leaves Cuba for a Future in the MLB.»

Far away from their home, in the Nguyen Van Troi park, the baseball players from Sancti Spiritus will start the 53rd Cuban Baseball National Season facing Guantanamo’s Indians on Nov. 3.»

The 53rd Cuban Baseball Series will begin on Nov. 3 in the central city of Santa Clara, 206 km east of the capital, the Baseball National Federation confirmed last Wednesday.»