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Baseball will be part of one of the disciplines of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games and Mexico will seek to take the gold medal with the representation of 24 sluggers.
All the players who will wear the Mexican uniform play in the Mexican Baseball League and they will seek the first Mexican gold medal in the history of the competition. If they win, the Mexican team will qualify for the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile.
Cuba has been one of the most winning countries in this discipline with 15 medalsfollowed by the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico with 3 medals respectively and then Venezuela and Colombia with one each.
The tournament will start on Saturday, June 24, two days after the start of the Central American and Caribbean Games that will begin in El Salvador this Friday, June 23.
This will be the schedule for Mexico in the first round:
Mexico vs Cuba – June 24
El Salvador vs. Mexico – June 25
Mexico vs. Curaçao – June 26
Nicaragua vs. Mexico – June 27
Dominican Republic vs. Mexico – June 28
Puerto Rico vs. Mexico – June 29
Mexico vs. Venezuela – June 30
The dispute for the bronze medal and the gold medal will take place on July 1.
The team is made up of: two catchers, six infielders, four outfielders and twelve pitchers.
Receivers:
Alexis Wilson – Tigres de Quintana Roo
Fernando Flores – Bulls of Tijuana
Infielders:
Victor Mendoza – Sultans of Monterrey
Jason Atondo – Olmecs of Tabasco
Emmanuel Ávila – Warriors of Oaxaca
Moisés Gutiérrez – Red Devils of Mexico
Edson Garcia – Monclova Steelers
Hector Mora – The Eagle of Veracruz
Gardeners:
Norberto Obeso – Lions of Yucatan
Randy Romero – Mariachis of Guadalajara
Rainel Rosario – Saraperos de Saltillo
Fernando Villegas – Saraperos de Saltillo
Launchers:
Wilmer Ríos – Monclova Steelers
Alexandro Tovalín – Lions of Yucatan
David Gutiérrez – Olmecs of Tabasco
Juan Gámez – Sultans of Monterrey
Francisco Haro – Pirates of Campeche
Yoanner Negrín – Lions of Yucatan
Luis Fernando Miranda – Warriors of Oaxaca
Aldo Montes – Algodoneros del Unión Laguna
Arturo López – Red Devils of Mexico
Faustino Carrera – Tijuana Bulls
Fabián Cota – Red Devils of Mexico
Samuel Zazueta – The Eagle of Veracruz
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