For the first time in history Pirates of Isla de la Juventud will defend the title in a final of the National Cuban Baseball Classic, event they celebrated with euphoria.
For the first time in history Pirates of Isla de la Juventud will defend the title in a final of the National Cuban Baseball Classic, event they celebrated with euphoria.
After the roaring win by the José Luis Rodríguez´s pupils at the Matanzas Stadium, the fans of the Cuban special municipality took to the streets this morning to celebrate the vistory at the beat of the conge drums.
The team, representing over 84,000 inhabitants, showed in the last subseries that can be champions when they won, first against the Havana Industriales at the qualifying round and sacond 4-2 in the playoffs against Matanzas, able to offer intensive shows still in the ground of their contenders.
After 16 years of being third in the 38th National Baseball Series (1999), this inclusion of Pirates in the discussion for the title makes his followers dream with the possibility of the crown.
Despite forecasts, Pirates of Isla de la Juventud demonstrated that they are not small rivals, nor did they reach the current position by chance. This result supports their participation in nine times in the playoffs.
The Pirates dedicate this victory to the people who are ready to celebrate the victory that 60 years ago Fidel Castro and other survivors of the actions of Moncada Garrison achieved with his release on May 15, 1955.
Source: ACN
Translation: Ilia Charon