Cuba announced its 24 man roster for the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile next week against Colombia. The Cubans will also have a first round matchup with Venezuela and Brazil. Approximately 50% of the WBC team that made the semifinals will be on hand in the South American country.
Missing on the squad are FCB stars such as Alfredo Despaigne, Ariel Martínez, Raidel Martínez and Liván Moinelo due to injury and rest. Yadir Drake and Miguel Romero will also not accompany the squad due to the fact that they have training camp with there winter league ballclubs.
Touted prospect pitching Frank Abel Álvarez will be on-hand with the Antilleans, while the team’s pitching corps has taken a big with the recent defections of Marlon Vega, Javier Mirabal, Yeudis Reyes and Alexander Valiente. Even though the team has been rocked by these losses they are still one of the favorites to win the tournament.
☑️🇨🇺 Nómina del equipo Cuba para los Juegos Panamericanos de Santiago 2023
📆 20/10 🆚 Colombia 🇨🇴
📆 22/10 🆚 Venezuela 🇻🇪
📆 24/10 🆚 Brasil 🇧🇷#Cuba #Béisbol #Santiago2023 pic.twitter.com/idBs23zyd5— Círculo de Espera (@CirculodEspera) October 12, 2023
Below is the island nation’s roster:
Catchers (2):
Andy Cosme Oliva y Andrys Pérez García.
Infielders (7):
Yasniel González Vega, Yadil Mujica Díaz, Bárbaro Erisbel Arruebarruena Escalante, Luis Vicente Mateo Terry, Dayán García Ortega, Roberto Sullivan Baldoquín Martínez y Raúl González Isidoria.
Outfielders(4):
Yurisbel Gracial García, Roel Santos Martínez, Yoelkis Guibert Stiven y Luis González Azcuy.
Pitchers (11):
Geonel Gutiérrez Jiménez, Carlos Juan Viera Álvarez, Yoennis Yera Montalvo, José Ramón Rodríguez Menéndez, Yankiel Mauris Gutiérrez, Renner Rivero Estrada, Jonathan Carbó Campoalegre, Naykel Yoel Cruz Zaldívar, Raymond Figueredo Cruz, Erly Casanova Callaba y Frank Abel Álvarez Díaz.