OFFICIAL ROSTER: With Insua INCLUDED, Cienfuegos announced a team for the National Series 61

By SwingCompleto / contacts@swingcompleto.com

On the afternoon of this Saturday, January 8, the roster of the Cienfuegos Elephants team that will participate in the upcoming 61st edition of the National Baseball Series was officially announced, according to reported the Jit website.

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Directed again by manager Alaín Álvarez and led by experienced infielders Pavel Quesada and Luis Vicente Mateo, regular third baseman and shortstop for the team, respectively, the Perla del Sur troop will try to improve the seventh place reached in the 60 Series, then of falling against the Cocodrilos de Matanzas in the quarterfinal playoffs.

The surprise of the roster, for the well-being of the team and the fans, is the inclusion of right-hander Yasmany Insua, the best pitcher for the Elephants, who had decided not to participate in Series 61 due to discrepancies with the baseball authorities in the province, regarding the situation of his home.

Apparently, the claims of the serpentinero reached receptive ears and his name remained as the 40th player on the payroll, thus avoiding the loss of that strong and secure arm of the Cienfuegos, capable of contributing more than 10 victories to the cast in the season.

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“The preparation was conceived taking into account the needs of the team depending on the group,” Alaín said at the meeting, while highlighting the technical tactical level of the players, as well as their degree of motivation to meet the planned objectives, according to Jit .

The Elephants manager made it clear that he has not yet confirmed the team’s regular lineup and the responsibilities that pitchers will assume on the team, in the roles of starters and relievers.

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It is valid to remember that Cienfuegos will no longer have on its roster for Series 61 the talented waiter César Prieto, who escaped from the Cuba team to the American Pre-Olympic held in Florida, United States, becoming a Free Agent and with an almost guaranteed contract with the Orioles from Baltimore, as it transpired in the last hours.

Neither will starter Daniel Pérez Pérez and outfielders Félix Rodríguez and Luis Enrique González, all for causing a drop from Cuban baseball, while pitcher Reemberto Barreto joined the ranks of the Industriales team.

Other figures such as outfielder Alexander Sevilla and pitchers Camilo Ballester, José Antonio Ozuna and Adrián Bueno, who had a lot of participation with Cienfuegos last season, are not included in the starting roster.

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Without more, here the team of the Elephants of Cienfuegos to the upcoming Series 61, divided into four receivers, nine infielders, eight outfielders and 19 pitchers.

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