“We can win a medal”: Benjamin Gil’s projection for baseball at the Olympic Games

This afternoon, the Mexican baseball team finished his preparation matches heading to the Tokyo Olympics. From the Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú stadium, the Mexicans managed to overcome the score and beat the Venezuelan team with a final score of 4 – 3.

Before this panorama, Benjamin Gil, manager of the Mexican baseball representative, shared the projection they have about their participation in the Olympic games. He explained that with the quality of the team and the competitive level of each of the players, Mexico can expect a medal from the discipline of the players. home run.

At a press conference, at the end of the meeting, he pointed out that the team is focused on achieving historic participation for Mexican sports and his bet is to get an Olympic medal.

“As I comment, who is at the time, who is healthy, all that kind of thing; but that we can win a medal, without a doubt. Our mentality is to be playing the last game of the Olympics fighting for the gold medal ”.

Compared to his first preparation match against Dominican Republic disputed on Saturday June 19, where they lost with a score of 15 – 4, the manager of the “Mexican Ninth” pointed out that this Sunday afternoon it was possible to see the quality of the team.

“Today we saw what we really are. All the pitchers who pitched this afternoon are highly regarded, on the side of the lineup, not all. “

The tricolor team’s comeback began in the seventh inning, where the Mexicans began to have a better game strategy that allowed them to reach the mark. Adrian Gonzalez He was in charge of hitting a home run that added important runs for the team. For the last race the Mexican team managed to turn the scoreboard around.

Benjamín Gil also highlighted the participation of Juan Pablo Oramas and Ryan Verdugo, two players who were key to Mexico’s victory in the last demonstration match prior to the Olympic Games.

Now, the next step for the Aztec team is the selection of 24 athletes who will be part of the Olympic baseball team. The 48-year-old manager pointed out that not all athletes who participated in the preparation of the team will be able to go to Tokyo.

June 11 Benjamin Gil took charge of the team, the Mexican Baseball Federation (FEMEBE) was in charge of appointing him to the position after the departure of Juan Gabriel Castro placeholder image and Kundy Gutiérrez from the team.

“The Mexican Baseball Federation (FEMEBE), as the highest authority of the Mexican Baseball Teams, appoints Benjamín Gil (Tijuana, 1972) as the manager of the national team that will represent us at the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo from July 26 to August 8, 2021 ″, the statement read.

Before the news, Benjamin commented that “it was never my goal sincerely, but with this opportunity I understand what it means and it becomes one of the most beautiful things that I have been able to achieve in my career ”.

So far the selective Mexican knows five national representatives that will fight for the Olympic podium, the countries that will participate are: Japan, Korea, Israel, United States and Mexico. It is considered 6 seats, so that there is still one to dispute.

The “Tri” already knows the team in which it will compete, it will be part of Group A where the host country Japan and the representative that wins the repechage tournament of the pre-Olympic to be held in Puebla of June 22-26.

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