The Avilanians Danny Miranda and Yuniel Batista fulfilled their commitment to obtain the ticket to the Under-23 baseball World Cup next year in Nicaragua.

The Cuban squad finished the tournament at full speed, after stumbling in the semi-finals against the Panamanian hosts; although it could not contest the title, it leaves satisfied: it fulfilled its main goal, to return to the world stage.

During the last match of the Pan American event, the team managed by the Avilanian manager defeated Mexico 5 to 4, winning the bronze medal of the Under-23 Baseball Pan American and securing the passage to the 2026 World Championship.

In this final, the pitcher and member of the Tigers had a sensational leading role, who dressed as a hero by closing the encounter with the Aztecs in grand style.

Batista, had to go to the ‘ira y ven’ and put his arm in, he allowed no runs and struck out the last Mexican batter to put Cuba back on the Under-23 world baseball map.