Havana, Jan 30.- The members of Granma team promised today to win courageously the coming Caribbean Baseball Series.
Fourth batter, Alfredo Despaigne, received at the Granma Memorial monument the flag that will lead to the competition, which will bring together in Culiacan, Mexico, the champions of the Leagues held in Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the hosts.
Catcher Frank Camilo Morejon read the baseball players' commitment, in which they promised to fight to the last breath for the victory, respecting the rules of the fair play.
The team's pitching coach, Ciro Silvino, also told Prensa Latina that he relies on the work for which each of his pupils have been appointed.
The president of the Cuban Institute of Sports, Antonio Becali, exhorted them to waste claw to the test and work in collective, the elements that led to the victory in the recently completed National Baseball Series.
We ask you to prioritize the collective objective, to waste courtesy, enjoyment and respect to the rival, not forgetting how much each of you means for the Cuban people, he added.
The president of the Cuban Olympic Committee, Jose Ramon Fernandez, other officials, and some expeditionary of the 1956 deed were present in the flag ceremony.
The Caribbean Baseball Series will begin on February 1st, and on that same date the Granma team will face the Licey Tigers, champions of the Dominican Republic.