Las Tunas Baseball Team Confirms Positive Case for COVID-19

Authorities of the Sports Directorate in Las Tunas confirmed today the positive result of a player of the Las Tunas baseball team for COVID-19 after the PCR tests carried out on all its members last Monday.

LTU Vs CFG, 60th Cuban National Baseball Series

Las Tunas had a walk-off win against Cienfuegos, 12x11, at the bottom of the tenth inning, on Sunday. It was another moment of suspense after the decisive walk-off hit from Rafael Viñales, in a mad game of constant alternatives, won by the team that took the best advantage of their overflowing offensive.

Yunieski Larduet hit a home run

Only with some ace drawn at the last minute of the sleeve could Las Tunas snatch a game from the Huracanes (Hurricanes) of Mayabeque, a team that could give the clarinet under Michael González, but that was beaten 6 × 5 on Sunday when Yuniesky Larduet decided with just the third home run of his career. 

41 Cuban athletes have qualified so far, in eight sportsCuba aspires to take at least 80 athletes to the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo, after the event was rescheduled for the summer of 2021 due to the new Coronavirus pandemic, explained Ariel Saínz, Vice President of the Cuban Institute of Sports. 

Juio Antonio Mea Stadium

The games of the 60th National Baseball Series at the Julio Antonio Mella Stadium will be held in the presence of the public despite the health situation in the country, although measures have just been announced that will drastically reduce the number of fans present at the house of the Leñadores (Lumberjacks) of Las Tunas.