Washington, June 7 (Prensa Latina) Baseball, Cuba’s national sport, united Cubans from both shores of the Caribbean today in a fraternal game, organized here by the diplomatic representation of the largest Caribbean island in the United States.
Bad weather – a drizzle that suddenly became intense – could not prevent the clash scheduled for five innings, but which was decided in a sixth inning in favor of the Rebeldes team (11 runs) against the Mambises (nine).
Luis Lauzarique led the Rebels’ comeback with shots that left the Mambises unable to recover. The loser was Ariel Vaillant.
Before the start, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Cuban Embassy, Lianys Torres, highlighted the importance of meetings like these, “which are already becoming a tradition,” and she hopes that “others can be held, always with the spirit of building bridges.”
He said the Cuban government’s intention “is to continue advancing the ties that unite us.”
Johana Tablada, deputy director general for the United States at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, was a special guest at the game. This activity concluded her work schedule in the capital.
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