Veraguas aims to surprise youth baseball

The Veraguas Indians have been working on changing their image, giving them a new competitive look and by 2024 they will surely be the attraction of the 55th National Youth Baseball Championship, the Caja de Ahorros Cup in honor of the former Vice President of the Fedebeis, Ramón Crespo.

Now in his second year and with much more experience, manager Abdiel Ramos has worked hard to create a winning attitude and form the best possible team, physically and mentally prepared, to fight against any opponent and think that winning the national championship is a reality.

“We are going little by little, game by game, we know our goals, we know what we want and where we are going, but we will go series by series, our players are ready to surprise in the young national team,” Ramos said in an interview with Prensa Fedebeis.

For this 2024, the Indians bring a luxury rotation in their starters, led by 19-year veteran, Pedro Muñoz, a former professional player with the Toronto Blue Jays who stepped on many baseball fields and returns to the province. contribute with your experience and category.

Muñoz, the ace on the hill that every team wants to have, will be first in the rotation, followed by Javier Reina, another big star with a strong record in the majors, right-hander Marco Pimentel, a luxury prospect with the Colorado Rockies, will be third in the rotation, and Isaac Rodríguez, a lefty who has quality, fourth in the rotation.

The hurling will be led by coach Rodrigo Tello with a lot of experience in local football, with Jorge Atencio, Amilkar Bazán, Iván Pino and Javier Pino appearing as assistants.

The attack will be cautious, there are also explosive and powerful bats like Juan Rujan and Kevin Pino who hit the ball with authority, along with Juan Castillo, Alfonso Pinto and others.

The Indians open by playing at José Antonio Renón Cantera Stadium at home against Chiriquí, as Omar Torrijos Stadium will not be used until 2024 due to renovations.

He will share a house with Coclé, in a year that is expected to go very far, led by his skipper Abdiel Ramos and his entire coaching staff. His league resident is Dr. Luis Campos.