MEXICO CITY (proceso.com.mx).- The Mexican Baseball Team won the gold medal of the Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador 2023, despite the fact that the grand final against Cuba could not be played due to the conditions climate in San Salvador.
The Mexican ninth team won five of six duels in the regional tournament, therefore, they kept the gold medal, although the final could not be played due to the rain and could not be postponed because the Cuban players have scheduled their trips on the day in the morning.
Those led by Enrique ‘Che’ Reyes had a great tournament by accumulating victories of 4-0 over Cuba, 4-0 against El Salvador and 7-0 over Nicaragua. Later they lost 6-2 to the Dominican Republic, but they beat Puerto Rico 5-4 and Venezuela 11-1.
This afternoon, the rain prevented the game from taking place, first it was reported that it would be delayed, and finally it was canceled, for which Mexico kept the medal. In this case, Mexico won 5 of its 6 matches and was the best in the Central American tournament, therefore, it was awarded the Gold medal, the first in the history of this sport, while Venezuela added a total of four wins and two losses.
The regulation says that when a game is suspended due to weather, you must wait an hour and a half to resume it, if bad weather prevails after that time the game will be canceled and the best player will win.
