Thousands of people gathered in the streets of the city of Tunas on the afternoon of this Saturday to give a warm welcome to their Lumberjacks, champions of the 62 National Baseball Series after sweeping the Industriales team in historic playoff.
Images published by the local Las Tunas press show how the residents of the main municipality celebrated the victory of their team, “a team that is not marked by a tradition of success,” according to a local journalist, which made the celebration even more important. .
The players moved through the streets aboard several trucks.
Arturo Sánchez Vidal, deputy director of sports in the province, had informed that the tour would begin in the area known as “La Caldosa”, from where they would leave in several trucks through the main streets and neighborhoods of the city.
On the way, they passed in front of the Plaza de la Revolución of that territory, joined Los Estudiantes avenue and then toured areas of the Buena Vista neighborhood until they reached the Julio Antonio Mella Stadium, where they received a great reception from their fans.
After defeat Industriales in the four games of the play offLos Leñadores de Las Tunas not only won the national championship, but also became the first in the history of Cuban baseball to sweep the capital in a final.
The Lumberjacks won the National Baseball Series for the second time, since they already They were also titled champions in 2019in series 58. In the case of Industriales, the drought without trophies goes back to the distant 2010.
