Little League World Series includes team from Cuba - Bayamo - for the first time. One player is the cousin of major-leaguers Yuli and Lourdes Gurriel.
15-year-old Gabriel De La Cruz throws out the opening day first pitch for the Oakland Athletics on March 30 after winning his battle against leukemia"I told my wife once, 'I want to be alive to see my son play on a Cuban national team,'"he says in the documentary"Little League Dreams," which premieres Monday."Oh, boy, he's only 12 years old and he already gave me that joy.
“I was very happy. The chance he’s getting to play here in the Little League World Series is very important," Yuli Gurriel said in recorded comments provided by the Marlins to USA TODAY Sports."It’s something big because it’s the first time a team from Cuba is participating in the Little League World Series. … It’s a big step forward. In the past, nobody would have thought this would happen and thank God it did and with the presence of my cousin, it’s something very beautiful.
"He had the chance to play with me and my brother," Yuli Gurriel said."He was an excellent hitter. He was once champion batter in Cuba. He batted over .300 in the league in Cuba." , an independent U.S.-based media outlet that covers Cuba."I don’t know what it is about the Gurriels, but it seems to be in their blood. Every single one of them is a great baseball player on their own merits. And this kid, Luis, if he does not become a successful, amazing baseball player in the future as well, I would be shocked because he really has it all.
"Since the results of Cuban teams in recent international tournaments have not been that good, people are even more excited that these kids can get the chance to try to bring that triumph to Cuba," Montero said."In Bayamo, everyone knows who the kids are, specifically this kid, that kid. And in Cuba in general, everyone I’ve spoken to are aware that the tournament is happening and are excited about it.
In November 2019, Little League announced it would expand the tournament, identifying Puerto Rico, Panama and Cuba as international teams to be added.
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