The Cocodrilos de Matanzas of the Cuban Serie Nacional are still waiting for their visas at the Consulado General de España in La Habana, Cuba, to travel to Barcelona for the 2024 Barcelona Baseball Cup, which was supposed to be held from September 24-29 at Estadio Viladecans and Estadio Barcelona.
The 2024 BBC will now take place from September 25-29 in Viladecans and Barcelona.
The Algodoneros de Guasave will play the FCBS selection team in the first game of the 2024 BBC at Estadio Viladecans on September 25 at 2 p.m. EDT.
The Cocodrilos de Matanzas will play their first game of the 2024 BBC against the Algodoneros de Guasave on September 27 at 2 p.m. EDT at Estadio Barcelona.
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Jordi Valles Mestres is the president of the FCBS and will supervise the roster building for the FCBS Selection Team in the next few days before the start of the 2024 BBC.
The Algodoneros de Guasave of Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico, the Cocodrilos de Matanzas of the Cuban Serie Nacional, an FCBS Selection Team, and a Spain All-Star Team will participate at the 2024 BBC.
All 2024 BBC game tickets will be sold at boletomovil.com.
The Cocodrilos de Matanzas played two warm-up games last week against the Ceveceros, the champion of the Liga de Verano de Beisbol Cardenense, on September 18 at Estadio Victoria de Giron in Matanzas, Cuba, and the Cardenas preselection team on September 19 at Estadio Pablo Avelino in Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba.
The Cocodrilos de Matanzas won the 2023-24 Elite League regular season and beat the Cazadores de Artemisa in six games.
Armando Ferrer will manage the Cocodrilos de Matanzas.
The Cocodrilos de Matanzas announced their 2024 BBC official roster on September 14. Nine reinforcement players who were not on their 2024 Serie Nacional regular season roster will travel to Barcelona.
Adrián Pérez, Yariel Duque, Luis Ángel Sánchez, Andrys Pérez, Ariel Sánchez, Eduardo Blanco, José Noroña, Yosniel Camejo, José Pren, Noervys Entenza, Renner Rivero, Yamichel Pérez, Dennis Quesada, and Roilan Averoff are the only players from the Cocodrilos de Matanzas official roster returning from the 2024 Serie Nacional regular season that will be on the 2024 BBC roster.
The FCBS selection team official roster for the 2024 BBC will include players who played in the Division de Honor de Beisbol in Spain, the Italian Baseball League, and Liga Mexicana de Beisbol.
Daniel A. Martinez is the manager of the FCBS selection team.
The Algodoneros de Guasave announced their roster for the 2024 BBC under manager Ramirez Cabrera and associate manager Alexis Jolbert.
The Algodoneros de Guasave will asses on their camp roster before the 2024-25 LAMP regular season starts on October 11.
The first game of the 2024-25 LAMP regular season for the Algodoneros de Guasave will be on October 12 against the Tomateros de Culiacan on the road at 10:35 p.m. EDT at Estadio Tomateros in Culiacan, Mexico.
The Spain All-Star Team roster consists of players who play in División de Honor de Béisbol, which is operated by the Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol.
The president of the RFEBS is Jesús Lisarri.
Juan Garcia will manage the Spain All-Star Team at the 2024 BBC, with assistant coaches Richard Montiel, Inaki Alfonso, and Ismael Garcia under his supervision.
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2024 Cocodrilos de Matanzas Barcelona Baseball Cup Official Roster
*Reinforcement Players
Catchers
Andrys Pérez
Yosvani Alarcón (Leñadores de Las Tunas)*
Infielders
Adrián Pérez
Yariel Duque
Luis Ángel Sánchez
Yordan Manduley (Sabuesos de Holguín)*
Yordanis Samón (Toros de Camagüey)*
Outfielders
Ariel Sánchez
Eduardo Blanco
José Noroña
Yosniel Camejo
José Pren
Alexander Pozo (Huracanes de Mayabeque)*
Pitchers
Noervys Entenza
Renner Rivero
Yamichel Pérez
Dennis Quesada
Roilan Averoff
Pedro Mesa (Elefantes de Cienfuegos)*
Danny Betancourt (Avispas de Santiago de Cuba)*
Dachel Duquesne (Tigres de Ciego de Ávila)*
Jesús Enrique Pérez (Sabuesos de Holguín)*
Leandro Martínez (Alazanes de Granma)*
2024 Barcelona Baseball Cup Schedule
All Game Start Times Are Eastern Daylight Time
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Algodoneros de Guasave vs. Cocodrilos de Matanzas – 2 p.m. – Estadio Viladecans
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Algodoneros de Guasave vs. FCBS Selection Team – 2 p.m. – Estadio Viladecans
Friday, September 27, 2024
FCBS Selection Team vs. Spain All-Star Team – 10 a.m. – Estadio Barcelona
Cocodrilos de Matanzas vs. Algodoneros de Guasave – 2 p.m. – Estadio Barcelona
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Cocodrilos de Matanzas vs. Spain All-Star Team – 5 a.m. – Estadio Viladecans
FCBS Selection Team vs. Cocodrilos de Matanzas – 8:30 a.m. – Estadio Viladecans
Spain All-Star Team vs. Algodoneros de Guasave – 2 p.m – Estadio Viladecans
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Championship Game – No. 1 seed vs. No. 2 seed – noon – Estadio Viladecans
Photo Credit: Armando Ferrer #9 of Team Cuba poses for a photo during the Team Cuba 2023 World Baseball Classic Headshots at Le Méridien Taichung on Sunday, March 5, 2023 in Taichung, Taiwan. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
