The United States Veterans game against the Industriales de La Habana team was this past weekend, on January 11, at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba.
JIT.Cu, the Cuban government media news outlet, was the only source that stated the Industriales de La Habana team won 9-0 over the United States veterans team.
Intercambio y confraternidad desde el #beisbol
Este domingo volverán veteranos de #Cuba y Estados Unidos al Estadio Latinoamericano para compartir desde la pasión común. #baseballhttps://t.co/lAjkbSQ2Aa pic.twitter.com/QDcgIXKJV2— JIT Deporte Cubano (@jit_digital) January 12, 2025
The announcement that the United States veterans team will play the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces veterans team at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba, from January 11-12 at 10 a.m. EST, the Federación Cubana de Béisbol y Softbol was reported on January 7.
Sábado 11 y domingo 12 de enero.
10:00 a. m.
Estadio Latinoamericano.
Veteranos de #Cuba (La Habana) vs. Estados Unidos (Expo Maine) en partidos amistosos de #Beisbol.#BeisbolCubano pic.twitter.com/NoesZUtAts— Federación Cubana de Beisbol y Softbol (@CubanaBeisbol) January 7, 2025
The United States veterans team, Expo Maine, participated at the Veterans event at Estadio Latinoamericano.
The Cuban team was also listed with upcoming players, Serie Nacional veterans, and retired players who were part of the Cuban Military Service.
Yoandry Urgellés of the Industriales de La Habana had four hits on Saturday and was interviewed on JIT.Cu on January 11.
Yoandry Urgellés destacó al bate por los veteranos de #Cuba, vencedores 9×0 del equipo de estado estadounidense de Maine en partido amistoso de #Beisbol disputado en el Estadio Latinoamericano de #LaHabana, donde reinó la confraternidad.#BeisbolCubano pic.twitter.com/EM7kdKlluV
— JIT Deporte Cubano (@jit_digital) January 11, 2025
Fredd Lipp of Expo Maine was also interviewed on JIT.Cu on January 11.
Declaraciones de Fred Lipp, organizador del juego amistoso entre peloteros de #Cuba y el estado estadounidense de Maine, en saludo al 150 aniversario del primer partido oficialmente registrado en la Isla. #Beisbol #BeisbolCubano pic.twitter.com/rUrD3gK1Ne
— JIT Deporte Cubano (@jit_digital) January 11, 2025
Industriales de La Habana pitcher Frank Javier Menendez threw five innings against the Expo Maine offense.
Both teams stood between the first and third base line for their national anthems before the start of their exhibition game on January 11.
No stats were recorded on https://www.beisbolcubano.cu/default and https://www.beisbolencuba.com/ links, with both websites having information of the Serie Nacional and Elite League seasons.
No other news was listed from Sunday, January 12, if another game was played between the Expo Maine and the Industriales de La Habana.
The players that will be for the Cuban Veterans Team also played in the historic anniversary game of the first statistical game on on December 27, resulting in the Club Habana team blanking the Cocodrilos de Matanzas 6-0 at Estadio Palmar de Junco in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas, Cuba.
The 150th official statistical anniversary game was played with retired Serie Nacional players and current Serie Nacional players. Some coaches were active and on coaching staffs’ of Serie Nacional teams and also were former coaches that participated in the event a few weeks back.
The players that will play the eight positions except on the mound for the Cuban Veterans team are: Frank Camilo Morejón, Antonio Scull, Alexander Malleta, Rey Vicente Anglada, Joyse Sú, Ernesto Sánchez, Yoandry Urgelles Cobas, Irakly Chirino, Leonardo Castrazana, Ernesto Morilla, José Antonio Soto, Miguel Ángel Yanes ,Pedro Medina, Rodolfo Puente, Antonio Acea, Heriberto Corbea, and José Elosegui and Andrés Moya.
Pitchers that might make an appearance over the weekend for the Cuban Veterans team are: Lázaro De La Torre, Wilber Pérez, Frank Javier Menéndez, Rene Espín, Jorge Fumero, Jorge L. Váldez, and Lázaro Valle.
According to CiberCuba, “Baseball in Cuba is going through a period of decline, affected by issues such as the economic crisis, the exodus of players, and the deterioration of infrastructure. Often, games are not held due to a lack of fuel, reflecting the challenging conditions faced by the sport on the island, which was stated on the Cuban government news website: https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-01-08-u1-e199894-s27061-nid295098-veteranos-cuba-eeuu-jugaran-dos-partidos-amistosos
All stats and news within Cuban Baseball are on https://www.beisbolcubano.cu/default and https://www.beisbolencuba.com/ websites.
