Cuba Announces Roster for U-23 Pan American Baseball Championship

The Cuban Baseball-Softball Federation today unveiled the 24-player roster that will compete in the U-23 Pan American Championship, scheduled to be held in Panama from October 27 to November 4.

The tournament will award three berths for the 2026 World Cup and will feature ten national teams: Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Cuban team's preparation included a training camp with a larger preliminary squad in Morón from August 4-24. The players subsequently rejoined their respective provincial teams to participate in the ongoing 64th National Series.

JIT provides the official roster:

Catchers (2): Harold Vázquez (SCU) and Joan Montenegro (VCL).

Infielders (7): Yulieski Remón (GRA), Boris Madrazo (IJV), Juan Manuel Pérez (PRI), Euclides Pérez (SCU), Jean Lucas Baldoquín (LTU), Cristian Rodríguez (VCL), Leonardo Alarcón (GRA).

Outfielders (4): Raider Sánchez (SCU), Ernesto Pérez (GRA), Yasel Izaquirre (LTU), and Dairon Miranda (HAB).

Pitchers (11): Frank Denis Blanco (PRI), Riquelme Odelín (CMG), Lee Andy Plumas (HAB), Alexei Ricardo (GRA), Eliander Bravo (LTU), Fher Cejas (HAB), Yunier Batista (CAV), Randy Martínez (PRI), Rafael Orlando Perdomo (HAB), José Ignacio Bermúdez (MAY), and Darío Sarduy (VCL).

The team will be managed by Danny Miranda (CAV). His coaching staff will include Julio César Álvarez (VCL), Raúl Isidro Ballester (HAB), Marco Antonio Fonseca (GRA), and Reinier Madruga (HAB). The team physician will be Evelio Pérez (GRA).