Today the Cuban women's baseball team was presented with its national flag as it prepares to participate in the second qualifying phase for the 2027 World Cup final, to be held in Tainan, Chinese Taipei.

Presiding over the ceremony were Teresa Amarelle Boué, member of the Party Central Committee's Political Bureau and Secretary General of the Cuban Women's Federation (FMC); Oscar Arturo Nuevo Reyes, Technical-Methodological Director of INDER; and Juan Reinaldo Pérez Pardo, President of the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation.

Yaile Luis Lorenzo, a baseball sports legend, handed the flag to Amarelle Boué, who then placed it in the hands of captain Libia Duarte, flanked by Arianna Carrazana and Jessica de la Caridad Herrera.

"It is an immense honor and commitment to receive the battle standard that will accompany us in the competition. We go to Tainan for victory, in the year of the Centennial of the Supreme Athlete, the historic leader of the Revolution, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, and just days before celebrating a new anniversary of the FMC," said player Erika Gabriela Turro as she read the team's pledge.

Meanwhile, Pérez Pardo urged them to give their all on the field and to fight in every game. He also explained that team unity and constant focus would be essential.

In this tournament, which will take place from the 23rd to the 29th of this month and will award three berths for the 2027 World Cup in the United States, the participating teams are Cuba, Great Britain, Japan, Venezuela, the Philippines, and the host squad.