Structure of the 65th National Baseball Series Defined

In the press conference held today at the Adolfo Luque room of the Latinoamericano stadium in the capital, directors of the Cuban Baseball Federation defined the structure of the upcoming bat and ball competition.

The country’s main sporting event is scheduled to begin on October 4, and the teams have been divided into two zones and four groups.

In the western zone, Pinar del Río, Artemisa, Isla de la Juventud, Mayabeque, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, and Industriales will compete, while in the eastern section appear Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Santiago de Cuba, Las Tunas, Holguín, Granma, Guantánamo, and Sancti Spíritus.

At the same time, within the zones, the teams have been divided into four groups. Each team will play a total of 44 games: two sub-series of four games against rivals in their group and one sub-series of five games against the rest of the teams in their zone.

In the press conference, it was also announced that the PAGE system will be implemented, and the top four teams from each zone will qualify for the postseason, from which the western champion and eastern champion will emerge, who will face each other to determine the winner of the competition.

The rosters of each team will be made up of 32 players and 14 members in the coaching staff and must be submitted between September 15 and 20, while the technical congress of the championship will take place on October 1.