He presented awards to the National Institute of Sports (INDER), the National Olympic Committee. The 61st edition will open on 23 January.

Twelve teams are down to the second phase, the group winners will compete for the national title in February

The Vaqueros de Monteria will challenge defending champions Caimanes de Barranquilla. WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup All-World Team players highlight the rosters.

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari will attend the league ceremony on 14 January. Cuba considers baseball a National Cultural Heritage.

The three alums are ESPN analyst Jenny Dalton-Hill, inaugural WBSC Premier12 silver medalist Jacob May, and Olympic gold medalist Ernie Young.

The 34-year old previously served as a minor league hitting coach.

At the end of the regular season, each group will compete in the best-of-five semifinals to advance to the best-of-seven final.

Molina was the guest of the December edition of The Global Game, where he spoke passionately about Baseball5 and its origins, its main characteristics and the exceptional growth of the discipline in a very short period of time.

The AAGPBL was formed in 1943 when the Chicago Cubs owner Phillip Wrigley realized Major League Baseball (MLB) was facing depleted rosters as a result of the war effort.

He had an 18-year playing career and was a USA Softball National Hall of Fame Commissioner before serving as the president for two terms.