U-15 Pan American | Starting this Saturday, four teams will compete for a place in the 2026 World Cup. Cuba will make its debut against the Dominican Republic
- BaseballdeCuba
- Sep 3
- 2 min read
The U-15 Pan American or Pre-World Cup qualifier for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Cup is set to commence this Saturday, September 6, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, at the IPL Academy in El Toro.
This tournament is included in the new restructuring plan that the Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE) introduced in 2025. As part of this plan, three qualifying tournaments have been established, each aiming to secure a place in the 2026 World Cup for this category in Italy.
The initial qualifier will wrap up today, Thursday, with Colombia and Venezuela vying for the title and the sole available spot in the South American region. This event also features teams from Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.
This Saturday, Puerto Rico, Aruba, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic will start their second qualifier in the Caribbean region, with the US Virgin Islands not participating.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from September 6 to 11.
Cuba's roster for the 2025 U-15 Pan American tournament
Pitchers (7): Marlon Rubalcaba (Santiago de Cuba), Carlos Sarduy (Matanzas), Pedro Castillo (Granma), Lekian Acosta (Mayabeque), Yanier Moya (Ciego de Ávila), Joseph Lenier Arias (Sancti Spíritus), and Jorge Michel Tur (Artemisa).
Catchers (3): José Yunior Muñiz (La Habana), Alexander Rodríguez (Artemisa), and Jonathan Hernández (Artemisa).
Infielders (6): Johan Manuel Acosta (Matanzas), Miguel Alejandro Chirino (La Habana), Ángelo Fleitas (La Habana), Javier Rolando Roque (Pinar del Río), Cristian Miguel González (Matanzas), and Damián de Jesús Díaz (Villa Clara).
Outfielders (4): Cristian Alejandro Aguilera (Villa Clara), Christopher García (La Habana), José A. Jiménez (Sancti Spíritus), and Alejandro Infante (Mayabeque).
Managers & Coaches: Alexander Urquiola (Manager, Pinar del Río, Ernesto Sánchez (Bench Coach, La Habana), Leonel Medina (Bench Coach, Pinar del Río), Fabbiani Argote (Pitching Coach, La Habana) and Iván González (Pitching Coach, La Habana), and Jorge Díaz (Doctor, Pinar del Río)
The Central and North American World Cup qualifying tournaments, featuring the United States, Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, will be played from September 13th to 18th.
Returning to the tournament where the Cuban national team aims to secure a spot, it will take place in two rounds. Cuba will make their debut on September 6th at 1:00 pm (Cuban and Eastern Time) against the host team, the Dominican Republic. The following day, they will compete against Puerto Rico at 10:00 am, and they will conclude the first round against Aruba, starting at 9:00 am on Monday, September 8th. The second round will feature the same opponents from September 9th to 11th. The team with the best win-loss record will earn the qualifying spot.
VTV Channel 32 in the Dominican Republic will broadcast all Pan American matches.
The full tournament schedule is provided below.
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