Conditions improve at the Paquito Espinosa stadium in Morón (+Photos)

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Mejoran condiciones del estadio Paquito Espinosa, de Morón (+Fotos)

The repair of the Paquito Espinosa stadium, in the municipality of Morón, guarantees better conditions for the training of the baseball teams that arrive these days in the province of Ciego de Ávila, with the aim of rivaling the Tigres team, during the LXI National Baseball Series.

Andrés García Palmo, methodologist of this sport in the territory of Morón, stressed that, before the start of that sport tournament, the colossus of the Rooster City, as Morón is known, was the object of a restoration that included stands, chairs, walls, the transmission cabin and the extension of the security line until reaching the official measures.

He highlighted the support of the highest political and governmental authorities of the province, which was also decisive in recovering the pitcher play, a space that distinguishes this field in the country, considering that, in the rest, the training of the pitchers during the games is carried out in the gardens.

Mejoran condiciones del estadio Paquito Espinosa, de Morón (+Fotos)

This area makes it possible to warm up seven pitchers at the same time, something that is difficult, even in renowned stadiums in the nation, such as the Latinoamericano one, in the capital, and the Victoria de Girón, in the city of Matanzas, where they do not have these sites for the training of various pitchers during competitions.

The area for the preparation of the pitchers has special significance, because it was established at the initiative of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, during a visit to that sports institution, after being selected for the training of the Cuba team, he said.

The creation of a batting cage, rehabilitation of the dormitories (with 80 capacities and appropriate conditions for the stay of the athletes) and the reestablishment of the hydraulic networks for the supply of drinking water are some of the actions for the improvement of this stadium, he added.

Mejoran condiciones del estadio Paquito Espinosa, de Morón (+Fotos)

The improvement of the conditions included the socio-administrative building and the protocol room, in addition to the delivery of refrigeration equipment to ensure cold water for the athletes and the preservation of food, García Palmo emphasized.

Rafael Duarte Cartaya, head of the Department of Sports Activities in the municipality, considered the advantages of this stadium for the training of the visiting teams, including the existence of the minimum requirements and the proximity to the place where they stay (Morón Hotel).

Mejoran condiciones del estadio Paquito Espinosa, de Morón (+Fotos)

In a short period and with scarce resources, taking advantage of the restrictions for the practice of sports during the most complex stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conditioning of this stadium was achieved, he explained.

Maintenance was also carried out on the land located in the Patria popular council, the vicinity of the penitentiary establishment and the area adjacent to the Nguyen Van Troi Urban Pre-University Institute, which allows the promotion of this sports activity in the communities.

He stated that authorities of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) in the country qualified the Morón stadium as suitable for the development of games corresponding to the current National Baseball Series, edition 61, in addition to the recognition of the actions to extend the practice of this sport to the neighborhoods.

the workers at Paquito Espinosa, engaged in offering a sporting spectacle that meets the demands of the spectators and guaranteeing better conditions for the performance of the athletes, labor to padding the ground, and aspire to restore the lighting and revitalize the electric board.

These issues require investment and are valued by INDER's management, the interviewees held.

In December 2021, after checking the conditions of Paquito Espinosa stadium before the National Baseball Series (which started last January), representatives of the National Commission for that sport described the sports ground as an example of what the main facilities for this discipline should be in the municipalities, the newspaper Invasor reported.

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Arquímedes Romo Pérez, Radio Morón announcer since its inception and sports narrator during 33 baseball series, declared to the newspaper itself that this stadium, inaugurated on April 9, 1958, was consolidated as the second of its kind in Cuba, after the triumph of the Revolution (1959), and was the venue for important sporting events.

Mejoran condiciones del estadio Paquito Espinosa, de Morón (+Fotos)