Published October 31, 2024
The Mexican baseball team will face from November 9 to 14 in Guadalajara the Premiere 12 where the 12 best countries of the ‘King of Sports’ will be, the ninth national will have Benjamin Gil as a manager looking for the title.
“There are more expectations, the last two editions have reached third and fourth place, respectively. Benji Gil will be in charge of these teams. There are two former non-league players who are former World Series winners. “The selection is competitive, you have the 12 best on the planet, you have Japan, the United States,” said Horacio De la Vega, president of the National Baseball Team Committee.
After the death of former major leaguer Fernando Valenzuela, a tribute is being scheduled in the coming days, plus something more special for next year when the 100 years of the Mexican Baseball League (LMB).
“We have talked a lot within the League and among the members, of course We want to recognize him, honor him, it’s not that there are going to be too many tributes, there are going to be plenty of people who want to honor this great talent and great bastion of our sport, not only of baseball but of national sport. I am sure that there will be something special and specific during Premiere 12, some that will not be in the sports competition that we will do this year and next,” said the former pentathlete.
Horacio and Enrique Mayorga, president of the Mexican Baseball Federation presented the three caps and uniforms of the specialty teams for the next 3 years, One of the outfits is inspired by the gift of jacarandas given by the Japanese government in 1910.
“It is a three-year long-range strategic agreement that will have three main events, this year’s Premiere 12, 2027’s Premiere 12, both qualifying for Los Angeles 2028, the 2026 World Baseball Classic, nor we put aside the Central American and Pan American Games or exhibition games or blank development,” he said.
