A funeral procession made up of hundreds of people accompanied the remains of the deceased in a painful farewell. Cuban baseball player Emmanuel Cárdenas Gutiérrez, originally from Camajuaníand who died this Thursday in Villa Clara.
At just 11 years old, the little boy’s baseball dreams were cut short, and although the official cause of death as such has not been revealed, it is known that it could have been a consequence of septic shock, derived from an aggressive bacterial infection.
The little baseball player had contracted the bacteria in a toenail, and it is said that the difficulty in obtaining medication and providing him with early antibiotic treatment would have caused his hospitalization, from which he could not recover.
On social networks, journalist Yassel Porto shared the farewell that his town, in the province of Villa Clara, dedicated to him.
The video shows a group of children carrying flowers, classmates from Emmanuel’s school and sports team. These are followed by the hearse and, subsequently, a procession of hundreds of people silently accompanies the little boy, to what will be his final resting place.
“The news shocked millions of Cubans who expressed our feelings on social networks about the death of the child Enmanuel Cárdenas, from the 11-12 year old team of Camajuaní, Villa Clara, victim of a bacterial infection. Once again and as many times as necessary… EPD his soul,” Porto wrote to accompany the images.
The death of the little boy has caused great commotion in the community, and on social networks thousands of people from all over the country expressed their condolences for the family in comments about the news of the little boy.
Also in the same medium, dozens of people in groups or pages have echoed the case, which reached the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation, which published a message of condolences on official social networks.
“We deeply regret the death of Emmanuel Cárdenas Gutiérrez, a Little League Baseball athlete from the municipality of Camajuaní, in Villa Clara. Our hug as a message of condolences to family and colleagues,” the entity wrote on Twitter.
We deeply regret the death of Emmanuel Cárdenas Gutiérrez, a Little League Baseball athlete, from the municipality of Camajuaní, in Villa Clara. Our hug, as a message of condolences, to family and colleagues.#Cuba #Baseball #CubanBaseball pic.twitter.com/yam3U8z9CV
— Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation (@CubanaBeisbol) April 4, 2024
The official sports journalist, Pavel Otero, also published his condolences. He had met the minor on a recent visit to Camajuaní.
“It hurts me a lot because he is a child, and because I also met him, I talked to him, and we took a photo that I will cherish with great affection for a lifetime. He was one of the players with the most potential in his category in Camajuaní,” he declared.
“My deepest condolences to his family and his teammates. I will continue to use the cap that you gave me with a lot of love, and always thinking of Emmanuel,” she added.
Emmanuel’s suffering from the staphylococcus that he caught from the wound on his foot was long, since since last March 19 the Leopardos Azucareros, the Villa Clara baseball team, were already concerned about his clinical evolution.
“Emmanuel got a nail on his foot, and from there he caught staphylococcus and is currently admitted to Santa Clara receiving antibiotics,” wrote Daimany García, who explained that the minor was stable but critical.
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