Sports Alfredo Despaigne puts his team ahead in the Japan playoff

October 12, 2019

The Cuban proved vital in the SoftBank Hawks' second victory.

The ballplayer from Granma Alfredo Despaigne was fundamental in his SoftBank Hawks' victory with a wide score of seven runs to zero. This success gives them an advantage of two games to one against the Seibu Lions, the team that won the most in the regular season for the Pacific League of baseball in Japan.

These two Cubans are on the roster of the Cuba team that will travel on October 24 to Taipei China to begin their preparation for the Premier 12 tournament that starts on November 2, although for the island the competitive debut will be on the sixth in Seoul.

The MetLife Dome stadium in Fukuoka was the setting for the Cuban to bat two important hits that drove in runs in five times at bat.

Likewise, his compatriot and teammate, the player from Matanzas Yurisbel Gracial, went 4-1, with a double, after hitting a home run on two consecutive dates, and left his average at .250.