Puerto Rico has a winning tradition in Mexico

The Indians do not arrive with the seal of favorites to the Mexicali Caribbean series, but playing in Aztec territory and with the baseball tradition of the island, you cannot fall into the error of discarding them.
If somewhere the teams of Puerto Rico have been successful during the Caribbean seriesit is in Mexico. Of the 16 titles won by the Puerto Ricans, seven have been on Mexican soil, including their last two.
Four of the 5 titles won by the Caguas Creoles They were in Mexico, while the current Puerto Rican champions, Mayagüez Indiansthey celebrated their only two crowns, 1978 and 1992, in Mazatlan and Hermosillo.
Apart from the subject of co
Nfiance that gives play in a traditionally friendly headquarters for the Puerto Ricans, do the Mayaguez Indians have the resources and the potential to lift the champion trophy in Mexicali?
Puerto Ricans can never be ruled out in these classics, as they have won at this level with superstars, such as the perfect machinery of 1955, the ‘Dream Team’ of the senators of 1995 and the 2000 crab. Arecibo wolves 1983.
What is known is that the manager of the Indians, Wilfredo Cordero, will take a balanced team between talent with the experience of major leagues, young promises and reinforcements that showed class and commitment during the winter season in Puerto Rico.
The most notable absence of the team that won the title is that of Martin ‘Machete’ Maldonado known not only for his powerful arm, but for his wise handling of the pitchers and his leadership in the field. The League summoned Mario Feliciano, Onyx Vega and Alan Marrero to cover the vacancy of Maldonado, who goes to the parents’ training fields. Puerto Rico is a land of receptors, but the absence of Maldonado does make a big difference in that position.
However, they are already in Mexicali Eddie Rosariowho was the Most valuable player of the National League Championship Series In 2021 with the Atlanta Braves, and Emmanuel ‘the octopus’ Rivera, another player with experience in world series (Diamondbacks, 2024). Rosario went from less to more in the playoffs, and can never be ruled out in short series, as he has demonstrated in Major Leagues and in him World Baseball Classic.
The JMV of the Puerto Rican league will also travel to Mexicali, Anthony Garcia (.311. 5 home runs, .947 OPS), in addition to Isán Díaz the most valuable of the final (.450 in 20 shifts), and Danny Ortizreferent of the Indians in the last decade. This trio arrives fresh of home run in the game that gave Mayagüez in the final against the senators of San Juan. The champion beats the league, Rubén Castro and another veteran with the experience of major leagues, Henry Ramosthey arrive from Santurce to reinforce the gardens. Castro hit .329 and .465 of ObP with the Santurce crab.
Another major league talent that will be out is the reliever Jorge López, who excused himself because he prepares to compete for the closing position with the Nationals. López looked very well particularly in the playoffs, but the managers got several reinforcements in the rest of the League to compensate for his absence. Detck Rodríguez, José de León, Héctor Santiagoand Ricardo Vélezall of the Caguas Creolesthey joined the cast next to Julián Garcíaof the Senators of San Juan and Eduardo Rivera, leader of Ponches of the League, of the Cangrejeros de Santurce.
Mayagüez already had Luis Leroy Cruz (2-1, 0.95 era), Daryl Thompson, Nelvin Fuentes, Jake McSteen and the plug Justin Yeager (1-0, 11 saved, 1.90 of effectiveness in 20 appearances). Cordero has already announced in Puerto Rico that Thompson, who had a 4-1 brand and effectiveness of 2.81 in the regular season, will be the starter of the first game against Mexico.
The Indians seek to become the third Puerto Rico team that wins three or more series of the Caribbean, joining the Caguas Creoles and the crab of Santurce, both with 5 crowns. Mayagüez triumphed in 1978, led by René Lacheman And in 1992 with Pat Kelly.
Puerto Rico will debut on Saturday at 11 and in front of the Jalisco charrosMexico Champions. On Sunday, they collide with the Japan Breezethe ninth Japanese invited to the tournament. On Monday they face Venezuela (Cardinals de Lara) and on Tuesday they close the group stage with the Caribbean classic against the lions of the chosen one, monarchs of the Dominican Republic.