Havana, Cuba.- The squad managed by Miguel Borroto is made up of three catchers, seven infielders, five outfielders, and 13 pitchers.

The catchers are: Ariel Martínez (Chunichi Dragons, JAP), Yunior Ibarra (Sancti Spíritus) and Yosvany Alarcón (Las Tunas).

IF: William Saavedra (Pinar del Río), Yordanis Samón (Industriales), Raúl González (Ciego de Ávila), Alexander Ayala (Camagüey), César Prieto (Cienfuegos), Pável Quesada (Cienfuegos) and Erisbel Arruebarruena (Matanzas).

OF: Roel Santos (Tabasco Olmecas, MEX), Oscar Luis Colás (SoftBank Hawks, JAP), Frederich Cepeda (Sancti Spíritus), Yurisbel Gracial (SoftBank Hawks, JAP) and Alfredo Despaigne (SoftBank Hawks, JAP).

P: Carlos Juan Viera (Las Tunas), Yosimar Cousín (Camagüey), Yariel Rodríguez (Camagüey), Liván Moinelo (L) (SoftBank Hawks, JAP), Vladimir García (Ciego de Ávila), Vladimir Baños (Industriales), Yoanni Yera (L) (Matanzas), Lázaro Blanco (Granma), Freddy Asiel Álvarez (Villa Clara), Frank Madán (Camagüey), Raidel Martínez (Chunichi Dragons, JAP), Andy Rodríguez (Industriales) and Yudiel Rodríguez (L) (Las Tunas).

The group must leave next October 24 towards Chinese Taipei to carry out some warm-up matches, prior to the debut of Cuba in group C, on November 6 against Canada.
Australia and South Korea will be Cuba's other rivals in this Pool that grants two tickets to the Super Round, which will define the finalists who will earn berths to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (acn)

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