Aragón baseball has been represented in the Baseball Winter League held in Puerto de la Cruz, in Tenerife. Guillermo Correderafrom the Miralbueno Baseball club and Úrbez Diartefrom the Jabatos de Huesca club, both in the under 15 category, have been invited by Ricardo Hernández, coach of Valencia Astros and the Exclusive Academy.
For a week they have participated in some intense days of baseball made up of players from first national and international level. In all the games, the Aragonese participants have developed their skills noticeably, responding perfectly to the high demands of the tournament. Once again, Aragonese baseball has been represented in a top-level competition.
This competition is a baseball league that is played annually around the world during the inactivity of the United States Major League Baseball. This, because the Major League Baseball It begins with spring training and ends in the fall with the World Series.
Thus, winter baseball provides a opportunity for prospects to develop their skills and demonstrate their abilities, or for established players to stay in shape. In fact. Many notable Major League Baseball players have played winter league baseball. They are the cases of Willie Mays y Roberto Clementewho in the winter season of 1954-55 participated in the gardens of the Cangrejeros de Santurce.
In the case of the winter league, based in Tenerifeincludes participation by Major League Baseball scouts, 60-yard dash, off-arm and exit speed tests, at least one game each day, an individual registration, the selection procedure and finally, training possibilities.
