The novenas of Puerto Rico and the United States will debut this Saturday, November 9 in group A of the Baseball Premier 12 from the Santa Teresita Stadium, also known as “Colossus of the Pacific Stadium”, in the city of Tepic, Nayarit state (Mexico). Both squads are part of the Group A in it Premier12 WBSC 2024 and the first objective will be to add his first victory. In this article, I will give you the details of both teams’ rosters, schedules, and broadcast channels.
The team led by manager Juan Igor González hopes to improve the image they left in the previous Premier 12, held in 2019, when they finished in last position. Puerto Rico has as its main figures: Vimael Machín, Yadiel Rivera, Derek Rodríguez, Jonathan Bermúdez, Nicholas Padillas y Duane Underwood. All with experience in the MLB USA.
He Team USAfor its part, aims to obtain for the first time the title of the Premier 12 after two failed attempts in the history of the competition: in 2015, they lost 8-0 in the final against South Korea. While in 2019, they finished fourth after losing to Mexico. Despite not having the same elements that were runners-up in the World Baseball Classic, the American team has as references the pitchers Rich Hill y Anthony Gose.
The Puerto Rican team, also called Team Rubio, is in the Group A together with the United States, Venezuela, Netherlands, Panama and Mexico. On the other hand, the Group B is made up of Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Australia and the Dominican Republic.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super Round, which will be played at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, where the medal games will also be held.
This was the last practice of the Puerto Rican baseball team before the debut against Team USA on date 1 of the Premier 12 (Photo: beisboldobleapr.com)
What time do Puerto Rico vs. Team USA for the Premier 12?
The duel between Puerto Rico and Team USA It will be held this Saturday, October 9, starting at 7:00 p.m. San Juan time; 6pm ET / 3pm PT. Here we share the schedules from different parts of the world so you can watch the game in your country.
- Mexico: 17:00
- Honduras: 17:00
- El Salvador: 17:00
- Nicaragua: 17:00
- Costa Rica: 5pm
- Guatemala: 17:00
- Peru: 18:00
- Ecuador: 18:00
- Colombia: 18:00
- Panama: 18:00
- Cuba: 18:00
- Canada: 18:00
- Venezuela: 19:00
- Puerto Rico: 7:00 p.m.
- Bolivia: 19:00
- Dominican Republic: 7pm
- Argentina: 20:00
- Chile: 20:00
- Paraguay: 20:00
- Uruguay: 20:00
- Brazil: 20:00
In the United States
- ET: 6 p.m
- CT: 5 pm
- MT: 4 pm
- PT: 3 p.m
What channel broadcasts and where to watch Puerto Rico vs. Team USA for the Premier 12?
In Puerto RicoTeam Rubio’s match against the stars of Team USA will be televised by the signal Gametime.sporta signal that will broadcast all scheduled Premier 12 games, for a price of $74.99. On the other hand, if you are in the United States, your best option will be to do it by DAZN.
All channels that broadcast Premier 12 Baseball
- Puerto Rico: Gametime Sport
- Mexico: Sports TVC and Gametime Sport
- United States: DAZN and Gametime Sport
- Cuba: Tele Rebelde and Gametime Sport
- Panama: COS Television
- Nicaragua: Channel 4
- Japan: Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), TV Asahi, Prime Video and J SPORTS
- Dominican Rep.: VTV Channel 32
- Venezuela: Tele Rebelde
Puerto Rico Roster for the Baseball Premier 12
Here is the list of players from the Puerto Rico national team who will participate in the Premier League 12.
Catchers (3)
- Juan Centeno
- Luis Hernandez
- Victor Torres
Receivers (3)
- Juan Centeno
- Luis Hernandez
- Victor Torres
Team USA Roster for the Baseball Premier 12
Here is the list of players from the United States national team (Team USA) who will participate in the Premier 12.
Launchers (14)
- Jorge Benitez
- Jonathan Bermúdez
- Osvaldo Berrios
- Raymond Burgos
- Ojani Chacon
- Luis Leroy Cruz
- Jason Garcia
- Agnel Miranda
- Nicholas Padilla
- Ruben Ramirez
- Dereck Rodriguez
- Luis Rodriguez
- Andres Santiago
- Duane Underwood
Infielders (7)
- Sabin Ceballos
- Randal Diaz
- Edrick Felix
- Vimael Machin
- John Montes
- Yadiel Rivera
- Javier Vaz
Gardeners (4)
- Carlos Cortes
- Jaime Ferrer
- Ezequiel Pagan
- Edgardo Villegas
Launchers (16)
- Eric Adler
- And Altavilla
- Sam Benschoter
- Dylan Covey
- Anthony Gose
- Zac Grotz
- Rich Hill
- Casey Lawrence
- Antonio Menendez
- Zane Mills
- Spencer Patton
- Evan Sisk
- Devin Sweet
- Touki Toussaint
- Austin Vernon
Receivers (3)
- Drake Baldwin
- Willie McIver
- Chris Okey
Infielders (5)
- Cam Devaney
- Tim Elko
- Termarr Johnson
- Matt Shaw
- Carson Williams
Gardeners (5)
- Justin Crawford
- Luke Ritter
- Chandler Simpson
- Colby Thomas
- Ryan Ward
What is Premier 12?
After the World Baseball Classic, the Premier 12 is the second most important tournament in world baseball organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). This championship brings together the 12 best national teams in the world according to the men’s ranking.
