[Sport] COVID-19 removed Paolo Espino and two other pitchers from the Giants from the final

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Los Gigantes del Cibao reported that pitchers Paolo Espino, Edgar Santana and Yerry de los Santos will not be available for today's game due to COVID-19. The trio tested positive in the latest test conducted by the Ministry of Public Health.

The leader Luis Urueta will also miss the decisive game, informed by a press release the General Manager Jesús Mejía, for the ticket to the Caribbean Series and the BHD-León Cup, dedicated to the memory of Mr. José Manuel Fernández, late former president of the Tigres del Licey.

 

 

He indicated that Espino, a pitcher acquired in the re-entry draw, from the Toros del Este, has muscle pain in his back, while Urueta suffered from intoxication.

Mejía pointed out that as part of the protocol, those affected by the coronavirus are already in quarantine.

"We regret not having these four members of the Gigante family at this very important stage of the season, but it is not something we can control, this tournament has had the pandemic as one of the main problems and we have suffered the loss of three pitchers and our leader in the final series ”, explained Mejía.

The Indian leader Urueta did not show symptoms until yesterday, when his physical discomfort did not improve, after the poisoning, he woke up with a fever and that was what alerted the team, so the test was carried out immediately.

The team plays tonight the seventh and decisive game of the final series against Águilas Cibaeñas at the Julián Javier stadium in San Francisco, where they will go after the second championship of the franchise.