Tokyo - Cuba''s First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, spoke here today with executives of the Yomiuri Giants, team League Baseball Japan.

Showing his devotion to 'the ball', and in compliance with the last activity on the agenda that developed in this nation for an official four-day visit that ended Friday, the Cuban leader praised the quality of Japanese baseball players.

In a discussion with rectors of the 'Giants' in the Tokyo Dome, recognized baseball facility, commented on the passion of the Cuban people for the sport, and talked about the team system in their country.

Similarly he became interested in the performance of Cuban ballplayers Alfredo Despaigne, Hector Mendoza and Jose Adolis Garcia, playing present in the Japanese baseball league.

For his part, Director of International Relations of the Giants, Katsutoshi Tsuzaki, he recognized the high level of Cuban baseball and commented on the possibility of increasing friendly exchanges and recover stops the Caribbean territory.

Tokyo Dome, with a capacity of 55 thousand seats and a roof dome-shaped structure that houses an air sport is home of the Yomiuri Giants and other sports specialties in this Asian archipelago.