With three excellent monticular works of its main pitchers, Raymel Pérez, Ricardo Martínez and Yaniel Viera, the team led by Jorge Luis Machado Castro defeated Los Universitarios in the first particular subseries of the Seventh Provincial Baseball Series in Artemisa.

Havana, Cuba - In a hard-fought match that needed extra innings, Granma won away 4-3 over Ciego de Ávila and went ahead in the grand final of the 56th Cuban National Baseball Series.

In an epic playoff final to conclude the 56th National Baseball Series, the Granma Sorrels swept two-time champions Ciego de Ávila to win the team's first title in their 40 year history.

Higinio Vélez, president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, affirmed the aspiration of his country to officially be part of the Caribbean Confederation of Professional Baseball (CBPC by its Spanish acronym).

The baseball party begins in Artemisa on January 21, when the voice of ‘’Play Ball’’ is heard in six stadiums of the province and the official opening takes place in the stadium "Combate de Rio Hondo", Candelaria. This time, it will be played by the system of all against all in a single turn. Series of three meetings, with two programs on Saturdays and one on Sunday.

The grand final of the 56 th Cuban Baseball Championship will begin today at 7:15 pm at Jose Ramon Cepero stadium, in the city of Ciego de Avila, between the host squad and Granma, who will face each other for the first time in a final playoff.