*Teams competed in an atmosphere of excitement and high level of sportsmanship
Baseball is considered the king sport in the country
*In addition to the sporting impact event such as this one boost the local economy
*Govt. invested more than 142 million dollars in construction of sports infrastructure
Baseball is considered the king sport in the country
*In addition to the sporting impact event such as this one boost the local economy
*Govt. invested more than 142 million dollars in construction of sports infrastructure
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00:00And Nicaragua lived the series of the Americas
00:02in a great baseball party.
00:04And the country showed its capacity
00:05to host great international events in modern stadiums.
00:08Let's see.
00:09For the first time, Nicaragua hosted the series
00:17of the Americas International Tournament,
00:19an event that brought together teams from Argentina, Cuba,
00:23Curacao, Panama, Colombia, and the host country, Nicaragua.
00:26The country proved to be more than prepared
00:28to host large-scale competitions thanks
00:31to its modern stadiums.
00:38What a tremendous tournament.
00:39I have loved more than anything the reception
00:42and the treatment that the country of Nicaragua
00:45has given me.
00:45Truly, what a tremendous tournament.
00:47Very good level of the teams that are here.
00:53It is unbelievable what we are experiencing.
00:55The organization of the tournament is tremendous.
01:03Nicaragua should feel proud of these three stadiums
01:05that you have here, and you can play any event.
01:07I believe that you are close to reach the level of possibly
01:10even a World Cup.
01:15I had not been here, but I had references
01:18that it was a stadium with a good infrastructure.
01:20It is a good quality stadium that
01:22is suitable for international matches,
01:24and I believe that, yes, the expectations were met.
01:31For seven days, the teams competed
01:33in an atmosphere of excitement and high level
01:36of sportsmanship.
01:37The Metropolitan Eagles of Panama were crowned champions
01:40for the first edition of the Series of the Americas.
01:43The national team of Nicaragua was crowned runner-up.
01:50I think we already had an idea of how to pitch to the hitters.
01:53The Nicaraguan hitters are very good,
01:55and I think we made the necessary adjustments
01:57to pull out the victory.
02:06Baseball is considered the king sport in Nicaragua
02:09due to its popularity and the massive turnout
02:12of fans in the country's new and modern stadiums.
02:19I think that's something very nice about this country
02:21is that the countries that come here
02:23will speak well of Nicaragua for having stadiums like this one.
02:30The government is building stadiums
02:31in which we, as former players, would have liked to play.
02:34Unfortunately, we couldn't play in these stadiums,
02:38but the new generation is acquiring these new stadiums.
02:45They already look at us with respect,
02:46and that is the objective, because baseball in Nicaragua
02:49reaches the top to occupy the first places in Latin America.
03:01In addition to the sporting impact,
03:03events such as this one boost the local economy,
03:06benefiting small and large businesses.
03:09Entrepreneurs and merchants take advantage of these opportunities
03:12to offer traditional Nicaraguan cuisine and other products,
03:15strengthening the country's economic development.
03:20I offer my clients different types of food that we make here.
03:29First of all, we thank God and the people who support us
03:32as the good government that has come to make this stadium nice and beautiful,
03:35and also this favor that we bring a livelihood to our family.
03:45In recent years, the Sandinista government
03:47has invested more than US$142 million
03:51in the construction of sports infrastructure,
03:53consolidating Nicaragua as a benchmark
03:55in the organization of international events.