Havana Province, Cuba. - Yulieski Gonzalez, member of Havana Province team and one of the best left-handed pitchers in Cuban baseball, was recently elected direct delegate to the IX Congress of Cuban Young Communist League (UJC).

Gonzalez is the only representative of Cuban sports to whom that condition was conferred. He will participate in the most important meeting of Cuban communist youth, scheduled for April 2010, with the pride of being in the vanguard of Cuban youth.

The baseball player said: “To me, it is very important to represent Cuban youth and sports in the highest juvenile event of our country. I believe that all UJC members in Havana Province team are worthy of being elected delegates. But since the responsibility was bestowed on me, I will do my best to represent them with dignity.”

The star Havana Province pitcher was born in 1982, in the municipality of Alquizar, Havana Province. He was admitted in the Young Communist League in 1987, when he made his debut in National Baseball Series.

Gonzalez has won more than 100 games in National Series and holds the record of better win-loss average in Cuban baseball. In the 47th season, he won 15 games without defeats.

In international events he has won 9 games without losses, including 6 in World Cups. Gonzalez has participated in both Baseball World Classics and has struck out more than 1 000 hitters in his career.

At the moment, he is one of the main pitchers in the staff of Havana Province, current national champion. He elaborated on the performance of his team in the current 49th series: “We have not had a good beginning, but I think things are likely to get better because of the good preparation that we had. I am sure the team will come out strong.”

The UJC grassroots cell of Havana Province team had the privilege to elect one of the 50 direct delegates to the Congress of Cuban young communists, because of its condition of current national champion.

Yulieski Gonzalez, with an outstanding sports career and excellent social behavior, is certainly a fine representative of Cuban youth in their Congress.

Translated by: Pedro A. Fanego

( 03.12.2009 10:13 AM )