The Panama Baseball Federation's (FEDEBEIS) 54th Youth Baseball Championship started on Friday. The event, which will be used to select the National Team for the XXXI WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, is known as "the celebration of summer in Panama".
The 12 participating teams represent the provinces of the country. They will compete in a 16-game regular season with the top eight finishers advancing to the playoffs, including quarterfinals, semifinals and a final series scheduled for early March.
"The Youth Baseball Championship has full houses, night after night, showing that baseball is the No. 1 sport in Panama," stated FEDEBEIS in a press release.
FEDEBEIS Zone on YouTube will cover the games while a a daily recap will be offered through Podcast FEDEBEIS.
The 54th edition of the tournament is dedicated to Magaly Medina, who celebrates her 40th year as FEDEBEIS' secretary.
