The Copa América, to be held in Panama with the 12 best teams on the continent, is shaping up as the ideal springboard to ignite the engines and put into motion the heavy artillery that is trained daily at the Mariano Rivera Academy, located in West Panama. From this national team, which is intensifying its preparation under the orders of manager José Mayorga, the team that will represent Panama in the next World Baseball Classic will emerge. Panama will count on its Major League Baseball players and will carry out its final stage of training in Florida, United States, at the end of February, a week before the start of the tournament. Panama's first match will be on March 6 against Cuba, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dámaso Espino, general manager of the Panamanian team, spoke with the digital outlet Harmodio Arrocha Sports about the national team's preparation.
