Mazatlan – Three team coaches Federals of Chiriquí, From Panama, suffered the theft of $ 560 in the team locker room at the Teodoro Mariscal Stadium, while facing the Caribbean of Anzoátegui, From Venezuela, in the first game of the Caribbean Series on Sunday morning.
David Salayandía, president of the Panama Professional Baseball League (try), told ESPN Digital that a surveillance camera captured an intruder, without a credential, sniffing the team’s belongings in the coaches ’room.
“We have a bittersweet taste, we won, but we also went through an awkward situation,” said Salayandía, who is also a sports journalist in his country. “This should not happen, especially with the certainty that it must have such an important event, which is also taking place in the midst of a pandemic,” he added.
“They are checking the security cameras,” said Yasilka Córdoba, press chief of the Panamanian team, who gave the exact amount of the stolen.
The coaches affected are Earl Anoly, who was directing the runners for first base, Darwin Marrero, who is in charge of pitching, and Ashley Ponce, who was directing traffic through the anteroom.
The Federals began their participation in the Caribbean Series with a 6-3 win over Venezuela and on Monday will face the Cayman Islands of Barranquilla, Colombia, at 11:00 (13:00).
The organizing committee of the Caribbean Series informed the Panamanian delegation that it put the case in the hands of the local police to try to identify the thief, who is apparently someone who is not authorized to walk through this area.
The second team to occupy the visiting locker room on the first day of the series was Creoles of Caguas, From Puerto Rico, who faced Cibaeñas eagles, From the Dominican Republic.