Reinaldo Costa’s death shakes Cuban sport.
The death of former pitcher Reinaldo Costa is shocking in Cuban sport today, The main authorities issued messages of everything from the social network Twitter.
“Another piece of news shakes us from the pain caused by the # COVID19: Reinaldo Costa, a great pitcher and Cuban, died as he should have given himself passionately to his work as an athlete and coach,” the president wrote. of Inder, Osvaldo Vento Montiller.
“We extend our condolences to family and friends,” added the manager, just days after the death of fellow pine grower Giraldo González impacted the fans of the island.
“Another hard blow for our sport,” said the head of the national Olympic committee, Roberto León Richards. “Reinaldo Costa dies and #ballball loses to an iconic figure, who shone as a pitcher and contributed his knowledge as a coach,” he said.
“From #InderCuba we join the grief of relatives and friends of Reinaldo Costa, the glory of our #ballball whose death today moves the family of our sport,” reads the profile of the institution.
Born on February 9, 1959, Reinaldo Costa Acosta established himself as the star of pitching in his province in the eighties and assaulted the elite from his tenure in Cuba teams.
(With information from JIT)
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