Bouquet, player 24 to Youth Baseball World Championship
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Richard Bouquet Mulet, a pitcher from Holguín, is the 24th player from this province and the seventh pitcher to participate in a Youth Baseball World Championship, representing the Cuban team in the tournament held in Okinawa, Japan.
Holguín is the province with the most players in these championships. The first player from Holguín to participate was Héctor Granado Reyna in 1961, and several players have competed in two editions, with Mariano González standing out as the best player in 1986 and 1987.
Many players from this eastern tewrritory have won gold and silver medals in different tournaments, including Abdiel Jiménez, Alexis Moitt, Virgilio Moroso, Jorge Bent, Alberto Cabrejas, Jorge Cruz, Ricardo Bent, Jorge Luis Duboys, Gerardo Hernández, José Alberto Hernández, José Emilio Lamarque, Miguel Pérez, and Santiago Torres
