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Puerto Rico opens 2026 U-23 Baseball World Cup against Panama Friday

Puerto Rico faces Panama in their opening 2026 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup match this Friday.

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Left-handed pitcher Jorhan Laboy has been selected as the starting pitcher for Puerto Rico's opening tournament match. [1] Puerto Rico will play Panama on Friday at 4:30 PM Puerto Rico time at Soberanía National Stadium Managua, Nicaragua for their opening match of the 2026 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup. [2] Puerto Rico manager Juan "Igor" González stated Panama is a dangerous, familiar opponent that faced Puerto Rico in the 2025 U-23 Pre-World Cup final. [3][5] The Puerto Rico U-23 baseball team held their first two-hour practice in Nicaragua on Thursday ahead of their tournament debut. [4]
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  1. Left-handed pitcher Jorhan Laboy has been selected as the starting pitcher for Puerto Rico's opening tournament match. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  2. Puerto Rico will play Panama on Friday at 4:30 PM Puerto Rico time at Soberanía National Stadium Managua, Nicaragua for their opening match of the 2026 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  3. Puerto Rico manager Juan "Igor" González stated Panama is a dangerous, familiar opponent that faced Puerto Rico in the 2025 U-23 Pre-World Cup final. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  4. The Puerto Rico U-23 baseball team held their first two-hour practice in Nicaragua on Thursday ahead of their tournament debut. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  5. Puerto Rico and Panama previously played each other in the final match of the 2025 U-23 Baseball Pre-World Cup held in Panama. · Periódico La Perla
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