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PORT FLORIDA'S ST. LUCIE — The matchup on Wednesday against the Mets wasn't just a meaningless exhibition for Sandor Guido and Team Nicaragua. It took 17 years to complete.
Both the 2006 World Baseball Classic and its follow-up in 2009, neither of which included qualifying rounds, did not invite Nicaragua. At the play-in tournament in 2013, the nation went winless, and four years later, Mexico dominated them in the qualification final. Then, the COVID-caused postponement of the 2021 World Baseball Classic left Nicaragua, a nation of more than 6 million baseball enthusiasts, still waiting to demonstrate its abilities on a global scale.
Late last year, when Nicaragua suffered its first qualification defeat, it appeared that the pattern would continue. Nicaragua, though, showed resiliency this time around, winning three straight elimination games to earn a spot in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
The manager of Nicaragua, Guido, remarked through an interpreter, "It was a really joyful and passionate occasion. "We as a team nearly brought everyone to tears. Everyone in the nation was then overcome with excitement. We competed and earned the chance to go to the following round as a squad that had been somewhat neglected."
The first course was a trip to Clover Park on Wednesday, where Team Nicaragua faced arguably the toughest challenge imaginable: a practice matchup versus Max Scherzer and the Mets. Cheslor Cuthbert's home run off Scherzer gave Nicaragua an early lead and they held on to win 2-0 with a noisy set of fans shouting and waving blue-and-white flags behind the home dugout. The pitchers for Nicaragua limited the Mets to just one hit.
Erasmo Ramrez, Team Nicaragua's most seasoned member, stated, "It's big. Fans are "very enthusiastic [about] having their team finally in a significant situation, a competition that the best of the greatest turn up."
Due in large part to some extra pitching support, the club that landed in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday was even stronger than the one that had made it to the Classic. Ramirez of the Nationals and Jonathan Loáisiga of the Yankees have a combined 16 seasons in the Major League, which is more than the rest of the roster. Just JC Ramrez, Alex Blandino, and Cuthbert have experience playing in the major leagues out of the rest of Team Nicaragua. In the past, fifteen Nicaraguans have done so.
Dennis Martinez and Vicente Padilla are among the nation's all-time greatest players, despite the fact that it is a baseball-crazed nation. Guido played first base for the national team for 16 years and later worked as Marvin Benard's bench coach. Benard played nine seasons in the Big League and has a rich baseball pedigree. Guido wants Nicaragua to enjoy the same level of international esteem as other baseball-dominant nations in Latin America, such as the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. He hopes Nicaragua will one day compete in the Caribbean Series with them as equals.
"I've succeeded. I have a dream, "said Guido. "Everyone believes we are merely content to be in this place. But winning two games is our goal. We're not sure who it will be up against. We don't know how it will take place. But when they arrive, we'll search for it and seize it."
That objective looks to be challenging. With the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Israel in its group, Nicaragua is generally predicted to place fourth or fifth. No WBC team from the Western Hemisphere has a squad with fewer big league experience than Nicaragua, which will play Puerto Rico in the Classic opener on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on FS2.
Nicaraguans are unconcerned. The crowd at Clover Park erupted in jubilation as Cuthbert hit a home run off Scherzer. Erasmo Ramrez, Nicaragua's likely Game 1 starter, was seated close by. He had driven alone from South Florida to attend the exhibition.
Ramrez remarked, "I get it, the group is tough. "Big names, big hitting, and big pitching are all present. No one should put too much hope in us, but we have the potential to be enormous."
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