Mexico under-23s defeat Chinese Taipei in Baseball World Cup

The Mexican U-23 Baseball Team managed a great victory against its counterpart from Chinese Taipei and has it in its hands a chance to push for first place. The tricolor team beat the hosts 2-1 and will face Japan in their next duel.

Although the Asian team took the lead early on, Mexico came from behind against one of the hardest working teams in the international tournament.

Olíver Zepeda hit a single at the top of the fifth and that got his teammates believing. The game went into extra innings where Zayed Salinas was the hero of the match by connecting at the top of the eighth, making the final 2-1. Check out the hit below.

Mexico’s chance of baseball glory

With the victory against Chinese Taipei, the Mexican National Team took its third victory in the super round with a record of 3-1, the same as Korea and Japan above. The last game against Japan will decide if they go to the grand final.

Regardless of the result against the Japanese, the Mexican team is guaranteed the match for the bronze place.