Major League Baseball can often be very grueling and get tiresome after a while. Unlike football and basketball, which features a grand total of 98 regular season games combined, pro baseball players must endure through 162 of them. After this season is over, however, some players won't get a chance to catch their breath. Instead of sliding down the slopes of a mountain during their Winter off time, some ballplayers will continue to slide into second base.
Every year, the best athletes with ties to the Greater Antilles participate in a special sporting event known as the Caribbean World Series. It's a big event that attracts thousands of fans, and now for the first time ever scores of Latin athletes will be travelling to Mexicali to showcase their talent.
Political leaders from southern California and southern Arizona are thrilled that the games are going to be played close to home. They're expecting more than 15,000 fans to flock to neighboring cities and are already making the necessary accommodations in anticipation of the big series.
Bob Ingram with the Yuma Visitors Center says he expects about 2,000 rooms to fill up and believes the Desert Southwest's economy will benefit greatly as a result. "I think it'll be very beneficial for restaurants, museums and shopping centers," Ingram said. "It's our opportunity to show off Yuma."
Ingram isn't the only one who thinks that his city will improve economically, city leaders in San Luis and Calexico are projecting big gains as well and, needless to say, they're looking forward to February 2nd when the games officially kick off. In the meantime, however, the waiting game is on as preparations for the big day are still not quite complete.
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