The Cuban National Team has already determined its starting pitchers for preliminary matches ahead of Premier 12. The first of the scheduled games in the city of Ulsan, South Korea, will take place next Tuesday. They are preparing to participate in the twelfth season of Premier 12. They are named as Leyner Rodriguez, a bullpen player for Matsuri, Yaidel Rodriguez, who plays for Gramma, and Helger Fernandez, defending the colors of the Sancti Spiritus team. Trainer Livan Artis presented the starting pitchers to the team at the first training session. He noted: "We are doing serious work to prepare these young people for competitions". *Quote from the trainer: "Our pitchers have the experience and quality to represent the game in the Premier 12 stages".* After the first meeting on Tuesday between the Cuban team and the local Korean team, there will be two more sparring sessions. Ulsan is the venue where the Cuban team will undergo preparation before participating in the Premier 12 competitions in Japan and Mexico.