Cano, Jeter, Sabathia, Granderson, Soriano, Posada played softball game in Panama as part of baseball festival

UPDATE: 12/3/11, Photo of Yankee players at softball event in Panama, remarks from Ozzie Guillen at press conference

• 12/1/11, "Robinson Cano and Rafael Soriano played in Panama," El Dia, DR

"Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano, CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson and Rafael Soriano in Panama will participate tomorrow in a game of softball as part of the Festival Latinoamericano Baseball.

The five figures of the New York Yankees will be part of the team "Andruw Jones All Stars", which will face a local group that includes veteran Carlos Lee, Houston Astros, Ruben Tejada New York Mets, the rookie Randall Delgado, Atlanta Braves, and other professionals Panamanian players, told the AP the event organizer, Raul Noriega.

The Noriega own the Red Devils of Panama.

On the side of Jones will also be the catcher Jorge Posada, who performed his last year of his contract with the Yankees in 2011. In the first event of 2010 will be paid tribute to Latin American baseball glories and the Hall of Fame Baseball and the Dominican Juan Marichal, Tony Perez Cuban, Puerto Rican Orlando Cepeda, Luis Aparicio and Panamanian Rod Carew.

Young entrepreneurs Noriega was brought to Jones and Javy Lopez last year to dictate a series of clinics." (google translation from Spanish) Spanish original

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