Mexico Mixed Beisbol 5 bronze medal at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Digi Mart USA News: Mexico’s national Mixed Beisbol 5 team won the bronze medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after defeating Kenya 2 sets to 1 in the third-place match.
The medal is the second for the Mexican delegation in the competition. Hours earlier, Daniel Saborío had won another bronze for Mexico in the 400-meter freestyle swimming event.
Mexico took the first set 13-4, scoring six runs in the first inning and adding six more in the fifth. During that set, Mexico recorded 22 hits and 13 runs, while Kenya had 12 hits and four runs.
Kenya responded in the second set, winning 3-2. Both teams scored one run in the first two innings, and Kenya broke the tie with a run in the fifth.
Mexico regained control in the third and deciding set. The national team scored five runs in the first inning and added two more in the fourth to win 7-2.
With the result, Mexico joined Cuba and Chinese Taipei on the podium.
Beisbol 5 is a discipline derived from baseball and softball that is played with a rubber ball, without a bat, gloves or pitcher. Batters hit the ball directly with the palm of the hand and then run the bases.
Each team fields five players, and matches are generally played over five innings.
