The general manager of the Capitanes apologized to Ponce for paying a fine in pesetas

Arecibo.– In any space of the Manuel “Petaca” Iguina Coliseum, on Thursday night, you could hear, at some point, a comment from a fan about the “pesetas”, mostly in a joking tone.

It is the hot topic in the National Superior Basketball (BSN) after the action of the new representative of the Capitanes, José Manuel Baeza, to pay a fine of $5,000 in 25-cent coins to the Leones de Ponce for an act of piracy with the leader Juan Cardona. The fine was imposed by the BSN, concluding that the Lions’ complaint was valid.

The fact of leaving two boxes, with 10,000 pesetas in each one, at the doors of the Juan “Pachín” Vicens Auditorium in the game last Friday, was repudiated by the Lions and by the league.

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The president of the BSN, Ricardo Dalmau, confirmed to The new day that there was an additional fine for Baeza of $2,500, to be paid by check, for the act that left a bad taste in the board of attorneys. Baeza is on probation in the agency after going through his first year as a franchise holder.

On Thursday, the general manager and spokesman for the Capitanes, Ángel Edgardo García, told The new day having apologized to the management of Ponce for the way in which Baeza decided to pay the fine of $5,000 due to ‘tampering’.

“I’m really sorry for everything that happened”said García prior to the game between the Vaqueros de Bayamón and the Capitanes.

“I have no other comment to make in relation to that. I want you to know that I called them and apologized.” Garcia added.

On Thursday, the Captains announced on their social networks that they will donate the $5,000 in coins to the Eugenio María de Hostos Elementary School in the Carrizales neighborhood of Hatillo.

In the match against Bayamón, the announcer reported that pesetas were going to be collected from the fans to donate them to the autism children’s team. They will do the same at the Capitanes’ last home game on Monday when they host Quebradillas, and the total coins collected will go to the school, along with the $5,000, it was reported.

Silence of Baeza

Baeza arrived at the Arecibo facility on Thursday after the engagement began. After the challenge ended with an 82-80 defeat for the Capitanes, the businessman did not stop to comment on the reasons for the controversial payment in pesetas before an approach of The new day.

On May 26, the BSN tournament director, José Couto, issued a resolution after addressing a complaint from the Leones’ agent, Jerry Misla, accusing Arecibo of ‘tampering’.

Couto confirmed the act of piracy and ordered Baeza to pay the Lions $5,000 for damage mitigation.

Cardona barely managed two games for the Lions before resigning. He claimed that he had not reached an agreement with the Lions. At that time it transpired that Cardona received an undue approach from the Captains, after the dismissal of coach Tony Ruiz.

Initially, Arecibo did not sign Cardona, but later recruited him, which led to the lawsuit by the Lions.

The Capitanes visit the Leones, with five victories in a row, on Saturday at the Pachín Vicens.