¡Hoy es jueves jovial!     (Today is jovial Thursday!)

La fecha es el diez (10) de marzo del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is March 10, 2022.)

Juguemos al béisbol.     (Let’s play baseball.)

Baseball is the most popular sport in Nicaragua and the national game of the country. For Nicaraguans who cannot afford traditional baseball equipment, creative substitutes are used, such as branches for bats and socks, grapefruit, or rocks for baseballs. 

Para jugar al béisbol necesitamos:     (To play baseball, we need:)

campo	(field)
pelota de béisbol	(baseball)
bate de béisbol	(baseball bat)
guante  de béisbol	(baseball mitt)
dieciocho jugadores	(18 players)

Here are the rules to prepare you for your partido (game).

¡Que tengas un jueves jubiloso!   (May you have a jubilant Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz

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