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- ↑ "Calendario de la etapa Todos contra todos". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sharp Direction Change: First Six Teams in Cuba's National Series Will Play the Elite Baseball League". Periodico 26. June 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Clasificados los seis equipos para la II Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano" (in Spanish). Diario del Cuba. July 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Tabla de posiciones de la etapa Todos contra todos". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Tabla de enfrentamientos de la etapa Todos contra todos". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Calendario de Juegos de la etapa Cuartos de final". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Calendario de Juegos de la etapa Final". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Tabla de posiciones de la etapa Cuartos de final". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Tabla de posiciones de la etapa Semifinales". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Tabla de posiciones de la etapa Final". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
