# Minor League Baseball Names Los Wepas de Worcester (Worcester Red Sox) Winner of 2021 Copa de la Diversión Championship

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- Published: 2021-12-12T08:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_Team honored for efforts as Los Wepas_

**ORLANDO, FL, Dec. 7, 2021 —** Minor League Baseball today announced the Wepas 
de Worcester were selected as the winner of MiLB’s Copa de la Diversión™ (Fun Cup
™) season-long event series.

The cornerstone of MiLB’s Es Divertido Ser Un Fan™ (It’s Fun to Be a Fan™) Hispanic
fan engagement initiative, Copa de la Diversión (“Copa”) established an innovative
new platform authentically connecting MiLB teams with their diverse communities,
embracing the culture and values that resonate most with U.S. Hispanics nationwide.
A total of 76 MiLB teams participated in Copa in 2021 – the largest number of participating
teams in the program’s four seasons.

In celebration of the diverse identities and cultures of the City of Worcester, 
the Red Sox introduced “Los Wepas de Worcester” in 2021 and highlighted a different
Spanish-speaking country in each of its Copa de la Diversión games. From Mexico 
to Puerto Rico to El Salvador, Polar Park transformed into a hub of that country’s
local culture, music and food during “Los Wepas” games.

Worcester-area Hispanic and Latinx leaders were honored in pregame ceremonies, the
national anthem of the featured country was performed, local vendors were invited
to sell their food at concession stands and the on-field “Worcester Red Sox” jerseys
were replaced by “Los Wepas de Worcester” jerseys, with “Wepas” being a Spanish 
expression of excitement.

“This beautiful and treasured cup will be shared with the Hispanic and Latinx members
of our community,” said Worcester Red Sox President **Dr. Charles A. Steinberg**.“
From fan planning meetings to a vibrant Latino advisory board, the WooSox have engaged
in hours of fruitful friendship and robust relationships that have touched so many—
and welcomed so many—to Polar Park, and our exclamation of happiness and joy is 
the perfect punctuation point: Wepa!”

To claim their first Copa de la Diversión championship, Los Wepas became heavily
involved in the local Hispanic community, including:

 * Contributing more than $50,000 to local Hispanic organizations and new partnerships
   with several local Hispanic community organizations;
 * Forming a Wepa advisory committee, led by members of LABO (Latin American Business
   Organization), which chose the country to be honored on each Wepa night and helped
   coordinate pregame and in-game activities;
 * Forming partnerships with local Spanish media outlets La Mega Radio and Vocer
   Hispano Newspaper.

“All 76 participating teams did a terrific job of engaging their local Latino communities,
and the way the Wepas incorporated several different Spanish-speaking communities
in their Copa efforts was very innovative,” said **Kurt Hunzeker**, Major League
Baseball’s Vice President of Minor League Business Operations. “Selecting one winner
is never easy, but Worcester took being inclusive to another level and we congratulate
them on a job well done.”

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