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2023 Cuban National Series
The 2023 Cuban National Series was the 62nd season of the league. No longer playing a winter league schedule, the regular season began on 29 March and ended on 3 July. In the series' final playoff round, contested in August, Las Tunas defeated Industriales in a four-game sweep. It was Las Tunas second league championship, having previously won in 2018–19. Beginning with the 2023 season, the top six teams in the National Series qualified for the top-level Cuban Elite League The Cuban Elite League ( es, Liga Élite del Beisbol Cubano, or LEB), is a Winter league baseball, winter baseball league in Cuba. It debuted in 2022 as the highest level of the Cuban baseball league system. Beginning with the 2023-24 season, the .... Regular season standings Source: For teams that finished with equal records: * Artemisa was 3–2 against Sancti Spiritus, and 5–0 against Industriales; Sancti Spiritus was 4–1 against Industriales * Camagüey was 3–2 against Ciego de Ávila, and 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series (, SNB) is the primary domestic professional baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system. League structure Since 1993, the league has had 16 teams: one representing each province, and one for the city of Havana. Each team is made up of players from the province it represents. In Havana, most of the top tier players take the field for Industriales, traditionally the strongest team in the league. Other typically strong teams include those from Santiago de Cuba, Pinar del Río and Villa Clara. The 96-game regular season stretches from early August until late January, split into two halves – the fall period stretches from August to early October and the winter period from late October to early January the following year, and culminates with a six team postseason tournament in January to decide the league champion. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocodrilos De Matanzas
Cocodrilos de Matanzas (English: Matanzas Crocodiles) are a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Matanzas Province, the ''Cocodrilos'' were formed after the dissolution of Henequeneros and Citricultores, two teams from Matanzas. The Cocodrilos have struggled to enjoy the success of their predecessors. History Long before the Yumurine players wore the Gothic M of Matanzas on their flannels in that year of 1967, the name of such an illustrious city had already adorned the official history of winter tournaments in the mythical campaign of 1878–79. Like that modest combined at the beginning of the circuit in the nineteenth century, the Matanzas of the 60s and 70s, was not the most competitive. Never, stars of the mood of Wilfredo Sánchez, his brother Fernando, Rigoberto Rosique, Tomás Soto, Evelio Hernández, Edwin Walters, Alfredo García, Gaspar Pérez, Luis Fernández, Ernesto William Alfonso or the brothers Félix and Reinaldo Isasi, could they unify their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban National Series Seasons
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Indios De Guantánamo
Indios de Guantánamo (English: Guantánamo Indians) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the easternmost Cuban province of Guantánamo, the ''Indios'' have had uneven results, though they advanced to the playoffs in three straight years from 1997 to 1999. The team has never won any championship. Roster Notable players * Giorgi Díaz (pitcher) * Osvaldo Duvergel (pitcher) * Dalier Hinojosa Dalier Hinojosa Hernández (born February 10, 1986) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher. Hinojosa pitched for the Indios de Guantánamo of the Cuban National Series and for the Cuban national baseball team before he defected from C ... (pitcher) * Alfonso Ilivanes (pitcher) * Agustín Lescaille (first base) * Oscar Rodríguez (outfield) * Andrés Telemaco (second base) References Baseball teams in Cuba Guantánamo {{Cuba-baseball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elefantes De Cienfuegos
Elefantes de Cienfuegos (English: Cienfuegos Elephants) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the southern city of Cienfuegos, the Elefantes had their best season in their second year of existence, finishing fourth in the National Series. The team achieved its best result in the 2009–10 season finishing third. There were two pitchers on the Cuba national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic: Adiel Palma and Yosvany Pérez. Roster National Series MVPs *1980 Pedro José Rodríguez *2011 José Dariel Abreu Other notable players * José Dariel Abreu * Roberto Almarales * Osvaldo Arias * Erisbel Arruebarrena * Norberto González (pitcher) * Alex Guerrero * Sixto Hernández * Rolando Macías * Yoan Moncada * Antonio Muñoz * Adiel Palma (pitcher) * Yosvani Pérez (pitcher) * Yasiel Puig * Alexander Quintero (pitcher) * Iván Rojas Iván Andrés Rojas Vásquez (24 July 1997) is a footballer from Colombia who plays as a midfielder A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegueros De Pinar Del Río
Vegueros de Pinar del Río (English: Pinar del Río Meadow Growers) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the western city of Pinar del Río, the ''Vegueros'' are historically one of the more successful teams in the Cuban National Series, winning championships in 1997, 1998, 2011, 2015. History Prior to the 1992-93 Cuban National Series, two teams competed in the province of Pinar del Río: Forestales (also known as Pinar del Río during some seasons) and Vegueros. Vegueros was a bona fide powerhouse, winning the championship in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. A 1992–1993 contraction of the league, in which eight teams were eliminated, caused Vegueros and Forestales to be combined into a single team. In 2015, Pinar del Río won the Caribbean Series, becoming the first Cuban winner since 1960. Roster Past stars *Pitchers: Omar Ajete, Jesús Bosmenier, Faustino Corrales, Reinaldo Costa, Rogelio García, Jesús Guerra, Pedro Luis Lazo, Juan Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piratas De Isla De La Juventud
Piratas de Isla de la Juventud, or simply Piratas de la Isla is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, the Piratas reached the Finals of the 54th Cuban National Series, remaining as runners-up. History In 1977, Isla de la Juventud (then called Isla de los Pinos) received the opportunity to have an independent baseball team. Before 1976, Isla de la Juventud was part of La Habana Province and therefore did not have a baseball club. From their inception in 1977 until the mid-1990s, Isla de la Juventud was a perennial cellar-dweller in the National Series. However, since the 1998–99 season, when they took Industriales Industriales is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Located in Cerro, La Habana, it is known as the only team representing the country’s capital, Havana. Industriales is historically the most successful team in the National Series, a ... to a seventh game in the western final, they have been a playo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alazanes De Granma
Alazanes de Granma is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series, based in the eastern province of Granma. Until the 2016-2017 season, the Alazanes were a frequent contender, but had never advanced to a National Series final. However, in 2017 Granma not only made it to the Cuban National Series final, but swept Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila City () is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 497.000, in a municipality of 756,373. Geography Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway ... to win the series, breaking a 40-year record of being seen as underdogs who could not compete with dominant powerhouse teams. The team's nickname is the "Alazanes," which refers to horses which have Sorrel (horse), sorrel hair. History Early days Granma first appeared in the XVII Cuban National Series of Baseball during the 1977-1978 season, ending in 11th place in the inaugural season. Agustín Arias p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabuesos De Holguín
Sabuesos de Holguín (English: Holguín Hounds) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in eastern Holguín province, the ''Sabuesos'' have historically been a poor team, but made a surprising run in 2002 to claim their only championship. Roster Notable players * Rafael Castillo (pitcher) * Osvaldo Fernández (pitcher) * Oscar Gil (pitcher) * Jorge Cruz (shortstop) * Luis Rodríguez Williams * Juan Pacheco (second base) * Aroldis Chapman Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz (; born February 28, 1988) is a Cuban-born American professional baseball relief pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Chica ... (pitcher) Baseball teams in Cuba Holguín {{Cuba-baseball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naranjas De Villa Clara
The Azucareros de Villa Clara (Villa Clara Sugarmakers) is a baseball club that plays in the Cuban National Series. Based in Santa Clara, the Naranjas have been one of the league's most successful Cuban squads over the last 30 years; winning championships in 1983, as well as three-year run from 1993 to 1995. They also lost the 1996, 2003, 2004 and 2010 finals to the Industriales. Orange, white and black are their colors; although they have three different colors, the orange is what represents them, even though teams like Sancti Spíritus Gallos also wore orange uniforms. Eight Villa Clara's players have been members of the Cuba national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic. Ariel Borrero, Luis Borroto, Eduardo Paret and Ariel Pestano were on the roster in the 2006 tournament, while Leonys Martín, Eduardo Paret, Yolexis Ulacia and Pestano were in 2009. History Villa Clara was known as the Azucareros (sugar-makers) when Ciego de Ávila, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huracanes De Mayabeque
Huracanes de Mayabeque (English: Mayabeque Hurricanes) is a Cuban baseball team based in San José de las Lajas. They are a member of the Cuban National Series and play their home games at Nelson Fernández Stadium, opened in 1960 and with a capacity of 3,000 spectators. History In 2011, Cuban government decided to split Havana Province into two newly created administrative divisions: Mayabeque Province and Artemisa Province. This led to the disappearance of the La Habana team and to the creation of the Mayabeque and Cazadores de Artemisa teams, who started playing in the 2011–12 Cuban National Series The Cuban National Series (, SNB) is the primary domestic professional baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system. ... season. Roster References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayabeque (Baseball) Baseball teams in Cuba Baseball teams established in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigres De Ciego De Ávila
Tigres de Ciego de Avila (English: Ciego de Avila Tigers) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Ciego de Ávila Province, the Tigres have spent most of its history in the bottom reaches of the standings. However, in recent seasons, the team has turned their fortunes around, making it to the 2011 Series Nacional final (losing to Pinar del Rio in six games). The following season, the Tigres bounded back to the finals again, this time winning their first ever Series Nacional over perennial favourites Industriales in six games. The Tigres have continued their run of form since, winning back-to-back championships in 2015 and 2016. Ciego de Ávila placed two players, Roger Machado and Maikel Folch, on the Cuba national team for the 2006 World Baseball Classic. In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the Tigres had Vladimir Garcia, Yander Guevara and Rusney Castillo all playing on the Cuba National Team. Roster Notable former players * Manuel Álvarez * Ernesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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