Leñadores de Las Tunas (English: Las Tunas Lumberjacks) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the city of Las Tunas, the ''Leñadores'', or ''Magos'' (also known as the ''Espinosos''), were long a perennial last-place team in Group C. Led by

Osmani Urrutia Osmani Urrutia Ramírez (also spelled ''Osmany'') (born June 29, 1976 in Jobabo, Las Tunas Province, Cuba) is a Cuban baseball player. He plays right field for the Las Tunas Magos of the Cuban National Series and for the Cuba ...

in the early 1990s, the ''Magos'' were competitive, finishing with winning records in 2004–05 and 2005–06. Shortstop Alex Guerrero, hit a .303/.385/.526 slash line with 103 home runs and 413 RBI in 559 games from 2004-05 through 2011-12. The teams plays at the Julio Antonio Mella Stadium, inaugurated in 1945 and with a capacity 13,000 spectators. Las Tunas won the championship for the first time in 2019, defeating Villa Clara 4 games to 1.

Roster

2019 Caribbean Series roster

Notable players

Yordan Álvarez Yordan Ruben Álvarez (born June 27, 1997) is a Cuban professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 for the Astros. Nicknamed "Air Yordan", Álvarez ...

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* Pablo Alberto Civil * Juan Carlos Luna * Alex Guerrero * Félix Núñez *

Joan Carlos Pedroso Joan Carlos Pedroso Brooks (born July 23, 1979, in Las Tunas) is a first baseman for Las Tunas of the Cuban National Series, and the Cuba national baseball team. He was the backup first baseman for Cuba at the 2006 World Baseball Classic, tak ...

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— 2003-04 Cuban National Series Most Valauble Player (MVP)

Sources

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