The Metropolitanos of

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was a

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. The Metros, also known as the ''Guerreros'' (Warriors), had historically been a poor team, though they were ostensibly the heir to the

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teams of the pre-

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Overview

It was one of two teams based in the city of Havana – the other being the more successful

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 ...

. Frequently, the National Series removed several of the best players from the Metropolitanos squad and sent them to Industriales. Players including

René Arocha René Arocha (born February 24, 1966) is a former MLB baseball player. Biography René Arocha studied at the Regla high school in Havana. After graduating high school, Arocha became a member of Cuba's famed national baseball team. In 1991 ...

Osvaldo Fernández Osvaldo Fernández Rodríguez (born November 4, 1968) is a former Cuban professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from - and -. He was a member of the Cuban baseball team, which won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics i ...

, Yasser Gomez, Enrique Diaz,

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and

Antonio Scull Antonio Scull Hernández (born September 10, 1965 in Havana) is a first baseman with Industriales of the Cuban National Series and a longtime member of the Cuban national baseball team. Representing Cuba, Scull won gold medals at the 199 ...

had begun their careers with the ''Guerreros'', only to be sent later to the ''Leones''. The Metropolitanos ceased operations at the end of the 2011–12 Series Nacional.

Notable players

*Infielders:

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(second base), Enrique Díaz (second base), Rodolfo Puente (shortstop),

(first base), Rolando Verde (third base) *Outfielders:

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Jorge Salfrán Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

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*Catcher:

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, Ernudis Poulot *Pitchers:

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, Rafael Gómez, Lázaro de la Torre, Ramón Villabrille Also: Osvaldo Fernández Guerra, Eduardo Rodríguez

Emigrants

* Osvaldo Fernández Guerra * Alejandro Zuaznabar

References

External links

Unofficial site
Baseball teams in Cuba Sport in Havana Baseball teams established in 1974 1974 establishments in North America Sports clubs disestablished in 2012 2012 disestablishments in North America {{Cuba-baseball-team-stub