Tiburones De Aguadilla

The Tiburones de Aguadilla ( en, Aguadilla Sharks) were a

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team in

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's Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente ( en, Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League). They were based in Aguadilla. The

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plaque of the

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star Leon Day, elected in 1995, depicts him wearing an Aguadilla Sharks cap. It is the only case in which a plaque features a cap from a league different from the

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, the

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or the Negro leagues. Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente Professional baseball teams in Puerto Rico Aguadilla, Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-sport-stub