La Sabana is one of the 7 villages to integrate the
Caruao Parish in
Vargas Municipality,
Vargas State
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Formerly named after Venezuela's first civilian president, José MarÃa Vargas, the state comprises a coastal region in the north of Venezuela, bord ...
,
Venezuela
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.
La Sabana is the hometown of the
Kansas City Royals
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and
Tiburones de La Guaira
The Tiburones de La Guaira () are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP). Though they nominally represent La Guaira (playing at the Estadio Jorge Luis GarcÃa Carneiro), they also play home games at the Estadio Un ...
shortstop
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Alcides Escobar,
New York Mets
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shortstop
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Luisangel Acuña
Luisangel José Acuña (born March 12, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career Texas Rangers
Acuña grew up in La Sabana, Venezuela. Acuà ...
, and
Atlanta Braves
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outfielder
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Ronald Acuña Jr.
Notable people
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Ronald Acuña Jr. (1997- ) professional baseball player for the
Atlanta Braves
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in the
MLB
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Luisangel Acuña
Luisangel José Acuña (born March 12, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career Texas Rangers
Acuña grew up in La Sabana, Venezuela. Acuà ...
(2002- ) professional baseball player for the
New York Mets
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in the
MLB
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Maikel GarcÃa (2000- ) professional baseball player for the
Kansas City Royals
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in the
MLB
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Pedro MarÃa Morantes
Pedro MarÃa Morantes (1865–1918) was a Venezuela
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(1865–1918) lawyer, activist and novelist
References
Populated places in Vargas (state)
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