Sabuesos de Holguín (English: Holguín Hounds) is a

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team in the

Cuban National Series The Cuban National Series (, or SNB) is a domestic baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the National Series is a part of the Cuban baseball league system. For most ...

. Based in eastern

Holguín Holguín (, ) is a municipality-city in Cuba. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the List of cities in Cuba, fourth largest city in Cuba. History Before Christopher Columbus, Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...

province, the ''Sabuesos'' have historically been a poor team, but made a surprising run in

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

to claim their only championship.

Roster

Notable players

Osvaldo Fernández Osvaldo Fernández Rodríguez (born November 4, 1966) is a former Cuban professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants in and and Cincinnati Reds in and . He was a member of the Cuban nationa ...

(pitcher) *

Aroldis Chapman Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz (; born February 28, 1988) is a Cuban-born American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds, New Y ...

(pitcher)

References

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