Gallos de Sancti Spíritus

Gallos de Sancti Spíritus
Gallos de Sancti Spíritus
Information
League	Cuban National Series
Location	Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Province
Ballpark	José Antonio Huelga Stadium
Year established	1977; 45 years ago
Nickname(s)	Gallos (Roosters)
League championships	1 (1978–79)
Colors	Blue, orange and white;
Manager	Eriel Sánchez
Uniforms
Home	Away

Gallos de Sancti Spíritus (English: Sancti Spíritus Roosters) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. The team won the series championship in 1978–79. The Gallos have advanced to the National Series semifinals in each of the past two seasons; 2004–05 and 2005–06.

Three Sancti Spíritus players were part of Cuba's team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic: Frederich Cepeda, Yulieski Gourriel and Eriel Sánchez.

Team stadiums[]

Every time a season starts, the team not only plays at José Antonio Huelga Stadium; their official stadium, but they also play at other 7 stadiums:

– Jatibonico – The second most important besides José Antonio Huelga Stadium
– Cabaiguán
– Yaguajay
– Trinidad
Julio Antonio Mella Stadium – Taguasco
– La Sierpe
– Fomento

Roster[]

Gallos de Sancti Spíritus roster - 2020–21 Cuban National Series

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

3
5
25
26
27
28
32
35
38
42
59
62 Roberto Hernández
66
67
75 Roberto Hernández
86
90
95
97

Catchers

8
13
31
84

Infielders

1
2
9
11
12
15
18
34
51
80

Outfielders

10
17
19
22
23 Alberto Rodríguez
24 Frederich Cepeda
39
56

Manager

5 Eriel Sánchez

Coaches

26
1
37
21
23 Ismel Jiménez
59

National Series MVPs[]

The following Sancti Spíritus players have won the National Series MVP award.

1994 Lourdes Gurriel
2001 Maels Rodríguez
2005 Yulieski Gurriel
2006 Yulieski Gurriel

Other notable players include:

(pitcher) known as El Heroe de Cartagena (The Hero of Cartagena)
(pitcher)
Miguel Rojas (second base)
(infield)
(first baseman)
(pitcher)
(pitcher)
(pitcher)
José Raúl Delgado (catcher)
(outfield)
(pitcher)
(infield)
(shortstop)
(first base)
Ángel Peña (pitcher)
Maels Rodriguez (pitcher)
José Méndez
(pitcher)

Sources[]

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