Leñadores de Las Tunas

Leñadores de Las Tunas
Leñadores de Las Tunas
Information
League	Cuban National Series
Location	Las Tunas, Las Tunas Province
Ballpark	Julio Antonio Mella Stadium
Year established	1977; 45 years ago
Nickname(s)	Leñadores (Lumberjacks); Espinosos (Thornies)
League championships	1 (2018–19)
Colors	Green, red and white;
Manager
Uniforms
Home	Away

Leñadores de Las Tunas (English: Las Tunas Lumberjacks) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the city of Las Tunas, the Leñadores, or Magos (also known as the Espinosos), were long a perennial last-place team in Group C. Led by Osmani Urrutia in the early 1990s, the Magos were competitive, finishing with winning records in 2004–05 and 2005–06.^[1] Shortstop Alex Guerrero, hit a .303/.385/.526 slash line with 103 home runs and 413 RBI in 559 games from 2004-05 through 2011-12.^[2]

The teams plays at the Julio Antonio Mella Stadium, inaugurated in 1945 and with a capacity 13,000 spectators.^[3]

Las Tunas won the championship for the first time in 2019, defeating Villa Clara 4 games to 1.

Roster[]

Tigres de Ciego de Ávila roster - 2020–21 Cuban National Series

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

17
22
23
35
42
49
51
53
43
53
54 Ángel Sánchez
74
82
83
85
90
94

Catchers

11
31
34

Infielders

1 Danel Castro
10
19
11
20
21
24
28
30
79
87

Outfielders

8
16
27
32
38
46 Osmani Urrutia
55
56
59

Manager

9

Coaches

4
12
36
25
18
45

2019 Caribbean Series roster[]

Cuba 2019 Caribbean Series Roster

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

Yosbel Alarcón
Freddy Álvarez
Lázaro Blanco
Alberto Civil
Yoalkis Cruz
Vladimir García
Dariel Góngora
Raidel Martínez
Yadián Martínez
Liván Moinelo
Yariel Rodríguez
Yudiel Rodríguez
Yoanni Yera

[1] updated on 28 January 2019

Catchers

Yosvany Alarcón
Oscar Valdés

Infielders

Jorge Alomá
Alexander Ayala
Carlos Benítez
Danel Castro
Yurisbel Gracial
Yordan Manduley
Yordanis Samón

Outfielders

Frederich Cepeda
Alfredo Despaigne
Jorge Johnson
Yunieski Larduet
Andrés Quiala
Yurién Vizcaíno

Manager

Pablo Alberto Civil

Coaches

Notable players[]

Yordan Álvarez—2019 American League Rookie of the Year
Danel Castro
Alex Guerrero
Joan Carlos Pedroso
Ermidelio Urrutia
Henry Urrutia
Osmani Urrutia—2003-04 Cuban National Series Most Valauble Player (MVP)

Sources[]

^ Victoria de Las Tunas, CU Register City Encyclopedia. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.
^ Alex Guerrero : MiLB statistics Baseball Reference. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.
^ "Estadio Julio Antonio Mella". Béisbol en Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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[1] Victoria de Las Tunas, CU Register City Encyclopedia. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.

[2] Alex Guerrero : MiLB statistics Baseball Reference. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.

[3] "Estadio Julio Antonio Mella". Béisbol en Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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