Vegueros de Pinar del Río

Vegueros de Pinar del Río
Vegueros de Pinar del Río
Information
League	Cuban National Series
Location	Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río Province
Ballpark	Estadio Capitán San Luis
Year established	1992; 30 years ago
Nickname(s)	Vegueros (Meadow Growers); Tsunami verde (Green Tsunami); Pativerdes (Green Socks)
League championships	4 (1996–97, 1997–98, 2010–11, 2013–14)
Colors	Green, yellow and white;
Manager
Uniforms
Home	Away

Vegueros de Pinar del Río (English: Pinar del Río Meadow Growers) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the western city of Pinar del Río, the Vegueros are historically one of the more successful teams in the Cuban National Series, winning championships in 1997, 1998, 2011, 2015.

History[]

Prior to the 1992-93 Cuban National Series, two teams competed in the province of Pinar del Río: Forestales (also known as Pinar del Río during some seasons) and Vegueros. Vegueros was a bona fide powerhouse, winning the championship in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. A 1992–1993 contraction of the league, in which eight teams were eliminated, caused Vegueros and Forestales to be combined into a single team.

In 2015, Pinar del Río won the Caribbean Series, becoming the first Cuban winner since 1960.

Roster[]

Vegueros de Pinar del Río roster - 2020–21 Cuban National Series

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

15
20
22
23
26
27
52
56 Yosvany Torres
57
59 Vladimir Baños
77
82
89 Liván Moinelo
90
91
92 Raidel Martínez
94

Catchers

3
43
51
66

Infielders

2
4
7
18
23
28 William Saavedra
53
72
75

Outfielders

1
11
17 Lázaro Blanco
24
32
44

Manager

58

Coaches

6
34
71
61
19
39

Past stars[]

Pitchers: Omar Ajete, , , , , , Pedro Luis Lazo, , , ,
Infielders: Giraldo González, , , Alexei Ramirez, , Omar Linares
Catchers:
Outfielders: Luis Giraldo Casanova, ,

Emigrants[]

Several Pinar del Río players have left Cuba for the North American Major Leagues.

José Contreras (pitcher)
Alay Soler (pitcher)
Juan Miranda (infielder)
Danys Báez (pitcher)
Alexei Ramírez (outfielder)
(catcher)

References[]

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