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| League | Cuban National Series (Group B) |
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| Location | Havana |
| Ballpark | Estadio Latinoamericano |
| Year Founded | 1961-62 |
| Nickname(s) | Los leones (Lions), Los azules (Blues) |
| League championships | None |
| Cuban National Series championships | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| 2005-06 | 56-32 (2nd, Group B) |
| 2005-2006 Champions | |
| Manager | Rey Vicente Anglada |
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Industriales is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. One of the two teams based in the city of Havana, Industriales is historically the most successful team in the National Series, the main domestic competition in post-revolutionary Cuban baseball. They are similar to the New York Yankees in the sense that they have fans all over the country, being a sure sellout in any stadium, also hated by many outside the capital. The Super Classic of Cuban National Series takes place six times per season between Industriales and Santiago de Cuba, and it's also the equivalent of the MLB classic New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox, the matchup also represents the rivalry between the two cities (La Habana and Santiago de Cuba), dating back to the era when Cuba was a colony of Spain, two centuries ago. They are known as the Lions (los leones) or "the Blue Ones" (los azules) or "the Blue Lions" (los Leones Azules). Royal blue is their color, though teams like Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila also have blue uniforms (navy blue and sky blue, respectively.)
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History
The team was founded in the year 1962, as representatives of all the workers from all the industries of Cuba. Industriales is the perceived heir to the Almendares baseball team from the professional Cuban League. They won the Cuban National Series in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004 and 2006. Today the team holds the record of victories in a season (90 games in Cuba) with 66 .
Current roster
- Catchers: Alden Mesa, Frank Camilo Morejón, Jockel Gil y Alejandro Regueira
- Infielders: Alexander Malleta, Raiko Olivares, Leugim Barroso, Roberto Carlos Ramírez, Rudy Reyes y Juan Carlos Torriente
- Outfielders: Carlos Tabares, Yoandry Urgellés, Eliú Torres y Serguei Pérez
- Pitchers: Arleys Sánchez, Maicel Díaz, Ian Rendón, Deinis Suárez, Frank Montieth, Odrisamer Despaigne, Reinier Roll, Rigoberto Arrebato, Yadiel Torres, Ebrys Martínez, César López, Rodolfo Fernández y Ramón Cairoz Jr.
National Series MVPs
The following Industriales players have been named the National Series' most valuable player.
- 1965 Urbano González
- 1967 Pedro Chávez
- 1971 Antonio Jiménez
- 1972 Agustín Marquetti
- 1986 Lázaro Vargas
- 1987 Javier Méndez
- 1996 Jorge Fumero
- 2003 Javier Méndez
Other notable players
- Rey Vicente Anglada (second base)
- Armando Capiró (outfield)
- José Modesto Darcourt (pitcher)
- Ángel Leocadio Díaz (pitcher)
- Antonio González (baseball) (shortstop)
- Ricardo Lazo (catcher)
- Raúl López (pitcher)
- Reinaldo Linares (outfield)
- Santiago "Changa Mederos" Mederos (pitcher)
- Pedro Medina (catcher)
- Germán Mesa (shortstop)
- Eulogio Osorio (outfield)
- Juan Padilla (second base)
- Rodolfo Puente (shortstop)
- Lázaro de la Torre (pitcher)
- Lázaro Valle (pitcher)
- Kendry Morales (pitcher-outfielder-infielder)
- Yasser Gomez (outfielder)
- Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez (pitcher)
- Javier Mendez (outfielder)
- Agustin Marqueti (first baseman)
- Yoandry Urgelles (outfielder)
- Carlos Tabares (centerfielder)
- Yadel Marti (pitcher)
Emigrants
A number of Industriales players have defected from Cuba, often to pursue professional baseball in other countries. These include the following:
- Jesus Ametller
- Ivan Alvarez
- Luis Alvarez Estrada
- Juan Chavez Álvarez
- Leonardo Fariñas
- René Arocha
- Evel Bastida
- Barbaro Cañizarez
- Alexis Cabrejas
- Roberto Colina
- Yunel Escobar
- Osvaldo Fernandez Guerra
- Bárbaro Garbey
- Mario González
- Yamel Guevara
- Adrian Hernández
- Michel Hernández
- Orlando Hernández
- Liván Hernández
- Manuel Hurtado
- Yoan Limonta-Zayas
- Donell Linares
- Agustin Marquetti Jr.
- Ángel Leocadio Díaz
- Kendry Morales
- Vladimir Núñez
- Rey Ordóñez
- William Ortega
- Hassan Peña
- Rolando Pastor
- Mayque Quintero
- Euclides Rojas
- Rolando Viera
- Omar Yapur
- Yadel Marti
- Yasser Gomez
External links
- [1]Official Site
| West League | East League |
| Group A Isla de la Juventud | Matanzas Metropolitanos (Havana) | Pinar del Río |
Group C Camagüey | Ciego de Ávila Las Tunas | Villa Clara |
| Group B Cienfuegos | La Habana Province Industriales (Havana) | Sancti Spíritus |
Group D Granma | Guantánamo Holguín | Santiago de Cuba |
| Defunct teams: Agricultores | Azucareros | Citricultores | Forestales | Ganaderos | Granjeros Henequeneros | Mineros | Occidentales | Oriente/Orientales | Vegueros |
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| Seasons: 1961-62 | 1962-63 | 1963-64 | 1964-65 | 1965-66 | 1966-67 | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
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