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| League | Cuban National Series (Group A) |
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| Location | Pinar del Río |
| Ballpark | Estadio Capitán San Luis |
| Year Founded | 1992 |
| Nickname(s) | Vegueros (Cigar-makers), Pativerdes (Green socks) |
| League championships | 1997,1998 |
| 2006 | 48-42 (2nd, Group A) |
| did not qualify | |
| Manager | Omar Linares |
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Pinar del Río 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 and 1998.
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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.
Past and present stars
- Pitchers: Omar Ajete, Jesús Bosmenier, Faustino Corrales, Reinaldo Costa, Rogelio García, Jesús Guerra, Pedro Luis Lazo, Juan Carlos Oliva, Félix Pino, Julio Romero, Emilio Salgado
- Infielders: Giraldo González, Félix Iglesias, Carmelo Pedroso, Alfonso Urquiola
- Catchers: Juan Castro
- Outfielders: Luis Giraldo Casanova, Lázaro Madera
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 Baez (pitcher)
- Alexei Ramírez (Outfielders)
- Yosvany Madera (Catcher)
2005-06 season
Under manager Juan "Charles" Díaz, the Vegueros finished the 45th National Series with a 48-42 record, but despite finishing in second place in Group A, did not qualify for the playoffs.
Roster
- Catchers: Yosvani Peraza, Lázaro Arturo Castro, William Otaño, Edwar Hernández
- Infielders: Jorge Padrón, Ariel Díaz, Rafael Valdés, Onel Olivera, David Castillo, Donal Duarte, Osniel Madera, Pedro Pablo Fraga
- Outfielders: Alexei Ramírez, Tomás Valido, Raidel Hernández, William Saavedra, Reidel Álvarez
- Pitchers: Pedro Luis Lazo, Yunieski Maya, Vladimir Baños, Orestes González, Armando Martínez, Raidel Miranda, José Rosell Melendiz, Wendy Borges, Irandy Castro, Reinier Casanova, José Carlos Garriga, Rogelio García, Michel Martínez Pozo
| 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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