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| League | Cuban National Series (Group A) |
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| Location | Santa Clara |
| Ballpark | Estadio Augusto César Sandino |
| Year Founded | 1961 |
| Nickname(s) | Naranjas (Oranges) |
| League championships | 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| 2007-2008 | 55-33 (1st, Group C) |
| Semifanilist; Lost to Santiago de Cuba | |
| Manager | Eduardo Martín Saura |
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Villa Clara is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Santa Clara, the Naranjas have been one of the league's most successful squads over the last 20 years, winning championships in 1983, as well as three year run from 1993 to 1995. They also lost the 1996, 2003, and 2004 finals to Industriales.
Four Villa Clara players (Ariel Borrero, Luis Borroto, Eduardo Paret and Ariel Pestano) were on Cuba's roster at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Four Villa Clara players (Eduardo Paret, Ariel Pestano, Leonys Martín and Yolexis Ulacia) were on Cuba's roster at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
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Current roster
Pitchers
- 76 Yuliet López Bernal
- 56 Yosvani Pérez Torres
- 92 Yolexis Ulacia Carrazana
- 10 Juan Y. Serrano-Fdez. Veitia
- 15 Freddy Asiel Álvarez Sáez
- 44 Yoandry Ruiz Hernández
- 48 Misael Siverio Mesa
- 30 Yoandy Barrios Castillo
- 26 Luís Borroto Jiménez
- 59 Jorge Félix Molina Linares
- 14 Robelio Carrillo Carvajal
- 88 Yasmani Junquera Gutiérrez
Position Players
- 13 Ariel Pestano Valdés
- 64 Yulexis La Rosa Águila
- 08 Julio Cesar Ramírez Cabrera
- 53 Ariel Borrero Alfonso
- 04 Andy Sarduy Escobar
- 02 Eduardo Peret Pérez
- 11 Yeniet Peréz Romero
- 42 Denis García Rodríguez
- 06 Aledmis Díaz Serrano
- 24 Yandy Canto Ramírez
- 22 Leonys Martín Tápanes
- 03 Andy Zamora Farrés
- 25 Yorkis La Rosa Morales
- 67 Yuniet Flores Arguelles
- 28 Nestor Felipe Valdés Abreu
Managers
- 39 Eduardo Martín Saura
- 33 Amado Zamora Portilla
- 17 Luís Jova Key
- 37 Ernesto Ruíz Jiménez
- 61 Ronni Aguiar Barreras
- 49 Arael Sánchez Cabello
- Roberto Jimenez Abreu Cb
- Dr. Yasmir Montenegro Leonard
- Ovidio Rodríguez Rodríguez
- Juan R. Alvaredo Rodríguez
- Juan Carrera Sale
- Julio Machado Rodríguez
Cuban National Series MVPs
- Amado Zamora
- Oscar Machado
Other notable players
- Aquino Abreu (pitcher)
- Jorge Díaz
- Pedro Jova (shortstop)
- Angel López
- Víctor Mesa (outfield)
- Alberto Martínez (catcher)
- Silvio Montejo (outfield)
- Eliecer Montes de Oca (pitcher)
- Eduardo Paret (shortstop)
- Lázaro Pérez (catcher)
- Ariel Pestano (catcher)
- José Ramón Riscart
- José Riveira
- Eddy Rojas (outfield)
- Reinaldo Santana
- Jorge Toca
Rolando Arrojo
Emigrants
Several Villa Clara players have left Cuba to try to play in the Major Leagues.
| 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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