Industriales

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Industriales
League	Cuban National Series (Group B)
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
Uniforms
Home	Away

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 Serie 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 Soxs, although, the Cuban Classic means much more rivalry than the one from MLB, maybe because it represents more than the ballgame itself, it also represents the rivalry between the two cities (La Habana and Santiago de Cuba), that comes from the times 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Current roster 3 National Series MVPs 4 Other notable players 5 Emigrants 6 External links

[edit] 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

Industriales had four players on the Cuban squad at the 2006 World Baseball Classic: Yadel Martí, Deinys Suárez, Rudy Reyes and Carlos Tabares.

[edit] Current roster

• Catchers: Álden Mesa, Alejandro Regueira, Frank Camilo Morejón, Jockel Gil
• Infielders: Enrique Díaz, Abdel Quintana, Rudy Reyes, Alexander Mayeta, Doelsis Linares, Rayko Olivares, Yasmany Viera, Rangel Rodriguez
• Outfielders: Carlos Tabares, Yasser Gómez, Yoandry Urgellés, Yaser Ottamendi, Serguei Pérez
• Pitchers: Yadel Martí, Deinys Suárez, Frank Montieth, Maicel Díaz, Arleys Sánchez, Sandy Ojito, Frank Javier Menéndez, Barbaro Puente, Reinier Roll, Odrisamen Despaigne, Darwin Beltrán, Alexei Gil, Yuniesky Lagart, Yoandry Portal

[edit] 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
• 2006 Alexander Mayeta

[edit] 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 (centerfielder)
• Orlando "Duke" Hernandez (pitcher)
• Javier Mendez (outfielder)
• Agustin Marqueti (first baseman)

[edit] Emigrants

A number of Industriales players have defected from Cuba, often to pursue professional baseball in other countries. These include the following:

• Juan Chavez Álvarez
• René Arocha
• Evel Bastida
• Bárbaro Garbey
• Mario González
• Adrian Hernández
• Michel Hernández
• Orlando " Duke" Hernández
• Manuel Hurtado
• Vladimir Núñez
• Rey Ordóñez
• Rolando Pastor
• Maique Quintero
• Euclides Rojas
• Kendry Morales
• Barbaro Cañizarez

[edit] External links

• [1]Official Site