Santiago de Cuba (baseball team)

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Santiago de Cuba
League	Cuban National Series (Group D)
Location	Santiago de Cuba
Ballpark	Estadio Guillermón Moncada
Year Founded	1977
Nickname(s)	Avispas (Wasps)
League championships	1980, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
2005-06	56-34 (1st, Group D)
	Finalist, lost to Industriales
Manager	Antonio Pacheco
Uniforms
Home	Away

Santiago de Cuba is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Estadio Guillermón Moncada in Santiago de Cuba, the Avispas (Wasps) won three straight titles, during the seasons ending in 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Santiago de Cuba sent only one player to the 2006 World Baseball Classic, pitcher Ormari Romero.

[edit] Current roster

• Catchers: Rolando Meriño, Arnaldo Guerra, Alexis Durruthy, Ángel Téllez
• Infielders: Pedro Poll, José Julio Ruiz, Manuel Benavides, Luis Miguel Navas, Héctor Olivera, Alexander Jorge, Maikel Castellanos, Yoandri Massó
• Outfielders: Reutilio Hurtado, Alexei Bell, Edilse Silva, Eliécer Bonne, Luis Guzmán
• Pitchers: Norge Luis Vera, Ormari Romero, Danny Betancourt, Alberto Bicet, Félix Rivera, Osmany Tamayo, Yunier Sánchez, Leodanis Menéndez, Albert Carrión, Carlos Portuondo, Yudelkis Guzmán, Arnaldo García

[edit] Notable players

• José Luis Alemán (pitcher)
• Fausto Álvarez
• Jorge García (outfield)
• Evenecer Godínez (shortstop)
• Orestes Kindelán
• Modesto Larduet (catcher)
• Ramón Otamendi (third base)
• Antonio Pacheco Masó
• Luis Enrique Padró (catcher)
• Luis Tissert (pitcher)
• Braudilio Vinent (pitcher)
• Grabiel Pierre (third base)
• Manuel Benavides (util)

[edit] Notable players before 1977

• Ramón Hechavarría
• Elpidio Mancebo
• Fermín Laffita