Pinar del Río (baseball)

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Pinar del Río
League	Cuban National Series (Group A)
Location	Pinar del Río
Ballpark	Estadio Capitán San Luis
Year Founded	1992
Nickname(s)	Vegueros (Cigar-makers), Pativerdes (Green socks)
League championships	None
2006	48-42 (2nd, Group A)
	did not qualify
Manager	Omar Linares LeagueChamps=1997,1998
Uniforms
Home	Away

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.

Contents 1 Vegueros new logo 2 History 3 Past and present stars 4 Emigrants 5 2005-06 season 5.1 Roster

[edit] Vegueros new logo

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 2005-06 season

Under manager Juan "Charles" Díaz, the Vegueros finished the 45^th National Series with a 48-42 record, but despite finishing in second place in Group A, did not qualify for the playoffs.

[edit] 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