Villa Clara (baseball)

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Villa Clara
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League Cuban National Series (Group A)
Location Santa Clara
Ballpark Estadio Augusto César Sandino
Year Founded 1961
Nickname(s) Naranjas (Oranges)
League championships 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995
2005-2006 58-32 (1st, Group C)
Quarterfinalist; Lost to Granma
Manager Victor Mesa
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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.

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[edit] Naranjas new logo

http://www.radiococo.cu/cocobeisbol/serie%20nacional/fotos-media/logotipops/VCL.jpg

[edit] Current roster

  • Catchers: Ariel Pestano, Yulexis La Rosa, Williams Pons
  • Infielders: Ariel Borrero, Eduardo Paret, Yeniet Pérez, Orlando Acebey, Denis García, Dayán Viciedo, Lyonis Martín, Adomis García
  • Outfielders: Andy Zamora, Yorkis La Rosa, Gustavo Olano, Yuniet Flores, Néstor Valdés, Léster Benavides
  • Pitchers: Luis Borroto, Yolexis Ulacia, Eliécer Montes de Oca, Vladimir Hernández, Yoide Castillo, Delvis Rodríguez, Ediasbel García, Alain Sánchez, Robelio Carrillo, Yoandy Ruiz, Freddy Álvarez, Damián Horritinier, Juan Yasser Serrano

[edit] Cuban National Series MVPs

  • Amado Zamora
  • Oscar Machado

[edit] 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
  • Lázaro Pérez (catcher)
  • José Ramón Riscart
  • José Riveira
  • Eddy Rojas (outfield)
  • Reinaldo Santana
  • Jorge Toca

[edit] Emigrants

Several Villa Clara players have left Cuba to try to play in the Major Leagues.

Cuban National Series
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
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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