Pinar del Río (baseball)

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

1997,1998

2006

48–42 (2nd, Group A)

did not qualify

Manager

Omar Linares

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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 1997,1998.

1 History
2 Past and present stars
3 Emigrants
4 2005–06 season
- 4.1 Roster

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.

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

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 Báez (pitcher)
Alexei Ramírez (outfielder)
Yosvany Madera (catcher)

2005–06 season

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

Roster

Catchers: Yosvani Peraza, Lázaro Arturo Castro, William Otaño, Edwar Hernández
Infielders: yobal duenas,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

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 \| 2009–10 \| 2010–11

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 \| 2009–10 \| 2010–11