Sancti Spíritus (baseball)

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Sancti Spíritus
League Cuban National Series (Group B)
Location Sancti Spíritus
Ballpark José Antonio Huelga Stadium
Year Founded 1977–78
Nickname(s) Gallos (Roosters)
League championships 1979
2005–2006 58–32 (1st, Group B)
Semifinalist; lost to Industriales
Manager Yovani Aragón Rodríguez
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Sancti Spíritus is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Sancti Spíritus, nicknamed the Gallos (Rooster) won the series championship in 1978–79. The team has advanced to the National Series semifinals in each of the past two seasons; 2004–05 and 2005–06.

Three Sancti Spíritus players; Frederich Cepeda, Yulieski Gourriel and Eriel Sánchez, were part of Cuba's team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

Team stadiums

Every time a season starts, the team not only plays at José Antonio Huelga Stadium; their official stadium, but they also play at other 7 stadiums:

Current roster

  • Catchers: Eriel Sánchez León, Yoanis Delgado Pedroso and Reinier Yero Deliano
  • Infielders: Yulieski Gourriel Castillo, Yunier Mendoza Alfonso, Osdelvis Bernal Hernandez., Omar Arrozarena Aponte, Ixis Valle Ramos, Yoandy Bague Luis, Eliécer Varela Hernández and Yamel Morales Pérez.
  • Outfielders: Frederich Cepeda Cruz, Liván Monteagudo Castillo, Yuniesky Gourriel Castillo, José Luis Sáez Rodríguez, Adonis Zamora Acosta and Yasiel Santoya Zulueta.
  • Pitchers: Ifreidi Coss Gómez, Ángel Peña García, Ramón Licor Rodríguez, Noelvis Hernández. Puente, Ismel Jiménez Santiago, Yusdelvis Hernández Rodríguez, Danny González Pérez, Yasniel Sosa Ortega, Yoen Socarrás Suárez, Douglas Rojas Pérez, Yoarislevis Panama Castro, Iroel Alonso Travieso, Jorge Luis Pérez Jiménez and Armando Heguys Moya

National Series MVPs

The following Sancti Spíritus players have won the National Series MVP award.

Other notable players include:

  • Jose Antonio Huelga (pitcher) known as El Heroe de Cartagena (The Hero of Cartagena)
  • Modesto Verdura (pitcher)
  • Miguel Rojas (second base)
  • Owen Blandino (infield)
  • Antonio Muñoz (first baseman)
  • Roberto "El Cana" Ramos (pitcher)
  • Yovani Aragón (pitcher)
  • Ifreidi Coss (pitcher)
  • José Raúl Delgado (catcher)
  • Luis Enrique Gourriel (outfield)
  • Miguel Hernández (pitcher)
  • Osvaldo Oliva (infield)
  • Rigoberto Rodríguez (shortstop)
  • Ruperto Zamora (first base)
  • Ángel Peña (pitcher)
  • Maels Rodriguez (pitcher)
  • Lázaro Martínez
  • José Méndez
  • Tony Simó (pitcher)

Sources

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 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14
Awards: Most Valuable Player | Rookie of the Year


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