Ciego de Ávila (baseball)

Ciego de Ávila
League	Cuban National Series (Liga Oriental)
Location	Ciego de Ávila
Ballpark	José Ramón Cepero Stadium
Year founded	1977-78
Nickname(s)	Tigres (Tigers), Piñas
League championships	2012
2012-13 Cuban National Series	45-42 (t-5th)
Manager	Roger Machado
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Ciego de Ávila is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Ciego de Ávila Province, the Tigres have spent most of its history in the bottom reaches of the standings.

However, in recent seasons, the team has turned their fortunes around, making it to the 2011 Series Nacional final (losing to Pinar del Rio in six games). The following season, the Tigres bounded back to the finals again, this time winning their first ever Series Nacional over perennial favourites Industriales in six games.

Ciego de Ávila placed two players, Roger Machado and Maikel Folch, on the Cuban national team for the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the Tigres had Vladimir Garcia, Yander Guevara and Rusney Castillo all playing on the Cuban National Team.^[1]

Current roster (2012-13)^[2]

• Catchers: Osvaldo Vazquez, Josue Franco, Lisdey Díaz, Rudeldis García
• Infielders: Yorelvis Charles, Yozzen Cuesta, Humberto Morales, Mario Vega, Jose Ramon Alfonso, Yorbis Borroto, Ruben Valdes, Raúl González (baseball player)
• Outfielders: Rusney Castillo, Yoelvis Fiss, Isaac Martínez, Ricardo Bordon, Addel Civil, Jose A. Garcia, Yoanni Paz
• Pitchers: Vladimir García, Osmar Carrero, Yander Guevara, Dachel Duquesne, Yadir Rabi, Victor E. Baro, Mario L. Neyra, Raicel Poll, Leodanis Santiesteban, Ariel Diaz, José Antonio Barroso, Lázaro Santana, Maikel Folch

Notable current and former players

• Manuel Álvarez
• Ernesto Baró
• Ángel Castillo
• Yorelvis Charles
• Adonis García
• Ivan González
• Roger Machado
• Julio Mantilla
• Isaac Martínez Dorta
• Alejo O'Reilly
• Roger Poll Soler
• Mario Vega
• Vladimir Garcia
• Rusney Castillo
• Yoelvis Fiss

See also

Team Website - Ciego de Ávila Tigers

References

1. ↑ http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/teams/index.jsp?team=cub&team_id=798
2. ↑ http://www.baseballdecuba.com/newsite/teams/Ciegodeavila.html

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