Granma (baseball)

Granma

League

Cuban National Series (Group D)

Location

Bayamo

Ballpark

Mártires de Barbados Stadium

Year founded

1977

Nickname(s)

Alazanes, Montañeses,, Cafetaleros

League championships

2002

2005-06

51-38 (2nd, Group D)

Semifinalist, lost to Santiago de Cuba

Manager

Marcos Fonseca López

Uniforms
Home	Away

Granma Alazanes is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series, based in the eastern province of Granma. The Alazanes are a frequent contender, but have never advanced to a National Series final.

Current roster

Catchers: Luis A. Ferrales Jiménez, Carlos Barrabí García y Urmanis Guerra Vargas.
Infielders: Víctor V. Bejerano Morales, Yordanis Samón, Ramón Tamayo Tamayo, Carlos Benítez Pérez, Rolando González Puentes, Adrián Moreno Rondón, Lázaro Cedeño González, Marcos Fonseca Alcea, Armando Rosales Bárzaga y Leandro Lamadrid Jorge.
Outfielders: Yoennis Céspedes Milanés, Alfredo Despaigne Rodríguez, Marcos Naranjo Aleaga y Arsenio Zamora Carvajal.
Pitchers: Ciro Silvino Licea González, Manuel Vega Tamayo, Misael López Moreno, Yunier Domínguez Polo, Arisbel Vargas Alcolea, Yanier González Rodríguez, Alberto Soto La O, Lázaro Blanco Matos, Alexei Rodríguez Jorge, Manuel Bermúdez León, Alexei Milán Simón, Leandro Martínez Figueredo, Niover Piña Álvarez, José A. Peña Rodríguez y Julio Torres Serrano.

Notable players

Carlos Barrabí (catcher)
Pedro Mora
Félix Benavides (outfield)
Pedro Luis Palma
Pablo Bejerano
Santiago Bejerano
Victor Bejerano
Alfredo Fonseca
Abigail Escalona
Ernesto Guevara Ramos
Herme Ortega
Ciro Silvino Licea
Ernesto Guevara Ramos
Misael López

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

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