Holguín (baseball)

Holguín

League

Cuban National Series (Group D)

Location

Holguín

Ballpark

Calixto García Íñiguez Stadium

Year founded

1977

Nickname(s)

Sabuesos (Hounds), Cachorros (cubs) - pejorative

League championships

2002

2005-06

27-63 (4th, Group D)

Did not qualify for playoffs

Manager

Hector ¨Tico¨ Hernandez

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Uniforms
Home	Away

Holguín is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in eastern Holguín province, the Sabuesos have historically been a poor team, but made a surprising run in 2002 to claim their only championship.

Current roster

Catchers: Selme Angulo, Franklin Aballe, Mijail Rivera.
Infielders: Yunior Paumier, Roinier Varona, Lerys Aguilera, Yordan Manduley, Yordan Martínez, Juan Rondón, Jeison Pacheco
Outfielders: Gerald Sánchez, Adrián Durán, Oscar del Rosario, Maikel Caceres, Alberto Báster
Pitchers: Luis Miguel Rodríguez, Juan Enrique Perez, Daiquel Labrada, Pablo Millan Fernandez, Gleis Velasquez, Carlos Gonzalez, Luis Angel Gómez, Rolando Mella, Yosvani Caballero, Carlos Santiesteban.

Notable players

Rafael Castillo (pitcher)
Osvaldo Fernández (pitcher)
Oscar Gil (pitcher)
Jorge Cruz (shortstop)
Luis Rodríguez Williams
Juan Pacheco (second base)
Aroldis Chapman (pitcher)

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