Isla de la Juventud (baseball)
Isla de la Juventud (officially Isla de La Juventud Pirates shortened to La Isla) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Nueva Gerona (on the Isle of Youth), the Piratas reached the Finals of the 54th Cuban National Series, remaining as Runners-up.
| Isla de la Juventud | |||
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| League | Cuban National Series (Group A) | ||
| Location | Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud | ||
| Ballpark | Cristóbal Labra Stadium | ||
| Year founded | 1977–78 | ||
| Nickname(s) | Toronjeros (Grapefruit croppers), Pineros | ||
| League championships | None | ||
| 2005–06 | 54–35 (1st, Group A) | ||
| Runner-up, lost to Ciego de Ávila (baseball) | |||
| Manager | José Luis Rodríguez Pantoja | ||
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History
From their inception in 1977 until the mid-1990s, Isla de la Juventud was a perennial cellar-dweller in the National Series. However, since the 1998–99 season, when they took Industriales to a seventh game in the western final, they have been a playoff contender every year.
Current roster
- Pitchers
| 32 | Carlos Alberto Yanes Artiles |
| 49 | Jesús Amador |
| 75 | Wilber Pérez Rodríguez |
| 04 | Alieski Perera Tarrau |
| 85 | Ronald García Álvarez |
| 18 | Reimundo Vázquez |
| 28 | Oscar Jacomino Ebanks |
| 19 | Danni Aguilera Rives |
| 29 | Carlos M. Puentes Morales |
| 63 | Luis M. Suárez Aldana |
| 99 | Yalieski Diéguez Mayet |
| 25 | Yunier Gamboa Correoso |
| 37 | Rafael Silva |
| 26 | Raicel Iglesias |
| 38 | Javier Leyva Naranjo |
- Fielders
| 57 | Vladimir García Martínez |
| 37 | Luis Castro de Armas |
| 31 | Eduardo Rives Farías |
| 88 | Luis Felipe Rivera Despaigne |
| 11 | Dainier Gálvez Guerra |
| 12 | Michel Enríquez Tamayo |
| 27 | Ángel Miguel Fernández |
| 07 | Reinier Llanes Santi |
| 33 | Jorge Luis Medina Carreño |
| 15 | José Velásquez |
| 10 | Víctor Rivas Goire |
| 23 | Alejandro Ortiz Arias |
| 14 | Yoanis Pérez García |
| 66 | Jhoyce Su Casella |
| 40 | Juan Carlos Lescaille |
| 90 | Rodmy Proenza |
| 67 | Alexander Cantalapiedra |
- Staff
| 06 | Armando Johnson Zaldívar |
| 02 | José Pérez Pérez |
| 21 | Orlis Luís Díaz Cordero |
| 30 | Alexander Ramos Rabell |
| 03 | Carlos Luis Soto |
| 46 | Dioel Reyes Viquillón |
| Ramón González Sosa Cb | |
| Dr. Alexis Santana Pierre | |
| Benedicto Arias | |
| Héctor Ariosa | |
| Roberto Cañete Lago | |
| Enrique Gómez Valdés |
Statistics
| JJ | 75 |
| JG | 29 |
| JP | 46 |
| HC | 14–22 |
| VS | 15–24 |
| AVE | 387 |
- ariel prieto
- Félix Ajete
- Orlis Díaz
- Michel Enríquez
- Vladimir García
- Liván Hernández
- Gervasio Miguel
- Pedro Pérez
- Alexander Ramos
- Victor Rivas
- Luis Felipe Rivera
- Carlos Yánes
References
- (in Spanish) Infos at Juventud Rebelde website
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