Isla de la Juventud (baseball team)
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| League | Cuban National Series (Group A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinalist, lost to Industriales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Armando Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isla de la Juventud is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Nueva Gerona (on the Isle of Youth), the Toronjeros finished first in Group B of the league last season.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Current roster
- Catchers: Vladimir García, Pablo López, Willian Alcaya, Joan Chaviano
- Infielders: Orlis Díaz, Luis Felipe Rivera, Juan Carlos Moreno, Michel Enríquez, Dainniel Gálvez, Jorge Luis Medina, Coleyanco Rancol, Reinier Llanes
- Outfielders: Yoanis Pérez, Rolexis Molina, Luis Fonseca, Félix Pérez, Liván Sánchez
- Pitchers: Carlos Yánes, Omar Licourt, Gervasio Miguel, Danni Aguilera, Israel Soto, Oscar Jacomino, Ronald García, Sergio Espinosa, Luis M. Suárez, Axel Baigorría, Yaleski Diéguez, Alieski Perera, Ismael Matos
[edit] Notable players
- Félix Ajete
- Juan Carlos Calvo
- Orlis Díaz
- Michel Enríquez
- Vladimir García
- Liván Hernández
- Gervasio Miguel
- Juan Carlos Moreno
- Pablo Pérez
- Pedro Pérez
- Alexander Ramos
- Luis Felipe Rivera
- Carlos Yánes
| 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 |
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