Vegueros de Pinar del Río

Vegueros de Pinar del Río
Vegueros de Pinar del Río
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Pinar del Río is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the western city of Pinar del Río, the Vegueros are historically one of the more successful teams in the Cuban National Series, winning championships in 1997 and 1998.

History

Prior to the 1992-93 Cuban National Series, two teams competed in the province of Pinar del Río: Forestales (also known as Pinar del Río during some seasons) and Vegueros. Vegueros was a bona fide powerhouse, winning the championship in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. A 1992-1993 contraction of the league, in which eight teams were eliminated, caused Vegueros and Forestales to be combined into a single team.

Past and present stars

Pitchers: Omar Ajete, Jesús Bosmenier, Faustino Corrales, Reinaldo Costa, Rogelio García, Jesús Guerra, Pedro Luis Lazo, Juan Carlos Oliva, Félix Pino, Julio Romero, Emilio Salgado
Infielders: Giraldo González, Félix Iglesias, Omar Linares, Carmelo Pedroso, Alfonso Urquiola
Catchers: Juan Castro
Outfielders: Luis Giraldo Casanova, Lázaro Madera

Emigrants

Several Pinar del Río players have left Cuba for the Major Leagues.

José Contreras (pitcher)
Alay Soler (pitcher)
Juan Miranda (infielder)
Dannys Baez (pitcher)

2005-06 season

Under manager Juan "Charles" Díaz, the Vegueros finished the 45^th National Series with a 48-42 record, but despite finishing in second place in Group A, did not qualify for the playoffs.

Roster

Catchers: Yosvani Peraza, Lázaro Arturo Castro, William Otaño, Edwar Hernández
Infielders: Jorge Padrón, Ariel Díaz, Rafael Valdés, Onel Olivera, David Castillo, Donal Duarte, Osniel Madera, Pedro Pablo Fraga
Outfielders: Alexei Ramírez, Tomás Valido, Raidel Hernández, William Saavedra, Reidel Álvarez
Pitchers: Pedro Luis Lazo, Yunieski Maya, Vladimir Baños, Orestes González, Armando Martínez, Raidel Miranda, José Rosell Melendiz, Wendy Borges, Irandy Castro, Reinier Casanova, José Carlos Garriga, Rogelio García, Michel Martínez Pozo

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Promotion to Cuban Elite League
Teams (founded)	Artemisa (2011) Camagüey (1977) Ciego de Ávila (1977) Cienfuegos (1977) Granma (1977) Guantánamo (1977) Holguín (1977) Industriales (Havana) (1961) Isla de la Juventud (1977) Las Tunas (1977) Matanzas (1992) Mayabeque (2011) Pinar del Río (1992) Sancti Spíritus (1977) Santiago de Cuba (1977) Villa Clara (1961)
Defunct teams	La Habana Province Metropolitanos (Havana) Agricultores Azucareros Camagüey Centrales Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Habana Henequeneros Las Villas 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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2022 2023
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year
List of champions (1961–2022)