Piratas de Isla de la Juventud

Piratas de Isla de la Juventud
Piratas de Isla de la Juventud
Information
League	Cuban National Series
Location	Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud
Ballpark	Cristóbal Labra Stadium
Year established	1977
Nickname(s)	Piratas (Pirates), Pineros (Pinemen)
Colors	Turquoise and white;
Manager	José Luis Rodríguez
Uniforms
Home	Away

Piratas de Isla de la Juventud, or simply Piratas de la Isla is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, the Piratas reached the Finals of the 54th Cuban National Series, remaining as runners-up.

History

In 1977, Isla de la Juventud (then called Isla de los Pinos) received the opportunity to have an independent baseball team. Before 1976, Isla de la Juventud was part of La Habana Province and therefore did not have a baseball club.[1]

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.

Roster

Piratas de Isla de la Juventud roster - 2020–21 Cuban National Series

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

4 Miguel Ángel Lastra
15 Yordanis García
26 Luis Michel Rodríguez
33 Raúl González
34 Luis Alberto Padrino
42 Franklin Quintana
52 Jonathan Carbo
72 Ángel Herrera
75 Wilber Pérez
77 Kendry Hernández
78 Maikel Martínez
81 Damián Balón
86 Yunier Gamboa
91 Lázaro Guerrero
92 Yeinel Zayas
95 Raúl Guilarte

Catchers

10 César Vega
20 Jordanys Acebal
45 Ariel Valera
70 Lázaro Ponce

Infielders

3 Laidel Águila
5 Jander Santamaría
11 Dainier Gálvez
17 Aquimo Jiménez
21 Eddy Rodríguez
24 Luis Ángel Rojas
41 Jeffrey Pérez
61 Yasmani Viera
88 Luis Felipe Rivera

Outfielders

1 Jhony Hardy
9 Eliseo Rojas
14 Leonardo Urgellés
22 José Luis Bring
23 Alexander Almarales
51 Osmany Ferguson

Manager

35 José Luis Rodríguez

Coaches

30 Alexander Ramos
18 Jorge Smith
31 Maikel McCoy
14 Yoanys Pérez
46 Dioel Reyes
36 Julio Miguel Valdés

References

"Equipo Isla de la Juventud". Béisbol en Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved April 18, 2021.

External links

(in Spanish) Infos at Juventud Rebelde website

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[1] "Equipo Isla de la Juventud". Béisbol en Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved April 18, 2021.

Cuban National Series
Teams	Artemisa Camagüey Ciego de Ávila Cienfuegos Granma Guantánamo Holguín Industriales (Havana) Isla de la Juventud Las Tunas Matanzas Mayabeque Pinar del Río Sancti Spíritus Santiago de Cuba Villa Clara
Defunct teams	La Habana Province Metropolitanos (Havana) 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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year