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Industriales

Information

League

Cuba national baseball system (Occidental Zone)

Location

Havana

Ballpark

Estadio Latinoamericano

Founded

1961-62

Nickname(s)

Los leones (Lions), Los azules (Blues)

Cuba national baseball system championships

1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010 (12)

Colors

Ocean blue and gray

Manager

Rey Vicente Anglada

Current uniforms

Home

Away

Industriales is a professional baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Located in Cerro, La Habana, it is known as the only team representing the country’s capital, Havana. Industriales is historically the most successful team in the National Series, although they have played under other names throughout their history. The Super Classic of Cuban National Series takes place six times per season between Industriales and Santiago de Cuba, the Cuban equivalent of the New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox rivalry. The matchup also represents the rivalry between the two cities (La Habana and Santiago de Cuba), dating back to the era when Cuba was a colony of Spain more than two centuries ago. They are known as the Lions (los leones), "The Blues" (los azules) or "The Blue Lions" (los Leones Azules). Royal blue is their color, though teams like Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila also have blue uniforms (navy blue and sky blue, respectively.)

History

The team was founded in 1962, as representatives of all the workers from all the industries of Cuba. Industriales is the perceived successor to the Almendares baseball team from the professional Cuban League. They won the Cuban National Series in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2010. Today the team holds the record of victories in a season (96 games in Cuba) with 66 games and more National Series won in a row with 4 straight national championships (1963-1966).

National Series MVPs

The following Industriales players have been named the National Series' most valuable player.

1965: Urbano González
1967: Pedro Chávez
1971: Antonio Jiménez
1972: Agustín Marquetti
1986: Lázaro Vargas
1987: Javier Méndez
1996: Jorge Fumero
2003: Javier Méndez
2020: Lisbán Correa

Other notable players

Gerardo Concepción (pitcher)
Yasser Gomez (outfielder)
Orlando "El Duque" Hernández (pitcher)
Raúl López (pitcher)
Yadel Martí (pitcher)
Pedro Medina (catcher)
Javier Mendez (outfielder)
Germán Mesa (shortstop)
Kendrys Morales (pitcher-outfielder-infielder)
Juan Padilla (second base)
Amauri Sanit (pitcher)
Carlos Tabares (centerfielder)
Yoandry Urgelles (outfielder)
Lázaro Valle (pitcher)

Defectors

A number of Industriales players have defected from Cuba, often to pursue professional baseball in other countries. These include the following:

Television broadcasts

Beginning 2016-2017, alongside the nationally aired games on Tele Rebelde, several Industriales games at home are aired currently on local TV channel Canal Habana.

External links

Official Site
"Información de Equipo por Equipo | BaseballdeCuba". baseballdecuba.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-11.

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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)
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2023–24	Artemisa Industriales Las Tunas Matanzas Sancti Spiritus Santiago de Cuba

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