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The Cuban National Series was instituted in replacement of the Cuban League, which had operated since 1878, as in March 1961 the Cuban government abolished professional baseball. The Cuban League typically consisted of four teams; the Cuban National Series has played with more than four teams since its 1965–66 season, peaking at 18 teams from ...
However, in 2017 Granma not only made it to the Cuban National Series final, [1] but swept Ciego de Ávila to win the series, [2] [3] breaking a 40-year record of being seen as underdogs who could not compete with dominant powerhouse teams. [4] The team's nickname is the "Alazanes," which refers to horses which have sorrel hair. [citation needed]
Leñadores de Las Tunas (English: Las Tunas Lumberjacks) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series.Based in the city of Las Tunas, the Leñadores, or Magos (also known as the Espinosos), were long a perennial last-place team in Group C. Led by Osmani Urrutia in the early 1990s, the Magos were competitive, finishing with winning records in 2004–05 and 2005–06. [1]
In the modern-era of Cuban baseball, starting with the establishment of the National Series in 1961, teams from other parts of the country have enjoyed more success, although Industriales of Havana still hold the most titles (12). For the entire history of the Cuban League and National Series up to 1985, the champion was determined by win-loss ...
Gallos de Sancti Spíritus (English: Sancti Spíritus Roosters) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series.The team won the series championship in 1978–79.The Gallos have advanced to the National Series semifinals in each of the past two seasons; 2004–05 and 2005–06.
Vaqueros de la Habana (Spanish: Havana Cowboys), commonly referred to simply as La Habana, were a baseball team in the Cuban National Series from the 1977–78 season through the 2010–11 season. Representing the former Havana Province ( Provincia de La Habana ), Vaqueros won their first ever National Series in 2008–09 , and reached the ...
The 2023 Cuban National Series was the 62nd season of the league. [1] No longer playing a winter league schedule, the regular season began on 29 March and ended on 3 July. [ 2 ] In the series' final playoff round, contested in August, Las Tunas defeated Industriales in a four-game sweep.
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