Piratas de Isla de la Juventud

Information

League

Cuban National Series

Location

Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud

Ballpark

Cristóbal Labra Stadium

Established

1977; 47 years ago

Nickname(s)

Piratas (Pirates), Pineros (Pinemen)

Colors

Turquoise, black and white

Manager

Dioel Reyes

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.^[2]

Roster

Piratas de Isla de la Juventud roster - 2022–23 Cuban National Series

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

90 Kevin Baños
52 Jonathan Carbó
35 Misael Fonseca
86 Yunier Gamboa
18 Yadier Garay
15 Yordanis García
91 Lázaro Guerrero
19 Alberto Hechevarría
77 Kendry Hernández
48 Maykol La Rosa
4 Miguel Ángel Lastra
92 Gabriel Leyva
98 Edislandy Monteagudo
58 Dorvis Navarro
42 Franky Quintana
69 Lisvier Reyes
87 Lázaro Rodríguez
37 Roberto Rodríguez
93 Eric Valenzuela

Catchers

20 Jordanys Acebal
13 Misael Cañete
45 Alejandro Capote
40 Luis Morales
10 César Vega

Infielders

3 Laidel Águila
28 Andro Carreño
11 Dainier Gálvez
71 Boris Madrazo
24 Mario Miranda
88 Luis Felipe Rivera
2 Eddy Rodríguez
33 Luis Ángel Rojas
5 Jander Santamaría
61 Yasmani Viera

Outfielders

23 Alexander Almarales
22 José Luis Bring
17 Sergio Espinosa
29 Teivis Paumier
9 Eliseo Rojas
14 Leonardo Urgellés

Manager

46 Dioel Reyes

Coaches

23 José Acosta (coach)
19 Felipe Gálvez (bench)
47 Rusbel Hernández (coach)
20 Ricardo Leyva (pitching)
15 Albin Zamora (pitching)

Roster updated on 27 June 2023

Achievements

Awards

Most Valuable Player

1998–99 – Michel Enríquez

Rookie of the Year

1987–88 – Alexander Ramos
2014–15 – Alfredo Rodríguez^[3]

References

External links

Cuban National Series

Cuban National Series
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)