Caciques de Distrito

Caciques de Distrito
Information
League	Venezuelan Major League
Location	Caracas, Venezuela
Ballpark	Estadio Universitario
Established	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Colors	Black, orange and white
Manager	Robert Pérez
Current uniforms
Home Away

The Caciques de Distrito (English: Distrito Chieftains) are a Venezuelan professional baseball team competing in the Venezuelan Major League. Based in Caracas, the team represents the Capital District and plays its home games at Estadio Universitario. Established in 2022, the Caciques have posted a losing record in each of their first three seasons.

History

The Caciques were established in January 2022 and joined the Venezuelan Major League as an expansion team alongside the Relámpagos del Zulia. However, the Relámpagos did not make their debut due to administrative problems and were replaced by the Centauros de La Guaira. ^{[1] [2]}

The 2022 draft was held on 16 January, the Caciques selected fourteen players amongst them pitcher Edgmer Escalona. ^[3] On 20 January, former Seattle Mariners infielder Luis Ugueto was announced as the team's manager. ^[4] The Caciques finished their debut season in sixth place with a 20–22 record, unable to qualify for the playoffs. ^[5]

In January 2023, Luis Sojo was appointed as manager of the Caciques. ^[6] The team again finished sixth with a 19–21 record, missing out on the playoffs for the second consecutive season. ^[7]

Robert Pérez, winner of the 2023 season with the Marineros de Carabobo, was appointed as manager of the Caciques ahead of the 2024 season. ^{[8] [9]} The team once again placed sixth in the 2024 season, ending with a 19–21 record and missing the playoffs.

Roster

Caciques de Distrito roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 74 Daniel Álvarez 42 José Ascanio 16 Robert Colina  1 Jasseel De La Cruz 31 Yapson Gómez 55 Ricardo Gómez 56 Alvin Herrera 18 Eudis Idrogo 41 Keiner León 27 Adrián Luna 43 David Martínez 19 Emerson Martínez 63 Diego Moreno 71 Luis Rico 28 Juan Romero 54 Lisandro Santos 87 Yoelvin Silven 59 Shurland Smith 39 Andrés Sotillet 20 Dylan Unsworth		Catchers 22 Arvicent Pérez 36 Keinner Piña 30 Gersel Pitre 47 Héctor Sánchez Infielders 26 Ángel Arévalo 11 Carlos Franco  2 José Sánchez  3 Kevin Vicuña 12 Engelb Vielma Outfielders 24 Robinson Cabrera 10 Geisel Cepeda 29 Josmar Cordero 13 Diego Infante 25 Seuly Matías 66 Danyer Sanabria		Manager Robert Pérez Coaches Eddy Díaz (third base) Oswaldo Peraza (pitching) Juan Querecuto(bench) Guillermo Rodríguez (coach) Rubén Salazar(first base) Néstor Smith(hitting) Jean Toledo(coach) Roster updated on 2 June 2025

References

1. Serrano, Ignacio (10 January 2022). "Expansión de la Liga de Verano: Caciques de Distrito y Relámpagos del Zulia". El Emergente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
2. "Centauros de La Guaira sustituirá a Relámpagos del Zulia en la LMBP". El Fildeo (in Spanish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
3. "Caciques y Relámpagos conocieron sus primeros jugadores en el draft de expansión". lmbp.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
4. Villarroel, Johnny (20 January 2022). "Luis Ugueto será el manager de Caciques del Distrito en la Liga de Verano". El Emergente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
5. Guanipa Ojeda, Irving (3 March 2023). "Caciques de Distrito se arma hasta los dientes para buscar trono en Liga Mayor de Beisbol 2023". Diario VEA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
6. "Luis Sojo volverá a trabajar como mánager en el béisbol venezolano". El Fildeo (in Spanish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
7. Villarroel, Johnny (24 June 2023). "Luis Sojo y Caciques: primer eliminado en la Liga Mayor". El Emergente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
8. "Caciques reestructura su proyecto con Robert Pérez a la cabeza". lmbp.net (in Spanish). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
9. Ñambre, Joseph (8 March 2024). "Robert Pérez asumió el reto de dirigir a Caciques de Distrito". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2025.