Criollos de Caguas (baseball)

Criollos de Caguas
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League	Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC)
Location	Caguas
Ballpark	Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales
Founded	1938;88 years ago (1938)
Caribbean Series championships	1954, 1974, 1987, 2017, 2018
League championships	1941, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1987, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Website	CaguasCriollos.com
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The Criollos de Caguas (English: Caguas Creoles) are a baseball team in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League. Based in the city of Caguas, they have won 21 national titles and five Caribbean World Series, including the 2017-2018 back-to-back championships.

From the mid-1940s until roughly 1970, the team was known as Caguas-Guayama and was jointly based in Caguas and in a nearby city, Guayama.

History

Early seasons

On December 19, 1951, Earl Harrist recorded the third no-hitter in the LBPPR for Caguas, defeating Mayagüez 9-0. ^[1] On November 30, 1957, Juan Lizarro pitched the sixth no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Mayagüez. ^[2]

Puerto Rico Baseball League

On November 18, 2009, the Gigantes defeated the Criollos. ^[3] After beginning the season with three consecutive losses, the Leones defeated the Criollos to win their first game. ^[4] On November 22, 2009, the Leones defeated the Criollos by nine runs. ^[5] On November 29, 2009, the Criollos defeated the Indios in a game that was shortened due to rain. ^[6] In the first week of December, the team's reinforcement players, Iván Rodríguez, Yonder Alonso, Luis Villareal and Horacio Ramírez began joining the roster. ^[7] On December 1, 2009, the Criollos traded Héctor Pellot to the Lobos in exchange of Adrián Ortiz, who the team's general manager, Frankie Thon, intended to employ as pinch runner. ^[8] The team also released Quintin Berry and placed Helder Velázquez and Luis Cruz in the inactive list, opening places for the reinforcement players. ^[8] On December 1, 2009, the Criollos defeated the Gigantes to win their first home game of the season. ^[9] Earlier that day, Alex Cora began practicing with the team, seeking a spot in the roster. ^[10]

2024 Caribbean Series roster

Puerto Rico 2024 Caribbean Series Roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers    Derrick Adams    Endrys Briceño    Alex Claudio    Chavez Fernander    Bryan García    Ricardo Gómez    Lincoln Henzman    Ángel Reyes    Eduardo Rivera    Alex Sanabia    Daryl Thompson    Christian Torres    Ricardo Vélez    Luke Westphal    Danny Wirchansky updated on 28 January 2024		Catchers    Jonathan Morales    Bryan Torres Infielders    Gabriel Arias    Jancarlos Cintrón    Jack López    Vimael Machin    Emmanuel Rivera Outfielders    J. C. Escarra    Johneshwy Fargas    Danny Ortiz    Heliot Ramos    Dwight Smith Jr.    Nelson Velázquez		Manager    Yadier Molina Coaches

References

1. Muratti Nieves 2006 , pp. 60
2. Muratti Nieves 2006 , pp. 61
3. "Espantan la Yegüita" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2009-11-19. Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
4. Carlos González (2009-11-20). "Leones de Ponce libran la 'coca'" (in Spanish). Primera Hora . Retrieved 2009-12-02.
5. "Salvajes los Leones" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
6. "Despertar de los Criollos de Caguas" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
7. Raúl Álzaga (2009-12-01). "Llegan los refuerzos de los Criollos" (in Spanish). Primera Hora . Retrieved 2009-12-02.
8. "Criollos envían a Pellot a los Lobos" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
9. Carlos González (2009-12-02). "Caguas la libra en su casa" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
10. Carlos González (2009-12-02). "Alex Cora entrará muy pronto a juego" (in Spanish). Primera Hora . Retrieved 2009-12-02.

Bibliography

• Muratti Nieves, Daliana (2006). Chaguín Muratti: Un receptor del béisbol romántico puertorriqueño. Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico. ISBN   1596082720.

External links

• Official site