The Pinar del Río Province is one of the 15 provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba. The capital and largest city is Pinar del Río.
Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 191,081 (2022), it is the 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called Pinareños.
José Ariel Contreras Camejo is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher, who played in the Cuban National Series (CNS), Major League Baseball (MLB), and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team. He also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brothers.
Omar Linares Izquierdo is a Cuban former baseball third baseman. He played for the Cuba national baseball team as well as professionally for Vegueros de Pinar del Río of the Cuban National Series (SNB) and Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Vegueros de Pinar del Río is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the western city of Pinar del Río, the Vegueros are historically one of the more successful teams in the Cuban National Series, winning ten championships, most recently in 2014. It is also the only Cuban team to win a Caribbean Series in the National Series era (post-1961).
Avispas de Santiago de Cuba is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series based in Estadio Guillermón Moncada in Santiago de Cuba. The Avispas (Wasps) are historically one of the most successful teams in the National Series, the main domestic competition in post-revolutionary Cuban baseball. The team is similar to the Boston Red Sox in MLB in the sense that they have fans all over the country, and are the eternal rivals of Industriales, the New York Yankees of Cuban baseball. The traditional rivalry on the baseball diamond also represents the rivalry between the two cities dating back to the era when Cuba was a colony of Spain two centuries ago. The Super Classic of the Cuban National Series between EB Santiago de Cuba and Industriales takes place six times per season.
Orestes Kindelán Olivares is a Cuban former first baseman and left fielder in the Cuban National Series (SNB), spending his entire 21-year career with Avispas de Oriente / Avispas de Santiago de Cuba. Known as "El Cañon de Dos Rios", he was regarded as the most prolific home run hitter in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, as well as being an offensive powerhouse for the Cuban national baseball team, which won numerous World Cups and two Olympic gold medals during his tenure. He is a cousin of amateur boxer Mario Kindelán.
Omar Ajete Iglesias is a Cuban former baseball pitcher who starred for Pinar del Río of the Cuban National Series, and the Cuban national team.
Alexei Fernando Ramírez Rodriguez is a Cuban former professional baseball shortstop. He has played for the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays in MLB and Pinar del Rio of the Cuban National Series. His nickname, given to him by former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén, is "the Cuban Missile" due to his tall, slim physique and combination of speed, power, and strong throwing arm. Ramírez batted and threw right-handed.
Michel Enríquez Tamayo is a retired Cuban baseball third baseman.
Lee Yong-kyu is an outfielder who plays for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He bats and throws left-handed
Yobal Dueñas Martínez is a Cuban baseball player. He has competed for the Cuba national baseball team in the Olympic Games, winning a silver medal. Dueñas played for the Cuba national team in the 1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series.
Vladimir García Escalante is a Cuban baseball pitcher for Ciego de Ávila of the Cuban National Series. He has also played for the Cuba national baseball team. His fastball has peaked at 94 miles per hour (151 km/h).
Yosvani Peraza Marín (Gordo) is a baseball catcher in the Cuban National Series and Cuba national baseball team.
Luis Giraldo Casanova Castillo is a former baseball player in the Cuban National Series who had a successful career in international tournaments. Casanova's teams won many titles in Cuban league play, and he led the league in all three Triple Crown statistics at least once. He led major international tournaments in home runs seven times.
Raudel Lazo Blanco is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins.
William Saavedra Valdés is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman for Vegueros de Pinar del Río in the Cuban National Series.
Yosvani Torres Gómez is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for Vegueros de Pinar del Río in the Cuban National Series.
Liván Moinelo Pita is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Raidel Martínez Perez is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
