Granma (baseball)

Granma
League	Cuban National Series (Group D)
Location	Bayamo
Ballpark	Mártires de Barbados Stadium
Year founded	1977
Nickname(s)	Alazanes, Montañeses,, Cafetaleros
League championships	2002
2005-06	51-38 (2nd, Group D)
Semifinalist, lost to Santiago de Cuba
Manager	Marcos Fonseca López
Uniforms
Home Away

Granma Alazanes is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series, based in the eastern province of Granma. The Alazanes are a frequent contender, but have never advanced to a National Series final.

Current roster

• Catchers: Luis A. Ferrales Jiménez, Carlos Barrabí García y Urmanis Guerra Vargas.
• Infielders: Víctor V. Bejerano Morales, Yordanis Samón, Ramón Tamayo Tamayo, Carlos Benítez Pérez, Rolando González Puentes, Adrián Moreno Rondón, Lázaro Cedeño González, Marcos Fonseca Alcea, Armando Rosales Bárzaga y Leandro Lamadrid Jorge.
• Outfielders: Yoenis Céspedes Milanés, Alfredo Despaigne Rodríguez, Marcos Naranjo Aleaga y Arsenio Zamora Carvajal.
• Pitchers: Ciro Silvino Licea González, Manuel Vega Tamayo, Misael López Moreno, Yunier Domínguez Polo, Arisbel Vargas Alcolea, Yanier González Rodríguez, Alberto Soto La O, Lázaro Blanco Matos, Alexei Rodríguez Jorge, Manuel Bermúdez León, Alexei Milán Simón, Leandro Martínez Figueredo, Niover Piña Álvarez, José A. Peña Rodríguez y Julio Torres Serrano.

Notable players

• Carlos Barrabí
• Pedro Mora
• Félix Benavides
• Pedro Luis Palma
• Pablo Bejerano
• Santiago Bejerano
• Victor Bejerano
• Alfredo Fonseca
• Abigail Escalona
• Ernesto Guevara Ramos
• Herme Ortega
• Ciro Silvino Licea
• Ernesto Guevara Ramos
• Misael López

Cuban National Series
West League	Group A Isla de la Juventud Matanzas Metropolitanos (Havana) Pinar del Río Group B Cienfuegos La Habana Province Industriales (Havana) Sancti Spíritus
East League	Group C Camagüey Ciego de Ávila Las Tunas Villa Clara Group D Granma Guantánamo Holguín Santiago de Cuba
Defunct teams	Agricultores Azucareros Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Henequeneros 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
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year