Holguín (baseball)

Holguín
League	Cuban National Series (Group D)
Location	Holguín
Ballpark	Calixto García Íñiguez Stadium
Year founded	1977
Nickname(s)	Sabuesos (Hounds), Cachorros (cubs) - pejorative
League championships	2002
2005-06	27-63 (4th, Group D)
Did not qualify for playoffs
Manager	Hector ¨Tico¨ Hernandez
Uniforms
Home Away

Holguín is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in eastern Holguín province, the Sabuesos have historically been a poor team, but made a surprising run in 2002 to claim their only championship.

Current roster

• Catchers: Selme Angulo, Franklin Aballe, Mijail Rivera.
• Infielders: Yunior Paumier, Roinier Varona, Lerys Aguilera, Yordan Manduley, Yordan Martínez, Juan Rondón, Jeison Pacheco
• Outfielders: Gerald Sánchez, Adrián Durán, Oscar del Rosario, Maikel Caceres, Alberto Báster
• Pitchers: Luis Miguel Rodríguez, Juan Enrique Perez, Daiquel Labrada, Pablo Millan Fernandez, Gleis Velasquez, Carlos Gonzalez, Luis Angel Gómez, Rolando Mella, Yosvani Caballero, Carlos Santiesteban.

Notable players

• Rafael Castillo (pitcher)
• Osvaldo Fernández (pitcher)
• Oscar Gil (pitcher)
• Jorge Cruz (shortstop)
• Luis Rodríguez Williams
• Juan Pacheco (second base)
• Aroldis Chapman (pitcher)

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