Metropolitanos

Metropolitanos
Metropolitanos
Information
League	Cuban National Series (Group A, later West Div)
Location	Havana
Ballpark	Estadio Latinoamericano
Founded	1974–75
Folded	2011–12
Nickname(s)	Guerreros (Warriors), Metros
2011–12	38–58 (7th, West Division)
Manager	Juan Padilla
Uniforms
Home	Away

The Metropolitanos of Havana was a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. The Metros, also known as the Guerreros (Warriors), had historically been a poor team, though they were ostensibly the heir to the Habana teams of the pre-revolutionary Cuban League.

Overview

Metropolitanos was one of two teams based in the city of Havana, the other being the more successful Industriales.

Frequently, the Cuban National Series removed several of the best players from the Metropolitanos squad and sent them to Industriales.^[1] Players including René Arocha, Osvaldo Fernández, Yasser Gomez, Enrique Diaz, Yadel Martí and Antonio Scull had begun their careers with the Guerreros, only to be sent later to the Leones.

The Metropolitanos ceased operations at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Notable players

Infielders: Rey Vicente Anglada (second base), Enrique Díaz (second base), Rodolfo Puente (shortstop), Antonio Scull (first base), Rolando Verde (third base)
Outfielders: Armando Capiró, Jorge Salfrán, Oscar Valdés, Bombon Salazar, Julian Villar
Catcher: Iván Correa, Ernudis Poulot
Pitchers: José Modesto Darcourt, Rafael Gómez, Lázaro de la Torre, Ramón Villabrille

Also: Osvaldo Fernández Guerra, Eduardo Rodríguez

Emigrants

René Arocha
Osvaldo Fernández Guerra
Alejandro Zuaznabar

References

↑ Price, Scott L. (2000). Pitching Around Fidel. p. 183. ISBN 0-06-019660-2.

External links

Unofficial site

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[1] Price, Scott L. (2000). Pitching Around Fidel. p. 183. ISBN 0-06-019660-2.

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Cuban National Series
Teams (founded)	Artemisa (2011) Camagüey (1977) Ciego de Ávila (1977) Cienfuegos (1977) Granma (1977) Guantánamo (1977) Holguín (1977) Industriales (Havana) (1961) Isla de la Juventud (1977) Las Tunas (1977) Matanzas (1992) Mayabeque (2011) Pinar del Río (1992) Sancti Spíritus (1977) Santiago de Cuba (1977) Villa Clara (1961)
Defunct teams	La Habana Province Metropolitanos (Havana) Agricultores Azucareros Camagüey Centrales Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Habana Henequeneros Las Villas 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2022 2023
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year