Caimanes de Barranquilla

Colombian baseball team

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Caimanes de Barranquilla

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League| Colombian Professional Baseball League
Location| Barranquilla, Colombia
Ballpark| Estadio Édgar Rentería
Founded| 1984
Caribbean Series championships| 1 (2022)
League championships| 14 (1984–85, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25)
Former name(s)| Caimanes de Lorica (2015–16)
Colors| Blue, white, and red

President|  Jimmy Char
Manager|  José Mosquera
Website| http://www.caimanesbbc.com/
Current uniforms
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The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984–85 season, playing in the 12,000-capacity Estadio Édgar Rentería in Barranquilla. Caimanes are the most successful team in Colombian baseball, having won 14 league titles, most recently during the 2024–25 season. They also won the 2022 Caribbean Series, making Colombia the first new country to win the tournament since Mexico's Naranjeros de Hermosillo won their first title in 1976.

## History

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Caimanes was founded in 1984, during the so-called "second era" of professional Colombian baseball. It replaced two teams, Cerveza Águila and Café Universal, that both folded the season before, leaving Barranquilla without a professional team. Caimanes won the title in its inaugural season.[1] However, the league would fold by 1988.

In 1998, the success of Colombian-born players in Major League Baseball, most notably Édgar Rentería (who was on the 1997 world champion Florida Marlins), led to a meeting in Miami of Colombian baseball personalities including Édinson Rentería, Edgar Perez and José Martínez (who led and contributed to the development of Colombian Professional Baseball between 1979 and 1985). The meeting established a working group consisting of the businessmen involved with professional baseball in Colombia in the 1980s and new executives from the cities of Barranquilla and Cartagena. This working group was presented with a proposal to revive professional baseball in Colombia under the leadership of the Rentería family. The working group decided to move forward with the proposal, beginning the 1999–2000 season with four teams, two in Barranquilla (Caimanes and Electricos) and two in Cartagena (Tigres and Indios).[2]

Caimanes previously played at Estadio Tomás Arrieta, until it was demolished and replaced by Estadio Édgar Rentería. During its construction, Caimanes temporarily relocated to Santa Cruz de Lorica, in the nearby Córdoba Department, for the 2015–16 season.[3]

Luis Escobar with Caimanes in 2021

## Championships

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Season  | Manager  | Record  | Series
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1984–85 | José Tartabull | 38–22 | 4–2 | Indios de Cartagena
1993–94 | Tomás Soto | 22–14 | 4–2 | Tigres de Cartagena
1997–98 | Édinson Rentería | 18–13 | 4–1 | Indios de Cartagena
1998–99 | Édinson Rentería | 17–7 | 4–2 | Vaqueros de Montería
2007–08 | Walter Miranda | 22–20 | 4–0 | Indios de Cartagena
2008–09 | Walter Miranda | 28–25 | 4–3 | Leones de Montería
2009–10 | Boris Villa | 30–24 | 4–2 | Leones de Montería
2012–13 | Wilson Valera | 25–16 | 4–2 | Tigres de Cartagena
2015–16 | Luis Urueta | 26–16 | 4–2 | Leones de Montería
2018–19 | Fred Ocasio | 29–12 | 4–1 | Toros de Sincelejo
2020–21 | José Mosquera | 13–11 | 4–3 | Tigres de Cartagena
2021–22 | José Mosquera | 23–13 | 4–1 | Vaqueros de Montería
2023–24 | José Mosquera | 46–23 | 4–1 | Vaqueros de Montería
2024–25 | José Mosquera | 26–12 | 4–3 | Vaqueros de Montería
Total championships | 14

## International competition

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### Caribbean Series

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Year  | Venue  | Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Win%  | Manager

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2021 |  Mazatlán | 6th | 0 | 5 | .000 |  José Mosquera
2022 |  Santo Domingo | 1st | 5 | 2 | .714 |  José Mosquera
Total | 5 | 7 | .417 |

2022 Caribbean Series roster

Colombia 2022 Caribbean Series Roster

Players  | Coaches

Pitchers

* 28 Elkin Alcalá
* 55 Rodrigo Benoit
* 27 Randy Consuegra
* 21 Luis De Ávila
* 20 Juan Díaz
* 78 Luis Escobar
* 41 Elniery García
* 67 Donald Goodson
* 42 Yaramil Hiraldo
* 37 Joel Inoa
* 42 Francisco Jiménez
* 99 Porfirio López
* 16 Eduar López
* 25 Deivy Méndez
* 31 Luis Moreno
* 69 Jeffry Niño
* 47 Fernando Pérez
* 46 Ronald Ramírez

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Catchers

* 9 Sandy León
* 7 Carlos Martínez
* 2 Andrés Noriega

Infielders

* 19 Carlos Arroyo
* 1 Tsung-Che Cheng
* 77 Dayan Frías
* 3 Dilson Herrera
* 22 Mauricio Ramos
* 17 Reynaldo Rodríguez

Outfielders

* 15 Brayan Buelvas
* 24 Robinson Cabrera
* 16 Édgar Figueroa
* 10 Harold Ramírez
* 13 Brallan Pérez

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Manager

* 28 José Mosquera

Coaches

### Serie de las Américas

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Year  | Host  | Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Win%  | Manager

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2025 |  Nicaragua | 6th | 1 | 4 | .200 |  Normando Linero
Total | 1 | 4 | .200 |

2025 Serie de las Américas roster

Colombia 2025 Serie de las Américas Roster

Players  | Coaches

Pitchers

* Samuel Burgos
* Randy Cuestas
* Kevin Escorcia
* Alvin Herrera
* Jean Carlos Herrera
* Deivy Méndez
* Oddy Nuñez
* Hansel Paulino
* Dewin Pérez
* Fernando Pérez
* Luis Pérez
* Ronald Ramírez
* Jhon Romero
* Junior Rincón
* Alvery de los Santos

[2] updated on 22 January 2025

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Catchers

* Ronaldo Hernández
* Guillermo Quintana

Infielders

* Edgar Barrios
* Darío Borrero
* Fabián Pertuz
* Joseph Rosa
* Estamy Ureña

Outfielders

* Gustavo Armas
* Alejandro De Aza
* Dilson Herrera
* Jesús Marriaga
* Jesús Valdez

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Manager

* Normando Linero

Coaches

### Baseball Champions League

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Year  | Venue  | Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Win%  | Manager

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2023 |  Mérida | 2nd | 2 | 2 | .500 |  Carlos Vidal
Total | 2 | 2 | .500 |

## Notable players

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* José Tartabull
* Jorge Alfaro
* Sandy León
* Dilson Herrera
* Harold Ramírez
* Daniel Missaki

## References

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1. ^ "Segunda Época (1979-1985, 1987-1988)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-11-14.
2. ^ Team Rentería. Nosotros.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Hoy comienza demolición del estadio Tomás Arrieta" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 1 July 2016.

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Colombian Professional Baseball League

Liga Profesional de Béisbol (LPB)

Teams|

* Caimanes de Barranquilla
* Tigres de Cartagena
* Leones de Barranquilla
* Vaqueros de Montería
* Toros de Sincelejo

Defunct teams|

* Gigantes de Barranquilla
* Indios de Cartagena
* Torices de Cartagena
* Café Universal
* Kola Román de Cartagena
* Águilas de Bogotá
* Potros de Medellín

Associated competitions|

* Serie de las Américas
* Caribbean Series
* Baseball Champions League
* Latin American Series
* Intercontinental Series

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