Criollos de Caguas (baseball)

Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League team

Criollos de Caguas

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League| Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC)
Location| Caguas
Ballpark| Estadio Solá Morales
Founded| 1938; 86 years ago (1938)
League championships| 1941, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1987, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Caribbean Series championships| 1954, 1974, 1987, 2017, 2018
Website| CaguasCriollos.com
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The Criollos de Caguas (English: Caguas Creoles) are a baseball team in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League. Based in the city of Caguas, they have won 21 national titles and five Caribbean World Series, including the 2017-2018 back-to-back championships.

From the mid-1940s until roughly 1970, the team was known as Caguas-Guayama and was jointly based in Caguas and in a nearby city, Guayama.

## Puerto Rico Baseball League[edit]

On November 18, 2009, the Gigantes defeated the Criollos.[1] After beginning the season with three consecutive losses, the Leones defeated the Criollos to win their first game.[2] On November 22, 2009, the Leones defeated the Criollos by nine runs.[3] On November 29, 2009, the Criollos defeated the Indios in a game that was shortened due to rain.[4] In the first week of December, the team's reinforcement players, Iván Rodríguez, Yonder Alonso, Luis Villareal and Horacio Ramírez began joining the roster.[5] On December 1, 2009, the Criollos traded Héctor Pellot to the Lobos in exchange of Adrián Ortiz, who the team's general manager, Frankie Thon, intended to employ as pinch runner.[6] The team also released Quintin Berry and placed Helder Velázquez and Luis Cruz in the inactive list, opening places for the reinforcement players.[6] On December 1, 2009, the Criollos defeated the Gigantes to win their first home game of the season.[7] Earlier that day, Alex Cora began practicing with the team, seeking a spot in the roster.[8]

## 2022 Caribbean Series roster[edit]

Puerto Rico 2022 Caribbean Series Roster

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Pitchers

* Yordy Cabrera
* Fernando Cruz
* Luis Leroy Cruz
* Óscar de la Cruz
* Alexis Díaz
* Carlos Francisco
* Nelvin Fuentes
* Ricardo Gómez
* Iván Maldonado
* Zach Muckenhirn
* Nivaldo Rodríguez
* Aneuris Rosario
* Eric Stout
* Christian Torres
* Ricardo Vélez
* Braden Webb

[1] updated on 27 January 2022

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Catchers

* Juan Centeno
* Jonathan Morales
* Roberto Pérez

Infielders

* Jancarlos Cintrón
* Edwin Díaz
* Vimael Machin
* Emmanuel Rivera
* T. J. Rivera
* Brett Rodríguez
* Luis Vásquez
* David Vidal

Outfielders

* Roby Enriquez
* Johneshwy Fargas
* Rey Fuentes
* Danny Ortiz
* Nelson Velázquez

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Manager

* Yadier Molina

Coaches

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Espantan la Yegüita" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2009-11-19. Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
2. ^ Carlos González (2009-11-20). "Leones de Ponce libran la 'coca'" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
3. ^ "Salvajes los Leones" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
4. ^ "Despertar de los Criollos de Caguas" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
5. ^ Raúl Álzaga (2009-12-01). "Llegan los refuerzos de los Criollos" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
6. ^ a b "Criollos envían a Pellot a los Lobos" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
7. ^ Carlos González (2009-12-02). "Caguas la libra en su casa" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
8. ^ Carlos González (2009-12-02). "Alex Cora entrará muy pronto a juego" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2009-12-02.

## External links[edit]

* Official site

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* Cangrejeros de Santurce
* Criollos de Caguas
* Gigantes de Carolina
* Indios de Mayagüez
* Leones de Ponce

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* Lobos de Arecibo
* Atenienses de Manatí
* Metropolitanos de San Juan
* Venerables y Brujos de Guayama
* Vaqueros de Bayamón
* Tiburones de Aguadilla
* Piratas Kofresi de Ponce
* Senadores de San Juan

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