Leñadores de Las Tunas (English: Las Tunas Lumberjacks) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the city of Las Tunas, the Leñadores, or Magos (also known as the Espinosos), were long a perennial last-place team in Group C. Led by Osmani Urrutia in the early 1990s, the Magos were competitive, finishing with winning records in 2004–05 and 2005–06.[1] Shortstop Alex Guerrero, hit a .303/.385/.526 slash line with 103 home runs and 413 RBI in 559 games from 2004-05 through 2011-12.[2]
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| League | Cuban National Series | |||
| Location | Las Tunas, Las Tunas Province | |||
| Ballpark | Julio Antonio Mella Stadium | |||
| Established | 1977 | |||
| Nickname(s) | Leñadores (Lumberjacks) Espinosos (Thornies) | |||
| Championships | 1 (2018–19) | |||
| National Series titles | 2 (2018–19, 2023) | |||
| Colors | Green, red and white | |||
| Manager | Pablo Alberto Civil | |||
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The teams plays at the Julio Antonio Mella Stadium, inaugurated in 1945 and with a capacity 13,000 spectators.[3]
Las Tunas won the championship for the first time in 2019, defeating Villa Clara 4 games to 1.
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Sources edit
- ^ Victoria de Las Tunas, CU Register City Encyclopedia. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.
- ^ Alex Guerrero : MiLB statistics Baseball Reference. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Estadio Julio Antonio Mella". Béisbol en Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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