The team is immensely popular among Dominican baseball fans, so much that Águilas Cibaeñas have earned the nickname “Las Cuyayas” (The Kestrels) and “Los Mameyes” (The Mameyes). These nicknames are in reference to the team’s mascot and the classic yellow color the team uses in its official uniform.
Águilas Cibaeñas won 20 championships in less seasons than any other Dominican team. They won their 20th championship in the 2007-2008 season when they defeated the Tigres del Licey (Tigers of Licey) in a best of 9 series with a 5-2 record[1][2]. The Águilas Cibaeñas won the final game of the series at their home stadium Estadio Cibao (Stadium Cibao) by the score 2-1. Mendy Lopez and Rafael Furcal both hit home runs in the game. Furcal—popularly known as “Furcalazo”—sealed the game with his homerun in the 8th inning[3].
Estadio Cibao is nicknamed the “Valley of Death” and many fans consider it the most intimidating stadium in the country or even all the Caribbean. Historically the Águilas Cibaeñas have performed much better at home than on the road. With a capacity of 18,077, it is the largest stadium in the Dominican Winter Baseball League[4][5]
Águilas Cibaeñas has more former players in Major League Baseball than any other Dominican team[6]. Some current MLB players who played with Águilas Cibaeñas include Edwin Encarnación[7], Carlos Martínez[8], Jose Reyes[9], Jonathan Villar[10], Carlos Gómez[11], Juan Lagares[12], Dellin Betances[13], Bartolo Colón[14], Wandy Rodríguez[15], Melky Cabrera[16], Danny Santana[17], Yoenis Céspedes[18], Starling Marte[19], Brandon Moss[20] and current Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona[21].
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- ^ Córdova, Emilio; Mena, Mickey; Rojas, Bienvenido (2008). Los Tigres del Licey: 100 Años de Gloria. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Corripio. ISBN 9789945140231.
- ^ Djlaboa1 (2011-10-20), El Furcalazo HR Rafael Furcal En El Valle vs. Licey 2008, retrieved 2017-03-06
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- ^ "Las Águilas Cibaeña es el equipo con más jugadores en las Grandes Ligas". www.diariolibre.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Before Edwin Encarnacion was postseason-bound". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Winter Leagues: Liga de Beisbol Dominicano: Statistics". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Águilas Cibaeñas adquieren a José Reyes". El Caribe. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Winter Leagues: Liga de Beisbol Dominicano: Statistics". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
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- ^ "Las Águilas Cibaeña es el equipo con más jugadores en las Grandes Ligas". www.diariolibre.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Winter Leagues: Liga de Beisbol Dominicano: Statistics". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Winter Leagues: Liga de Beisbol Dominicano: Statistics". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ Diario, Listin (2009-01-03). "Furcal decide la primera victoria de las Águilas". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Winter Leagues: Liga de Beisbol Dominicano: Statistics". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Cespedes to play in D.R. while waiting on MLB". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Winter Leagues: Liga de Beisbol Dominicano: Statistics". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Arias leads way as Aguilas narrow the gap". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Managers año por año | AGUILAS CIBAEÑAS". aguilas.lidom.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-03-07.