Estrellas Orientales is a baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 team in the Dominican Winter League. Based in San Pedro de Macorís

San Pedro de Macorís

San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.-Demographics:...

, the team has historically struggled, winning championships only in 1954

1954 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:* World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians * All-Star Game, July 13 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 11-9-Other champions:* Caribbean World Series: Caguas Creoles [Criollos de Caguas]...

 and 1968

1968 in baseball

-The Year of the Pitcher:In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance, caused by enforcing a larger strike zone beginning in 1963...

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Retired numbers

No.	Name	Pos.	Year
1	Tetelo Vargas Tetelo Vargas Juan Esteban Vargas , better known as Tetelo Vargas, was an internationally known baseball player from the Dominican Republic.-Baseball career:...	OF	1936
4	Alfredo Griffin Alfredo Griffin Alfredo Claudino Griffin is a former Major League Baseball player, who played shortstop for four teams from 1976 to 1993. He is currently the first base coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.-Playing career:...	SS	1976
5	Rico Carty Rico Carty Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty is a former professional baseball player. Nicknamed Beeg Boy, he played mostly as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from to...	LF	1963
10	Ralph Garr Ralph Garr Ralph Allen Garr is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels. He batted left-handed and threw right...	OF	1968
12	Manuel Castillo Manny Castillo Estaban Manuel Antonio Castillo Cabrera is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He batted and threw right-handed, and was 5 foot 9. Castillo played 3 seasons in Major League Baseball, with the Kansas City Royals in and the Seattle Mariners in and...	3B	1980
16	Rafael Ramírez Rafael Ramírez (baseball) Rafael Emilio Ramírez Peguero , is a former professional baseball player who played in the major leagues primarily as a shortstop from 1980-1992...	SS	1980
17	Silvano Quezada	P	1967
18	Rafael Batista Rafael Batista Rafael Batista Sánchez was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic....	1B	1973
123	José Oliva Jose Oliva José Oliva , was a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a 3rd baseman from 1994 to 1995. Oliva had three daughters, Laura Oliva, Tiana Oliva, and Yeika Oliva...	3B	1994

Trivia

The Estrellas Orientales franchise is considered the equivalent of the "Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

" among Dominican Teams because of their current championship drought, the longest in the history of the Dominican Winter League.

External links

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