Granma Alazanes
Encyclopedia
Granma Alazanes is a baseball
team in the Cuban National Series
, based in the eastern province of Granma
. The Alazanes are a frequent contender, but have never advanced to a National Series final.
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 Cuban National Series
Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series is the primary domestic amateur baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban national baseball system.-League structure:...
, based in the eastern province of Granma
Granma Province
Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Bayamo. Other towns include Manzanillo and Pilón.-History:...
. The Alazanes are a frequent contender, but have never advanced to a National Series final.
Current roster
- Catchers: Luis A. Ferrales Jiménez, Carlos Barrabí García y Urmanis Guerra Vargas.
- Infielders: Víctor V. Bejerano Morales, Yordanis Samón, Ramón Tamayo Tamayo, Carlos Benítez Pérez, Rolando González Puentes, Adrián Moreno Rondón, Lázaro Cedeño González, Marcos Fonseca Alcea, Armando Rosales Bárzaga y Leandro Lamadrid Jorge.
- Outfielders: Yoennis Céspedes Milanés, Alfredo Despaigne RodríguezAlfredo DespaigneAlfredo Despaigne Rodriguez is a Cuban Outfielder with Granma of the Cuban National Series. He is widely considered to be among the best players playing outside the United States...
, Marcos Naranjo Aleaga y Arsenio Zamora Carvajal. - Pitchers: Ciro Silvino Licea González, Manuel Vega Tamayo, Misael López Moreno, Yunier Domínguez Polo, Arisbel Vargas Alcolea, Yanier González Rodríguez, Alberto Soto La O, Lázaro Blanco Matos, Alexei Rodríguez Jorge, Manuel Bermúdez León, Alexei Milán Simón, Leandro Martínez Figueredo, Niover Piña Álvarez, José A. Peña Rodríguez y Julio Torres Serrano.
Notable players
- Carlos Barrabí (catcher)
- Pedro Mora
- Félix Benavides (outfield)
- Pedro Luis Palma
- Pablo Bejerano
- Santiago Bejerano
- Victor Bejerano
- Alfredo Fonseca
- Abigail Escalona
- Ernesto Guevara Ramos
- Herme Ortega
- Ciro Silvino Licea
- Ernesto Guevara Ramos
- Misael López