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Las Tunas (baseball)

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Location
  
Las Tunas

2005-06
  
47-43 (3rd, Group C)

Manager
  
Ermidelio Urrutia

League championships
  
None

Founded
  
1977

League
  
Cuban National Series

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Ballpark
  
Julio Antonio Mella Stadium

Nickname(s)
  
Magos (Wizards) Leñadores (Lumbermans) Espinosos

Arena/Stadium
  
Julio Antonio Mella Stadium

Year founded
  
1977–78 Cuban National Series

Las Tunas is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the city of Las Tunas, the Magos, or Leñadores (also known as the Espinosos), were long a perennial last-place team in Group C. Las Tunas reached the quarterfinals in the 1992-93 season, but have not been back to the playoffs since. Nevertheless, since the emergence of superstar Osmani Urrutia in the early 1990s, the Magos have been competitive, finishing with winning records in 2004-05 and 2005-06. This team is known by their powerful offensive, having players like shortstop Alexander Guerrero, who hit a .303/.385/.526 slash line with 103 homeruns and 413 RBI in 559 games from 2004-05 through 2011-12.

Notable players

  • Danel Castro
  • Pablo Alberto Civil
  • Juan Carlos Luna
  • Félix Núñez
  • Joan Carlos Pedroso
  • Gilberto Rodríguez
  • Ermidelio Urrutia
  • Henry Urrutia
  • Osmani Urrutia (2003-04 Cuban National Series MVP Award)
  • References

    Las Tunas (baseball) Wikipedia