Isla de la Juventud (baseball)

Isla de la Juventud
League	Cuban National Series (Group A)
Location	Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud
Ballpark	Cristóbal Labra Stadium
Year founded	1977–78
Nickname(s)	Toronjeros (Grapefruit croppers), Pineros
League championships	None
2005–06	54–35 (1st, Group A)
Quarterfinalist, lost to Industriales
Manager	Armando Johnson
Uniforms
Home Away

Isla de la Juventud is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Nueva Gerona (on the Isle of Youth), the Toronjeros finished first in Group B of the league last season.

History

From their inception in 1977 until the mid-1990s, Isla de la Juventud was a perennial cellar-dweller in the National Series. However, since the 1998–99 season, when they took Industriales to a seventh game in the western final, they have been a playoff contender every year.

Current roster

• Pitchers

• Fielders

• Staff

Statistics

• ariel prieto
• Félix Ajete
• Orlis Díaz
• Michel Enríquez
• Vladimir García
• Liván Hernández
• Gervasio Miguel
• Pedro Pérez
• Alexander Ramos
• Victor Rivas
• Luis Felipe Rivera
• Carlos Yánes

References

• (Spanish) Infos at Juventud Rebelde website

Cuban National Series
West League	Group A Isla de la Juventud Matanzas Metropolitanos (Havana) Pinar del Río Group B Cienfuegos La Habana Province Industriales (Havana) Sancti Spíritus
East League	Group C Camagüey Ciego de Ávila Las Tunas Villa Clara Group D Granma Guantánamo Holguín Santiago de Cuba
Defunct teams	Agricultores Azucareros Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Henequeneros Mineros Occidentales Oriente/Orientales Vegueros
Seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year