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Leñadores de Las Tunas

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Leñadores de Las Tunas
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LeagueCuban National Series
LocationLas Tunas, Las Tunas Province
BallparkJulio Antonio Mella Stadium
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Nickname(s)Leñadores (Lumberjacks)
Espinosos (Thornies)
Championships1 (2018–19)
National Series titles3 (2018–19, 2023, 2024)
ColorsGreen, red and white
     
ManagerPablo Alberto Civil
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Leñadores de Las Tunas (English: Las Tunas Lumberjacks) is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the city of Las Tunas, the Leñadores, or Magos (also known as the Espinosos), were long a perennial last-place team in Group C. Led by Osmani Urrutia in the early 1990s, the Magos were competitive, finishing with winning records in 2004–05 and 2005–06.[1] Shortstop Alex Guerrero, hit a .303/.385/.526 slash line with 103 home runs and 413 RBI in 559 games from 2004-05 through 2011-12.[2]

The teams plays at the Julio Antonio Mella Stadium, inaugurated in 1945 and with a capacity 13,000 spectators.[3]

Las Tunas won the championship for the first time in 2019, defeating Villa Clara 4 games to 1.

Roster

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Tigres de Ciego de Ávila roster - 2020–21 Cuban National Series
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2019 Caribbean Series roster

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Cuba 2019 Caribbean Series Roster
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[1] updated on 28 January 2019

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  •    Cuba Pablo Alberto Civil

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Notable players

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Sources

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  1. ^ Victoria de Las Tunas, CU Register City Encyclopedia. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Alex Guerrero : MiLB statistics Baseball Reference. Retrieved on October 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Estadio Julio Antonio Mella". Béisbol en Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.