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Cuban baseball team, 1974 to 2012 For the Venezuelan professional football club, see Metropolitanos F.C.

Metropolitanos

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Information

League

Cuban National Series (Group A, later West Div)

Location

Havana

Ballpark

Estadio Latinoamericano

Founded

1974–75

Folded

2011–12

Nickname(s)

Guerreros (Warriors), Metros

2011–12

38–58 (7th, West Division)

Manager

Juan Padilla

Current uniforms

Home

Away

The Metropolitanos of Havana was a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. The Metros, also known as the Guerreros (Warriors), had historically been a poor team, though they were ostensibly the heir to the Habana teams of the pre-revolutionary Cuban League.

Overview

Metropolitanos was one of two teams based in the city of Havana, the other being the more successful Industriales.

Frequently, the Cuban National Series removed several of the best players from the Metropolitanos squad and sent them to Industriales. Players including René Arocha, Osvaldo Fernández, Yasser Gomez, Enrique Diaz, Yadel Martí and Antonio Scull had begun their careers with the Guerreros, only to be sent later to the Leones.

The Metropolitanos ceased operations at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Notable players

Infielders: Rey Vicente Anglada (second base), Enrique Díaz (second base), Rodolfo Puente (shortstop), Antonio Scull (first base), Rolando Verde (third base)
Outfielders: Armando Capiró, Jorge Salfrán, Oscar Valdés, Bombon Salazar, Julian Villar
Catcher: Iván Correa, Ernudis Poulot
Pitchers: José Modesto Darcourt, Rafael Gómez, Lázaro de la Torre, Ramón Villabrille

Also: Osvaldo Fernández Guerra, Eduardo Rodríguez

Emigrants

References

Price, Scott L. (2000). Pitching Around Fidel. p. 183. ISBN 0-06-019660-2.

External links

Unofficial site

v t e Cuban National Series
Promotion to Cuban Elite League
Teams (founded)	Artemisa (2011) Camagüey (1977) Ciego de Ávila (1977) Cienfuegos (1977) Granma (1977) Guantánamo (1977) Holguín (1977) Industriales (Havana) (1961) Isla de la Juventud (1977) Las Tunas (1977) Matanzas (1992) Mayabeque (2011) Pinar del Río (1992) Sancti Spíritus (1977) Santiago de Cuba (1977) Villa Clara (1961)
Defunct teams	La Habana Province Metropolitanos (Havana) Agricultores Azucareros Camagüey Centrales Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Habana Henequeneros Las Villas Mineros Occidentales Oriente/Orientales Vegueros
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Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year
List of champions (1961–2022)

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