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 .
5-538: 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
10-633: Is known as the only team representing the country’s capital, Havana . Industriales is historically the most successful team in the National Series, although they have played under other names throughout their history. The Super Classic of Cuban National Series takes place six times per season between Industriales and Santiago de Cuba , the Cuban equivalent of the New York Yankees– Boston Red Sox rivalry . The matchup also represents
15-644: The Guerreros , only to be sent later to the Leones . The Metropolitanos ceased operations at the end of the 2011–12 season . Also: Osvaldo Fernández Guerra , Eduardo Rodríguez This article about a baseball team in Cuba is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Industriales Industriales is a professional baseball team in the Cuban National Series . Located in Cerro, La Habana, it
20-475: The rivalry between the two cities (La Habana and Santiago de Cuba), dating back to the era when Cuba was a colony of Spain more than two centuries ago. They are known as the Lions ( los leones ), "The Blues" ( los azules ) or "The Blue Lions" (los Leones Azules). Royal blue is their color, though teams like Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila also have blue uniforms ( navy blue and sky blue , respectively.) The team
25-644: Was founded in 1962, as representatives of all the workers from all the industries of Cuba. Industriales is the perceived successor to the Almendares baseball team from the professional Cuban League . They won the Cuban National Series in 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1973 , 1986 , 1992 , 1996 , 2003 , 2004 , 2006 and 2010 . Today the team holds the record of victories in a season (96 games in Cuba) with 66 games and more National Series won in
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