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2016–17 Alazanes de Granma season

The 2016-2017 Granma season was the 40th for the team in the Cuban National Series and was the first season that they won the National Series.[1][2]

Cuban Baseball
Team Granma Alazanes
League Cuban National Series
Season 2016-2017
Final Result Champion

Granma's manager was Carlos Marti Santos.[3]

Roster

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Pitchers

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Number Name Bats Throws Age Height (m) Weight (kg) Place of Birth Notes
51 Yoalkis Cruz Rondon R R 37 1.90 91 Las Tunas
42 Migue Lahera Betancou R R 32 1.92 120 Artemisa
84 Leorisbel Sanchez Hndez L R 32 1.72 68 Cienfuegos
79 Lázaro Blanco Matos R R 30 1.93 91 Granma [nb 1]
49 Jose Armando PeÑa Rodriguez R R 30 1.92 80 Granma
37 Juan Ramon Olivera Verdeci R R 28 1.80 96 Granma
56 Erluis Blanco Reyes R R 27 1.72 86 Granma
35 Maidel NéÑez Morales R R 23 1.84 83 Granma
9 César García Rondón R R 25 1.76 70 Granma [nb 2]
99 Edgar Escobar Noris R R 20 1.90 91 Granma
19 Adriel Moreno Rondón L L 26 1.77 86 Granma
48 Jorge Torres Aguilar L L 22 1.82 74 Granma
94 Andri Aguila Castro R R 23 1.69 60 Granma
71 Leandro Martinez Figueredo R R 36 1.76 90 Granma [nb 3]
19 Yanier Gonzalez Rodriguez R R 36 1.80 100 Granma
Yosvany Garcia Correa R R 27 1.80 85 Granma
Carlos Santana Satiest R R 27 1.80 85 Granma

Catchers

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Number Name Bats Throws Age Height (m) Weight (kg) Place of Birth
45 Frank C. Morejon Reyes R R 30 1.76 90 La Habana
20 Edilberto Mendoza Pino R R 30 1.77 91 Granma

Infielders

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Number Name Bats Throws Age Height (m) Weight (kg) Place of Birth Notes
21 Guillermo Avilés Difurnot L R 24 1.83 87 Granma [nb 4]
5 Carlos Benítez Pérez R R 30 1.74 91 Granma
24 Lázaro Cedeño González R R 30 1.82 96 Granma
52 Osvaldo Abreu Sánchez R R 27 1.72 70 Granma
46 Marcos Luis Fonseca Alcea R R 30 1.81 76 Granma
66 Yulián Rafael Milán Santos R R 32 1.71 73 Granma
6 Héctor Árias Batista R R 23 1.69 83 Granma
2 Wilfredo Sanchez Rosales R R 31 1.74 80 Granma

Outfielders

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Number Name Bats Throws Age Height (m) Weight (kg) Place of Birth Notes
27 Dennis Laza Spencer R R 32 1.77 84 Mayabeque [nb 5]
1 Roel Santos Martínez L R 29 1.72 78 Granma
22 Alesquemer Sanchez Sanchez R R 22 1.78 70 Granma
18 Raico Santos Almeida L L 23 1.74 87 Granma
54 Alfredo Despaigne Rodriguez R R 30 1.75 104 Santiago de Cuba [nb 6]
51 Yoelkis Cespedes Maceo R R 19 1.85 90 Granma [nb 7]
Leosdani Batista Granda R R 27 1.80 85 Granma
Juan M. Benitez Tamayo R R 27 1.80 85 Granma
Darien Garcia Figuered R R 27 1.80 85 Granma

Regular season

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Wins Losses Pct. League Rank GB from 1st Home Road L10 Streak
52 43 .547 4 21 30 - 21 22 - 22 W4 - L6 0

Postseason

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Main article: 2016-2017 Cuban National Series

Team manager Carlos Marti Santos dedicated the win to the memory of Fidel Castro and to the Granma fans. Alfredo Despaigne Rodriguez (Olympic medalist and player in Japanese and Mexican league baseball) said that the Series win was the greatest moment of his life in baseball.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Named to 2017 World Baseball Classic Pre-Team Roster for Cuba.[5]
  2. ^ Named to 2017 World Baseball Classic Pre-Team Roster for Cuba.[5]
  3. ^ Named to 2017 World Baseball Classic Pre-Team Roster for Cuba.[5]
  4. ^ Named to 2017 World Baseball Classic Pre-Team Roster for Cuba.[5]
  5. ^ Played as a member of the Cuban National Team in an exhibition game against the MLB Tampa Bay Rays with Presidents Obama and Castro in attendance, March 2017[6][7]
  6. ^ Named to 2017 World Baseball Classic Pre-Team Roster for Cuba.[5]
  7. ^ Named to 2017 World Baseball Classic Pre-Team Roster for Cuba.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Granma festeja su primer título de campeón del béisbol cubano (+ Fotos)". Cubadebate. January 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Final de Cuba'2017: Tras 40 años Granma se titula Campeón de Cuba | BaseballdeCuba". www.baseballdecuba.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02.
  3. ^ "Carlos Martí: Seriedad, esfuerzo… y pasión | BaseballdeCuba". www.baseballdecuba.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02.
  4. ^ "Granma | BaseballdeCuba". www.baseballdecuba.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-17.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Cuba announces pre-team to World Baseball Classic". Agencia Cubana de Noticias.
  6. ^ "Denis Laza in the Pre-selection to the Classic". www.radiomayabeque.icrt.cu.
  7. ^ "Rays beat Cuban national team in landmark game". ESPN.com. March 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Standings | BaseballdeCuba". www.baseballdecuba.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20.
  9. ^ "Recording of Radio Havana Cuba English - January 25, 2017 show - Sports and Cuban Music Segments RHCvia NJwebsdr Recording 2017 01 26 T 06 33 20 Z 6100.0k Hz : Radio Havana Cuba : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive" – via archive.org.
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