The Canlubang Sugar Barons were a baseball team that played in the now defunct Manila Bay Baseball League. They were the baseball team of the Canlubang Sugar Estate which is also now defunct.[1]
| Canlubang Sugar Barons | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Manila Bay Baseball League |
| Location | Bo. Canlubang, Barangay Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines |
| Ballpark | Canlubang Stadium |
| Founded | c. 1920s |
| Folded | 1979 |
| Nickname(s) | Sugar Barons |
| League championships | at least 7 |
| Former name(s) | Nan’yō Kōhatsu (c. 1940s) |
| Ownership | Canlubang Sugar Estate |
The baseball team was organized by the Yulo family of Canlubang, Laguna who were involved in the sugar industry.[2] During the World War II, when the Japanese occupiers of the Philippines established a baseball league in Manila, the Canlubang Sugar Barons competed under the name "Nan'yō Kōhatsu".[3] The Sugar Barons dominated the Manila Bay Baseball League[1] winning at least seven straight titles under manager, Rodolfo Tingzon.[4] and had their home field in Laguna is the only regulation baseball field in the country at that time other than the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.[1]
The team which existed for more than 50 years became defunct when the Manila Bay Baseball League folded in 1979.[1] The Canlubang Sugar Barons also suffered from a significant rise of sugar prices in the world market.[2] Among the team's notable players is national team player, Filomeno Codiñera.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Modern Sports in Asia. Routledge. 14 April 2016. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-317-58638-8.
- ^ a b Juico, Philip Ella (19 September 2012). "Philippine sports traditions". Sports for All. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Antolihao, Lou (1 May 2015). "Baseball Colony to Basketball Republic". Playing with the Big Boys: Basketball, American Imperialism, and Subaltern Discourse in the Philippines. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-8032-7853-0. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Pinoy sportsman Tingzon gets spot in PONY baseball/softball Hall". GMA News. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2016.