Leñadores de Las Tunas

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]

Leñadores de Las Tunas
Information
League	Cuban National Series
Location	Las Tunas, Las Tunas Province
Ballpark	Julio Antonio Mella Stadium
Established	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Nickname(s)	Leñadores (Lumberjacks) Espinosos (Thornies)
Championships	1 (2018–19)
National Series titles	3 (2018–19, 2023, 2024)
Colors	Green, red and white
Manager	Abeicy Pantoja Díaz
Current uniforms
Home Away

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.

Following their 2024 championship, the Leñadores were invited to participate in the 2025 Baseball Champions League Americas tournament.^[4][5]

Roster

Tigres de Ciego de Ávila roster - 2020–21 Cuban National Series
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 17 Yudier Rodríguez 22 Yordey Fuentes 23 Alberto Civil 35 Yerlandis Osorio 42 Yasel Labrada 49 José Armando Peña 51 Yoalkis Cruz 53 Alejandro Meneses 43 Liomil González 53 Yadir Rangel 54 Ángel Sánchez 74 Anier Pérez 82 Keniel Ferraz 83 Carlos Viera 85 Yosbel Alarcón 90 Rodolfo Díaz 94 Elexis Valera		Catchers 11 Yosvani Alarcón 31 Oberto Coca 34 Rafael Viñales Infielders  1 Danel Castro 10 Yordanis Alarcón 19 Luis Antonio Pérez 11 José Ramón Alfonso 20 Yudier Rondón 21 Andrés de la Cruz 24 Manuel Ávila 28 Denis Peña 30 Ernesto Lalana 79 Eduardo García 87 Yaser Pérez Outfielders  8 Andrés Quiala 16 Leonis Figueredo 27 Odellán Tineis 32 Dailier Peña 38 Héctor Castillo 46 Osmani Urrutia 55 David Fernández 56 Yuniesky Larduert 59 Jorge Johnson		Manager  9 Pablo Alberto Civil Coaches  4 Jorge Hierrezuelo 12 Abeisy Pantoja 36 Rolando Ponce de León 25 Rodolfo Correa 18 Félix Núñez 45 Reynaldo Infante

2019 Caribbean Series roster

Cuba 2019 Caribbean Series Roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers    Yosbel Alarcón    Freddy Álvarez    Lázaro Blanco    Alberto Civil    Yoalkis Cruz    Vladimir García    Dariel Góngora    Raidel Martínez    Yadián Martínez    Liván Moinelo    Yariel Rodríguez    Yudiel Rodríguez    Yoanni Yera updated on 28 January 2019		Catchers    Yosvany Alarcón    Oscar Valdés Infielders    Jorge Alomá    Alexander Ayala    Carlos Benítez    Danel Castro    Yurisbel Gracial    Yordan Manduley    Yordanis Samón Outfielders    Frederich Cepeda    Alfredo Despaigne    Jorge Johnson    Yunieski Larduet    Andrés Quiala    Yurién Vizcaíno		Manager    Pablo Alberto Civil Coaches

Notable players

• Yordan Alvarez—2019 American League Rookie of the Year
• Danel Castro
• Pablo Alberto Civil
• Juan Carlos Luna
• Alex Guerrero
• Félix Núñez
• Joan Carlos Pedroso
• Gilberto Rodríguez
• Ermidelio Urrutia
• Henry Urrutia
• Osmani Urrutia—2003-04 Cuban National Series Most Valauble Player (MVP)

Sources

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.
4. "Groups and daily schedule announced for Baseball Champions League America 2025 in Mexico City". World Baseball Softball Confederation. January 15, 2025.
5. Krieger, Dan (December 30, 2024). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OurSportsCentral.