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Caimanes de Barranquilla

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Caimanes de Barranquilla
Information
LeagueColombian Professional Baseball League
LocationBarranquilla, Colombia
BallparkEstadio Édgar Rentería
Founded1984
League championships13 (1984–85, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24)
Caribbean Series championships1 (2022)
Former name(s)Caimanes de Lorica (2015–16)
ColorsBlue, white, and red
     
ManagerColombia José Mosquera
PresidentColombia Jimmy Char
Websitehttp://www.caimanesbbc.com/
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The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984–85 season, playing in the 12,000-capacity Estadio Édgar Rentería in Barranquilla. Caimanes are the most successful team in Colombian baseball, having won 13 league titles, most recently during the 2023–24 season. They also won the 2022 Caribbean Series, making Colombia the first new country to win the tournament since Mexico's Naranjeros de Hermosillo won their first title in 1976.

History

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Caimanes was founded in 1984, during the so-called "second era" of professional Colombian baseball. It replaced two teams, Cerveza Águila and Café Universal, that both folded the season before, leaving Barranquilla without a professional team. Caimanes won the title in its inaugural season.[1] However, the league would fold by 1988.

In 1998, the success of Colombian-born players in Major League Baseball, most notably Édgar Rentería (who was on the 1997 world champion Florida Marlins), led to a meeting in Miami of Colombian baseball personalities including Edinson Rentería, Edgar Perez and José Martínez (who led and contributed to the development of Colombian Professional Baseball between 1979 and 1985). The meeting established a working group consisting of the businessmen involved with professional baseball in Colombia in the 1980s and new executives from the cities of Barranquilla and Cartagena. This working group was presented with a proposal to revive professional baseball in Colombia under the leadership of the Rentería family. The working group decided to move forward with the proposal, beginning the 1999–2000 season with four teams, two in Barranquilla (Caimanes and Electricos) and two in Cartagena (Tigres and Indios).[2]

Caimanes previously played at Estadio Tomás Arrieta, until it was demolished and replaced by Estadio Édgar Rentería. During its construction, Caimanes temporarily relocated to Santa Cruz de Lorica, in the nearby Córdoba Department, for the 2015–16 season.[3]

Championships

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Season Manager Record Series
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Runner-up
1984–85 José Tartabull 38–22 4–2 Indios de Cartagena
1994–95 Tomás Soto 22–14 4–2 Tigres de Cartagena
1997–98 Edinson Rentería 18–13 4–1 Indios de Cartagena
1998–99 Edinson Rentería 17–7 4–2 Vaqueros de Montería
2007–08 Walter Miranda 22–20 4–0 Indios de Cartagena
2008–09 Walter Miranda 28–25 4–3 Leones de Montería
2009–10 Wilson Valera 30–24 4–2 Leones de Montería
2015–16 Luis Urueta 26–16 4–2 Leones de Montería
2018–19 Fred Ocasio 29–12 4–1 Toros de Sincelejo
2020–21 José Mosquera 13–11 4–3 Tigres de Cartagena
2021–22 José Mosquera 23–13 4–1 Vaqueros de Montería
2023–24 José Mosquera 46–23 4–1 Vaqueros de Montería
Total championships 12

International competition

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Caribbean Series

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Year Venue Finish Wins Losses Win% Manager
2021 Mexico Mazatlán 6th 0 5 .000 Colombia José Mosquera
2022 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 1st 5 2 .714 Colombia José Mosquera
Total 5 7 .417
2022 Caribbean Series roster
Colombia 2022 Caribbean Series Roster
Players Coaches

Pitchers

  • 28 Colombia Elkin Alcalá
  • 55 Colombia Rodrigo Benoit
  • 27 Colombia Randy Consuegra
  • 21 Colombia Luis De Ávila
  • 20 Dominican Republic Juan Díaz
  • 78 Colombia Luis Escobar
  • 41 Dominican Republic Elniery García
  • 67 United States Donald Goodson
  • 42 Dominican Republic Yaramil Hiraldo
  • 37 Dominican Republic Joel Inoa
  • 42 Dominican Republic Francisco Jiménez
  • 99 Dominican Republic Porfirio López
  • 16 Dominican Republic Eduar López
  • 25 Dominican Republic Deivy Méndez
  • 31 Colombia Luis Moreno
  • 69 Colombia Jeffry Niño
  • 47 Dominican Republic Fernando Pérez
  • 46 Colombia Ronald Ramírez

[1] updated on 28 January 2022

Catchers

  •  9 Venezuela Sandy León
  •  7 Colombia Carlos Martínez
  •  2 Colombia Andrés Noriega

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 15 Colombia Brayan Buelvas
  • 24 Venezuela Robinson Cabrera
  • 16 Dominican Republic Édgar Figueroa
  • 10 Colombia Harold Ramírez
  • 13 Colombia Brallan Pérez

Manager

Coaches

Baseball Champions League

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Year Venue Finish Wins Losses Win% Manager
2023 Mexico Mazatlán 2nd 2 2 .500 Colombia Carlos Vidal
Total 2 2 .500

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Segunda Época (1979-1985, 1987-1988)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-11-14.
  2. ^ Team Rentería. Nosotros.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Hoy comienza demolición del estadio Tomás Arrieta" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 1 July 2016.