Cardenales de Lara

Cardenales de Lara
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueVenezuelan Professional League
Liga Occidental (1962–64)
LocationBarquisimeto, Lara
BallparkEstadio Antonio Herrera Gutierrez
Founded1942[1]
League championships7 (1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2024-25)
Current uniforms
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The Cardenales de Lara (English: Lara Cardinals) is a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP). Founded in 1942 and based in Barquisimeto, the Cardenales have won seven domestic titles, including back-to-back in 1998 and 1999, 2019, 2020 and 2025.

Current roster

Cardenales de Lara 2020-21 Roster
Players Coaches

Pitchers

  • 74 Daniel Álvarez
  • -- Argenis Angulo
  • 50 Leonel Aponte
  • -- Wilser Barrios
  • 65 Fabián Blanco
  • 34 Vicente Campos
  • 56 Leonel Campos
  • 44 Maximo Castillo
  • 33 Henry Centeno
  • -- Jose Chavez
  • 95 Logan Darnell
  • -- Alejandro Duran
  • 13 Elvis Escobar
  • 61 Yapson Gómez
  • 55 Ricardo Gómez
  • 25 Derian Gonzalez*
  • 36 Néstor Molina
  • -- Yonathan Ochoa
  • 71 Luis Oviedo
  • 62 Angelo Palumbo
  • 39 Williams Pérez
  • 59 Alejandro Requena
  • 69 Raul Rivero
  • 80 Hector Rodriguez
  • 52 Wilking Rodríguez
  • 70 Pedro Rodriguez
  • 82 Jesús Sánchez
  • -- Jesus Tona

[1] updated on 8 June 2021

Catchers

  • -- Axel Andueza
  • 37 Francisco Arcia
  • 18 Edward Barboza
  • 68 Brhayan Campos
  • 06 Josmar Cordero
  • 78 Blayberg Diaz
  • 25 Osman Marval
  • 33 Gabriel Moreno
  • 56 Yojhan Quevedo
  • -- Gabriel Rodriguez

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

  • -- Yhonny Almao (Bullpen Catcher)
  • -- Gerardo Casadiego (Pitching)
  • -- César Izturis (Quality Control)
  • -- Selwyn Langaigne (Hitting)
  • -- Oswald Peraza (Bullpen)
  • -- Tomás Pérez (First Base)
  • -- Nelson Prada (Bench)
  • -- Yonathan Sivira (Assistant Hitting)
  • -- Eric Young Sr. (Third Base)

(Coaching staff for 2021-22 season)

Notable players

References

  1. ^ González, Javier; Figueroa Ruiz, Carlos (October 2021). Cardenales de Lara de Carora a Barquisimeto. 80 años en la Pelota (PDF) (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial Banesco. p. 72.