La Habana (Cuban National Series)

La Habana was a baseball team in the Cuban National Series that represented the former La Habana Province (as distinct from the city of Havana, which was part of the Ciudad de La Habana Province). It was active from the 1977–78 season through the 2010–11 season.

This article is about the team that played from 1977 to 2011, representing Havana Province. For the team that played from 1878 to 1961, see Habana (Cuban League). For the National Series team representing the city of Havana, see Industriales.

La Habana
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League	Cuban National Series (Group B)
Location	La Habana Province
Ballpark	Estadio Nelson Fernández
Founded	1977–78
Folded	2010–11
League championships	1 (2008–09)
Current uniforms
Home Away

Nicknamed the Vaqueros ("Cowboys"), La Habana won its first ever National Series in 2008–09, and reached the National Series final against Santiago de Cuba in 2004–05. The province had three pitchers on the Cuban team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic: Yulieski González, Jonder Martínez and Yadier Pedroso.

The team ceased operation in 2011, as La Habana province was divided in two new provinces, Artemisa and Mayabeque, with their respective baseball teams, Cazadores de Artemisa (Hunters) and Huracanes de Mayabeque (Hurricanes).

Notable players

• Luis Ignacio González
• José Ibar
• Juan Carlos Linares
• Oscar Macías
• Romelio Martínez
• Juan Carlos Millán
• Gerardo Miranda
• Andy Morales
• Manuel Morales
• José Manuel Pedroso
• Pedro Luis Rodríguez
• Mario Véliz