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
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)

  • Died on or before December 31, 2020 in a motorcycle accident. R.I.P 1995-2020

Notable players

Shawn Green

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.
  2. ^ "Lara definió el cuerpo técnico que acompañará al manager Mendoza".