Caribes de Anzoátegui

Caribes de Anzoátegui
League	LVBP
Location	Puerto la Cruz
Ballpark	Estadio Alfonso Chico Carrasquel
Year founded	July 15, 1987
League championships	2010-2011
Manager	Al Pedrique

The Caribes de Anzoátegui (English: Anzoátegui Caribs) is a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League based in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela.

Franchise history

In January 1987, a local businessmen group based in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela stated their intention to Venezuelan Professional Baseball League to pursue an expansion franchise. Finally on July 15, 1987, the franchise was founded with 21 stockholders and begun a struggle for finding a second expansion team for it was a league requirement. It was not until 1990 that the Venezuelan league awarded the Puerto la Cruz-based franchise, and the Caribes de Oriente debuted in the 1991-1992 season. The team's name remained until 2005, when it changed to Caribes de Anzoátegui up to the present.

Throughout their history, the Caribes has won one title (2010-11) in three finals (2003–04, 2010–11 and 2013–14).

On May 14, 2013, former Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Caribes de Anzoátegui player Magglio Ordoñez became a co-owner of the team.

Uniforms

Uniformscaribes

Notable players

• Eliezer Alfonzo
• Tony Armas
• Rafael Betancourt
• Luis González
• Jonathan Herrera
• Víctor Martínez
• José Miguel Nieves
• Magglio Ordóñez
• Tomás Pérez
• Renyel Pinto
• Carlos Silva
• Carlos Zambrano

See also

• Caribes de Anzoátegui players
• Caribes de Oriente players

Team's yearly record

23 seasons totals

Regular season	G	W	L	Place	División	Round Robin playoff	G	W	L	Place	Final series	G	W	L	Opponent
1991-92	60	20	40	4th	Eastern
1992-93	60	27	33	4th	Eastern
1993-94	60	28	32	3rd	Eastern
1994-95	60	27	33	3rd	Eastern
1995-96	60	27	33	3rd	Eastern
1996-97	53	25	28	3rd	Eastern	Clinched berth	16	4	12	4th
1997-98	64	30	34	3rd	Eastern	Clinched berth	16	7	9	4th
1998–99	61	24	37	4th	Eastern
1999–2000	57	32	25	1st	Eastern	Clinched berth	16	5	11	5th
2000–01	61	26	35	3rd	Eastern
2001-02	62	34	28	1st	Eastern	Clinched berth	16	2	14	5th
2002-03	42	18	24	4th	Eastern	Season canceled
2003-04	62	33	29	1st	Eastern	Clinched berth	16	10	6	1st	Clinched berth	6	2	4	Tigres de Aragua
2004-05	61	36	25	2nd	Eastern	Clinched berth	16	8	8	3rd
2005–06	62	32	30	3rd	Eastern	Clinched berth	16	4	12	5th
2006-07	62	26	36	4th	Eastern
2007–08	63	39	24	1st	No divisions	Clinched berth	16	5	11	4th
2008–09	63	28	35	6th	No divisions
2009–10	63	22	41	8th	No divisions
2010–11	63	34	29	3rd	No divisions	Clinched berth	16	11	5	1st	Clinched berth	7	4	3	Tigres de Aragua	Champions
2011–12	63	33	30	2nd	No divisions	Clinched berth	17	9	8	4th
2012–13	63	35	28	3rd	No divisions	Clinched berth	16	8	8	3rd
2013–14	63	39	24	1st	No divisions	Clinched berth	16	10	6	2nd	Clinched berth	5	1	4	Navegantes del Magallanes

Retired numbers

File:Ret num caribes11.PNG Luis Aparicio Retired by all of LVBP 1984 File:Ret num caribes20.PNG Antonio Armas Retired 1991 File:Ret num caribes17.PNG Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel Retired File:Ret num caribes33.PNG Magglio Ordóñez Retired January 17, 2013 File:Ret num caribes1.PNG Pompeyo Davalillo Retired November 20, 2013

Awards

Most Valuable Player (Víctor Davalillo Award): Magglio Ordoñez 1996–97, Eliezer Alfonzo 2007–08.

Overall Offensive Performer of the year: Scott Cepicky 1992–93, Magglio Ordoñez 1997–98, Eliezer Alfonzo 2007–08.

Comeback Player of the Year: Pedro Chávez 1992–93, José Francisco Malavé 2000–01, Alex Herrera 2005–06, José Castillo 2012–13.

Manager of the Year (Chico Carrasquel Award): Marco Davalillo 2007–08, Alfredo Pedrique 2012-13, Alfredo Pedrique 2013-14.

Pitcher of the Year (Carrao Bracho Award): Alex Herrera 2007–08, Andrew Baldwin 2010–11, Renyel Pinto 2011–12.

Closer of the Year: Alex Herrera 2001–02|, Elio Serrano 2003–04, Jon Hunton 2011–12.

Setup Man of the Year: Jean Toledo 2012–13.

External links

• Official site