Navegantes del Magallanes

The Navegantes del Magallanes (Magellan Navigators), commonly known as Magallanes, are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Based in Valencia, Magallanes has won 12 LVBP championships and two (2) Caribbean Series. It was founded on October 26th of 1917,[1] making it the oldest sports club in Venezuela, and one of the most popular baseball teams in the country.[1] It has a historic rivalry with Leones del Caracas, not just in the Venezuelan League but in all of the Caribbean Leagues, often referred as El Juego de los Eternos Rivales (The Eternal Rivals Game).

Navegantes del Magallanes
Information
LeagueLVBP
LocationValencia
BallparkEstadio José Bernardo Pérez
Year founded1917
League championships1950, 1951, 1955, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2013, 2014
Caribbean World Series championships1970, 1979
2006–0736–26, 1st in division
Uniforms

Home

Away

Mascot

The Capy is the official mascot of the Navegantes del Magallanes baseball team. The bird wears a navigator costume. He has a girlfriend named Lola, a very charming parrot.

Notable players
  • Sam Nahem (1915–2004), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Endy Chavez, MLB Outfielder

Current roster
Navegantes del Magallanes Week 7 Roster
Players Coaches

Pitchers

  • 78 Enmanuel De Jesús
  • 43 Greyfer Eregua
  • 06 Alfredo Fígaro
  • 31 Ryan Kussmaul
  • 70 Pedro Rodríguez
  • 49 Ricardo Sánchez

Roster updated on 25 November 2018

Catchers

  • 91 René Pinto
  • 45 Jesus Sucre

Infielders

  • 17 Rayder Ascanio
  • 86 Wilkerman García

Outfielders

  • 60 Moisés Gómez
  • 75 Alberth Martínez

Manager

Coaches

  • 93 Stu Cliburn (Pitching)
  • 07 Luis Colmenares (First Base)
  • 89 Rodolfo Hernández (Bench)
  • 01 Gregorio Machado (Bench Assistant)
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References
  1. "Magallanes contra viento y marea: 100 años de historia 1917-2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). Banesco.


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