Avispas de Santiago de Cuba
| Avispas de Santiago de Cuba | ||||
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| League | Cuban National Series | |||
| Location | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province | |||
| Ballpark | Guillermón Moncada Stadium | |||
| Established | 1977 | |||
| Nickname(s) | Avispas, La Aplanadora (Wasps) | |||
| League championships | 8 (1979–80, 1988–89, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08) | |||
| Colors | Red, black and white | |||
| Manager | Eddy Cajigal | |||
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Santiago de Cuba is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series based in Estadio Guillermón Moncada in Santiago de Cuba. Nicknamed the Avispas (Wasps), the team is historically one of the most successful teams in the Cuban National Series, the main domestic competition in post-revolutionary Cuban baseball.
The team has a heated rivalry with Industriales, itself the most successful team of Cuban baseball. The traditional rivalry on the baseball diamond also represents the rivalry between the two cities (Havana and Santiago de Cuba). Meetings in the Cuban National Series between Santiago de Cuba and Industriales are referred to as the Superclasico.
The Avispas have won eight Cuban National Series championships, including three straight titles during the 1998-99, 1999-2000, and 2000-01 seasons, a dynasty known as the Aplanadora Santiaguera ("Santiago Steamroller"). Santiago's latest Cuban National Series championship came in the 2007-2008 season, defeating Pinar del Rio in a 4 game sweep.