Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)

Cangrejeros de Santurce
Information
LeagueLiga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (1939–present)
LocationSanturce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
BallparkHiram Bithorn Stadium (1962-1982, 1989-2005, 2008–present)
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 1983-1988
Estadio Sixto Escobar 1939-1961
Founded1939; 85 years ago (1939)
League championships16 (1950-51, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1990-91, 1992-93, 1999-00, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2019-20)
Caribbean Series championships5 (1951, 1953, 1955, 1993, 2000)
Interamerican Series championships1 (1962)
ColorsRoyal blue, white and gray
     
OwnershipImpulse Sports and Entertainment, Inc.
ManagerAlex Cintrón
PresidentCarlos Iguina Oharriz

The Cangrejeros de Santurce (pronounced [kaŋɡɾeˈxeɾos ðe sanˈtuɾse]; "Santurce Crabbers") are a professional baseball team based in Santurce, the largest barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The franchise joined the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente when it was the semi-professional Liga de Béisbol Semi-Profesional de Puerto Rico. Having played for over 80 years, the Cangrejeros have won sixteen national titles and five Caribbean Series. With over 2000 victories, the Cangrejeros have won the most games in the history of Puerto Rican professional baseball. The 1954–55 Cangrejeros, nicknamed Panic Squad, was the team's most notable roster, with a lineup that included hall of famers Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays.[1] This version of the Cangrejeros won the National and Caribbean championships by sweeping their respective series.

The Cangrejeros most recently played its home games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, in the municipality of San Juan. For several years they shared this field with the Senadores de San Juan (also known temporally as the San Juan Metros). A sports rivalry has always existed between both teams, leading to the creation of the "City Championship", which was a season-long series that gave the team with the most wins the aforementioned title. During the 2003–04 season they also shared the stadium with the Montreal Expos before they were relocated to Washington, D.C., and became the Nationals. Previous home fields include the Sixto Escobar Stadium near Old San Juan, as well as the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón. The team's official radio station in the metropolitan area was WIPR (AM), on the 940 AM frequency.

  1. ^ "Cangrejeros beached opposition in 1954-55 Puerto Rican winter league". Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-12-28.