Senadores de San Juan

Summary

The Senadores de San Juan (lit. San Juan Senators) was a professional baseball team based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Senadores de San Juan
San Juan Senators
Information
LeagueLiga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico
LocationSan Juan, Puerto Rico
BallparkEstadio Hiram Bithorn
Founded1938
League championships1945/46, 1951/52, 1960/61, 1963/64, 1984/85, 1989/90, 1993/94, 1994/95
Caribbean Series championships1995
Former ballparksEstadio Sixto Escobar
ColorsNavy blue and white
Uniforms
Home
(1964)
Road
(1951)

The Senadores club was founded in 1938 and played intermittently in the Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico, the predecessor to the current Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente.

For the 1984–1985 season, they were rechristened as the Metros de San Juan, a name that they conserved until the 1993–1994 tournament. The team was sold in 2004 and subsequently relocated to Arecibo. In 2010 they returned to San Juan.

The franchise won eight league titles in its storied history, and also claimed the 1995 Caribbean Series championship, with an undefeated record of 6–0, under manager Luis Meléndez.

The Senadores de San Juan were expelled for the 2011-12 season, but have since continued to play.[1]

1995 Dream Team edit

In 1995, the Senadores de San Juan assembled one of the strongest teams in the history of the Caribbean Series. The group, which was dubbed Dream Team, featured Major League Baseball players in most positions, counting with a lineup that included:[2]

See also edit

Sources edit

  1. ^ Expulsan a los Senadores de San Juan de la Liga Invernal (Spanish)
  2. ^ "Dream Team en la Serie del Caribe" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2009-02-04.

External links edit

  • "1964 San Juan Senadores Home Jersey". Ebbets Field Flannels. 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  • "1951 San Juan Senadores Road Jersey". Ebbets Field Flannels. 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2010.