Almendares (bejzbol klub)

Almendares club je jedan od najstarijih i najuglednijih kubanskih bejzbol klubova. Osnovan je godine 1878. u distriktu Almendares, koji je tada bio predgrađe Havane. Almendares je postao jedan od najuspješnijih klubova u staroj Kubanskoj ligi koja je djelovala do 1961. Njegovi igrači su bili poznati pod nadimkom Plavi; kasnije su preuzeli nadimak Alacranes ili Škorpioni. Poznati su bili po suparništvu s klubom Habana.

Literatura

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