The Vaqueros de Montería (Spanish pronunciation: [baˈkeɾos de monteˈɾi.a]; Montería Cowboys) are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League (LPB), playing in the Caribbean city of Montería, Córdoba. The modern incarnation of the team was founded in 2019 and won the league championship in its inaugural season; it was also the first Colombian team to be invited to the Caribbean Series.[2][3] Vaqueros also won the LPB championship in the 2022–23 season, defeating Tigres de Cartagena.[4][5]
| Vaqueros de Montería | |||||
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| League | Colombian Professional Baseball League | ||||
| Location | Montería, Colombia | ||||
| Ballpark | Estadio 18 de Junio | ||||
| Founded | 1984 (original) 2019 (modern) | ||||
| League championships | 3 (1999–2000,[a] 2019-20, 2022-23) | ||||
| Colors | Blue, White | ||||
| Manager |  Ronald Ramírez[1] | ||||
| President | Hector Cordero Hoyos | ||||
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The team traces its lineage to the original Vaqueros formed in 1984, which played eight seasons in Montería (sponsored by Kola Román) before relocating to Barranquilla before the 1999–2000 season.[2][6]
International competition
editCaribbean Series
edit| Year | Venue | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Manager |
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| 2020 |  San Juan |
6th | 0 | 5 | .000 |  Ozney Guillén
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| 2023 | Caracas and La Guaira |
4th | 4 | 5 | .444 | Ronald Ramírez
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| Total | 4 | 10 | .286 | |||
2023 Caribbean Series roster
| Vaqueros de Montería roster - 2023 Caribbean Series[7] | ||||
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Notes
edit- ^ As Vaqueros de Barranquilla, a separate entity from the modern Vaqueros team
References
edit- ^ "Vaqueros anunció a Ronald Ramírez como su nuevo mánager". El Heraldo. 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Vaqueros de Montería hará su debut ante Gigantes de Barranquilla". La Guía de Montería (in Spanish). 19 October 2019.
- ^ "ESPN Deportes Provides Coverage of the 2020 Caribbean Series". ESPN. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Julián Campos Guerrero. "Vaqueros de Montería son los nuevos campeones de la Liga Profesional de Béisbol" (in Spanish). Caracol TV. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Vaqueros de Monteria win Colombian Professional Baseball League". WBSC.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Segunda Época LCBP". TeamRenteria.com (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Béisbol Colombiano. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Vaqueros de Montería en la Serie del Caribe 2023: jugadores, roster y refuerzos". Diario AS. 1 February 2023.