Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a country located in Central America.
The Nicaraguan national team has never won a major tournament, although Nicaragua won the gold medal in baseball of a minor event, the 1st Ocean Pacific Games held in Colombia in 1995 (US, Taiwan, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador participated) and in 7 of 10 Central American Games (through 2017, Panama being the only serious competition usually), they have also won several silver medals:
- 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 1939 Amateur World Series
- 1940 Amateur World Series
- 1973 Amateur World Series (FEMBA)
- 1974 Amateur World Series
- 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 1983 Pan American Games
- 1990 Baseball World Cup
- 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 1995 Pan American Games
- 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
Owing to economic problems, organized league baseball has had a checkered history in Nicaragua.
- The Liga Nicaragüense de Beisbol Profesional originally operated from 1957 through 1967. This was regarded as one of the "golden ages" for the sport in Nicaragua. Even during this era, though, the 1960-61 season was not held and the 1961-62 campaign only took place in combination with two teams from Panama.
- The Nicaraguan Amateur League or "Liga Nica" was organized in 1970, thanks to Carlos García, one of the great organizers in Nicaraguan baseball history. A lack of funds forced some of the teams to quit, though, and when the league folded in 2004, there were only six teams left.
- The LNBP was revived in 2004 but suspended play in 2008 amid chaotic conditions. League play resumed in the winter of 2009-10.
Rulers[edit]
- Anastasio Somoza, 1937-1956
People born here[edit]
- Marlon Abea, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Salvador Acosta, Guatemalan national team pitcher
- Benjamín Alegría, minor league infielder
- Porfi Altamirano, pitcher
- Danilo Álvarez, minor league pitcher
- Luis Arauz, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Jem Argenal, minor league infielder
- Douglas Arguello, minor league pitcher
- Jorge Avellan, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Prospero Baca, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Cayetano Barreto, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Marvin Benard, outfielder
- Goffrey Bennett, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Danilo Bermúdez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Jimmy Bermúdez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Sandy Bermúdez, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Rodolfo Bone, minor league catcher
- Juan Blandon, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Nicolás Bolaños, Nicaraguan national team pitcher-outfielder and manager
- Bert Bradford, minor league infielder
- Dwight Britton, minor league outfielder
- Everth Cabrera, infielder
- Jilton Calderon, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Darrel Campbell, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Duncan Campbell, minor league infielder
- Alejandro Canales, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Norman Cardoze, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Ofilio Castro, minor league infielder
- Victorino Castro, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Jorge Cayasso, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Stanley Cayasso, Nicaraguan national team player
- Tony Chevez, pitcher
- Oscar Chow, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Omar Cisneros, Nicaraguan national team manager
- Marvel Córdoba, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Fredy Corea, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Leonardo Crawford, minor league pitcher
- Apolinar Cruz, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Francisco Cruz, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Keny Cruz, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Cheslor Cuthbert, infielder
- Bayardo Dávila, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Francisco Dávila, minor league pitcher
- Winston Dávila, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Ariel Delgado, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Victor Duarte, minor league pitcher
- Roberto Espino, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Aldo Espinoza, minor league infielder
- Berman Espinoza, minor league pitcher
- Boanerges Espinoza, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Julio Espinoza, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Samuel Estrada, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Francisco Fletes, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Asdrudes Flores, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Fidencio Flores, minor league pitcher
- Ramón Flores, minor league outfielder
- Dwain Fox, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Kevin Gadea, minor league pitcher
- Larry Galeano, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Alfredo García, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Carlos Garcia, executive
- Elvin García, minor league pitcher
- Sheyder García, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Yasmir García, Nicaraguan national team infielder-outfielder
- Jesús Garrido, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Ronald Garth, minor league infielder
- Sam Garth, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Lenin Gazo, minor league pitcher
- Ernesto Glasgon, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Jimy González, minor league infielder
- David Green, outfielder
- Eduardo Green, minor league outfielder
- Sandor Guido, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Elías Gutiérrez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Tomás Guzmán, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Devern Hansack, pitcher
- Duque Hebbert, signed pitcher
- Armando Hernández, minor league pitcher
- Davis Hodgson, Nicaraguan national team manager
- Mario Holmann, minor league infielder
- Willie Hooker, minor league pitcher
- Skeeter Jarquín, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Gerardo Juárez, minor league pitcher
- William Juárez, minor league pitcher
- Sergio Lacayo, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Darrel Leiva, minor league pitcher
- Nelson León, minor league pitcher
- Brandon Leytón, minor league infielder
- Reymundo Leytón, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Jonathan Loáisiga, minor league infielder
- Jonathan Loáisiga, pitcher
- Stanley Loáisiga, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Adalid López, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Alvaro López, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Diomar López, minor league pitcher
- Edgard López, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Eduardo López, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Ernesto López, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Franklin López, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Gonzalo Lopez, minor league pitcher
- Gustavo López, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Juan Pablo López, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Vicente López, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Wilton Lopez, pitcher
- Oscar Mairena, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Oswaldo Mairena, pitcher
- Iván Marín, minor league infielder
- Dennis Martinez, pitcher
- Marvin Martínez, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Roberto Martínez, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Adolfo Matamoros, Serie A1 catcher
- Julio Medina, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Ronald Medrano, minor league pitcher
- Dilmer Mejía, minor league pitcher
- Marlin Mejía, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- José Ángel Meléndez, minor league pitcher
- Daniel Mena, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Rigoberto Mena, minor league infielder
- Sergio Mena, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Timothy Mena, Nicaraguan national team pitcher-outfielder
- Enmanuel Meza, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Elián Miranda, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Luis Miranda, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Luis Molina, scout
- Luis Montealto, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Janior Montes, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Edgard Montiel, minor league infielder
- Mainor Mora, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Douglas Morales, minor league outfielder
- Sandy Moreno, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Julio Moya, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Arnoldo Muñoz, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Cairo Murillo, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Carlos Navas, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Alfonso Noguera, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Melvin Novoa, minor league catcher
- Omar Obando, minor league pitcher
- Omar Obregón, minor league infielder
- Elvin Orozco, minor league pitcher
- Julio Osejo, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Jose Reynaldo Padilla, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Vicente Padilla, pitcher
- Uber Paz, minor league pitcher
- Mario Peña, minor league pitcher
- Carlos Perez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Fernando Perez, minor league pitcher
- Jose Perez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Justo Pérez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Milkar Pérez, minor league infielder
- Jairo Pineda, minor league pitcher
- Jhonny Polanco, minor league pitcher
- Nemesio Porras, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Heberto Portobanco, Nicaraguan national team manager
- Joaquín Portobanco, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Luz Portobanco, minor league pitcher
- Jose Quiroz, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Erasmo Ramirez, pitcher
- Esteban Ramírez, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- J.C. Ramirez, pitcher
- Roniel Raudes, minor league pitcher
- Julio Raudez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Wilder Rayo, minor league pitcher
- Elmer Reyes, minor league infielder
- Gean Rigby, minor league outfielder
- Justo Rivas, minor league outfielder
- Ronald Rivera, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Henry Roa, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Yáder Roa, Nicaraguan national team coach
- Edmundo Roberts, minor league pitcher
- Javier Robles, minor league infielder
- Carlos Rodríguez, pitcher
- Gerald Rojas, minor league pitcher
- Eduardo Romero, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Napoleón Romero, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Olman Rostrán, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- José Luis Sáenz, minor league pitcher
- Julio César Sánchez, Nicaraguan national team infielder and manager
- Diego Sandino, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Juan Serrano, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Braulio Silva, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Danilo Sotelo, minor league infielder
- Ovidio Soza, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Norman St. Clair, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Orlando Suárez, minor league pitcher
- Eddy Talavera, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Harvin Talavera, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Richard Taylor, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Carlos Teller, minor league pitcher
- Rodney Theophile, minor league pitcher
- Eldo Thomas, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Bryan Torres, minor league pitcher
- Ramiro Toruño, Nicaraguan national team manager
- Juan Carlos Urbina, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Jose Valdivia, minor league pitcher
- Norlando Valle, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Rafael Valle, Nicaraguan national team player
- José Villegas, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Albert Williams, pitcher
People who died here[edit]
- Duncan Campbell, minor league infielder
- Stanley Cayasso, Nicaraguan national team player
- Argelio Córdoba, Nicaraguan national team manager
- Emir Darce, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Alfonso Estrada, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Alfredo García, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Sam Garth, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Eduardo Green, minor league outfielder
- Antonio Herradora, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Richard Hunter, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Eduardo López, Nicaraguan national team infielder
- Vicente López, Nicaraguan national team catcher
- Joaquín Portobanco, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Luz Portobanco, minor league pitcher
- Diego Raudez, Nicaraguan national team pitcher
- Calín Rosales, Nicaraguan national team outfielder
- Ovidio Soza, Nicaraguan national team infielder
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