Águilas Cibaeñas

The Águilas Cibaeñas (English lit. Cibao Eagles) is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Republic's winter baseball league. Founded on January 28, 1933 and based in Santiago, they have won 5 Caribbean Series and 21 national titles.

Águilas Cibaeñas
Information
League	Dominican Winter League
Location	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Ballpark	Estadio Cibao
Year founded	January 28, 1933
League championships	1952, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2018
Caribbean Series championships	1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007
Colors	Black, Yellow
Manager	Felix Fermin
President	Winston Llenas
Website	aguilas.com.do
Uniforms
Home Away

The team is immensely popular among Dominican baseball fans by the most famous phrase : “La Leña Está Aquí”(The Wood is here), so much that Águilas Cibaeñas have earned the nickname “Las Cuyayas” (The Kestrels) and “Los Mameyes” (The Mameyes). These nicknames are in reference to the team’s mascot and the classic yellow color the team uses in its official uniform.

Águilas Cibaeñas won 21 championships in fewer seasons than any other Dominican team. They won their 20th championship in the 2007-2008 season when they defeated the Tigres del Licey (Tigers of Licey) in a best of 9 series with a 5-2 record. Águilas. Cibaeñas and Tigres Del Licey have the biggest rivalry in the Dominican Republic, and most say in all of the Caribbean. This is due to large history , between the two, being the 2 most successful teams in the Caribbean. Average Attendance when they both meet is always at full capacity at both teams home stadium. [1][2] The Águilas Cibaeñas won the final game of the series at their home stadium Estadio Cibao (Stadium Cibao) by the score 2-1. Mendy Lopez and Rafael Furcal both hit home runs in the game. Furcal—popularly known as “Furcalazo”—sealed the game with his homerun in the 8th inning.[3]

Estadio Cibao is nicknamed the “Valley of Death” and many fans consider it the most intimidating stadium in the country or even all the Caribbean. Historically the Águilas Cibaeñas have performed much better at home than on the road.[4][5]

Águilas Cibaeñas have more former players in Major League Baseball than any other Dominican team.[6] Some current MLB players who played with Águilas Cibaeñas include Edwin Encarnación,[7] Carlos Martínez,[8] Jose Reyes,[9] Jonathan Villar,[10] Carlos Gómez,[11] Juan Lagares,[10] Dellin Betances,[6] Bartolo Colón,[12] Wandy Rodríguez,[13] Melky Cabrera,[14] Danny Santana,[13] Yoenis Céspedes,[15] Starling Marte,[16] Brandon Moss[17] and current Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona.[18]