Clemente Carreras González (March 25, 1914 – November 19, 1989) was a Cuban

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, and

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. Nicknamed "Sungo", he played in the

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from 1937 to 1941, including two major league seasons for the

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from 1940 to 1941. He also played for the Cubans in 1938 and with the Eastern Cuban Stars in 1937 and 1939. Carreras played with Alijadores de Tampico of the

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(LMB), the highest level of professional baseball in

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, in 1943. He later skippered the LMBB's

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from 1962 to 1964, the Ángeles de Puebla in 1976 and the Alijadores de Tampico in 1977. Carreras managed the

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to two

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titles, in

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and

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. The latter tournament one of the first international competitions that the country participated in after the

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. Cuba won the championship, but Carreras defected after the conclusion of the tournament, choosing to remain in Costa Rica.

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and

Bert Campaneris Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9, 1942), nicknamed "Bert" or "Campy", is a Cuban Americans, Cuban American former professional baseball shortstop, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for four American League (AL) teams, primarily the ...

also defected following the tournament. Following his defection, Carreras managed in the

, leading

to a championship in 1962. He later had brief stints managing for the Ángeles de Puebla and the Alijadores de Tampico. He also coached in Nicaragua, Spain, and Puerto Rico. He was elected to the Cuban Exile Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.Cubanball.com
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