Estrellas Orientales (English: Eastern Stars), also known as Estrellas de Oriente, is a

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team in the

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. Based in

San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís is a city and municipality (''municipio'') in the Dominican Republic. The capital of its eponymous province in the east region of the country, it is among the ten largest cities of the Dominican Republic. The city has approx ...

, the team has historically struggled, winning championships only in

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, 1968 and 2019.

History

The team was established on 15 December 1910 with the idea of competing against

Tigres del Licey Tigres del Licey (English: Licey Tigers) is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). The team was founded in 1907 and is based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Tigres is the oldest team in LIDOM and ...

, that dominated the Dominican League during those years. Estrellas Orientales won their first title in 1936 defeating Santiago Baseball Club, Tigres del Licey and

Leones del Escogido Leones del Escogido (English: ''Chosen One Lions'' or ''Lions of Chosen One'' or ''Picked Lions'') is a professional baseball team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Established in , Leones are the third most successful team in the Dominican Pr ...

. The team won the championship for the second time in 1954 and again in 1968. In 2019, after 51 years, Estrellas Orientales won their fourth title after defeating

Toros del Este Toros del Este (formerly Azucareros del Este) are a baseball team in the Dominican Winter League established in . Based in the eastern city of La Romana, the Toros have won three championship series in their history, winning the title in , , . ...

in the championship series.

Roster

Retired numbers

Trivia

The Estrellas Orientales franchise is considered the equivalent of the

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among Dominican Teams because of their championship drought which lasted from 1968 until 2019.

References

External links

Official site
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