Beisbol Latinoamericano — 2014 (con un sabor venezolano)
(presented Feb. 22, 2014)
| 1. | This year’s Serie del Caribe was held in Estadio Nueva Esparta on what Venezuelan island? |
Isla Margarita |
| 2. |
Match the participating five countries’ playoff winners to their home cities: Team Names: Naranjeros; Navegantes de Magallanes; Naranjas (or Leopardos); Indios; Tigres de Licey Home cities: Santo Domingo, DR; Mayaguez, PR; Villa Clara, Cuba; Hermosillo, Mex; Valencia, Ven.
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Naranjeros de Hermosillo Navegantes de Valencia Naranjas de Villa Clara Indios de Mayaguez Licey de Santo Domingo |
| 3. |
The Venezuelan Winter League consists of eight teams. Match the team nicknames with their host cities/states: Team Names: Aguilas, Navegantes, Leones, Tiburones, Cardenales, Caribes, Bravos, Tigres Host cities or states: Caracas, La Guaira, Porlamar, Anzoategui, Zulia, Lara, Aragua, Valencia |
Aguilas de Zulia Navegantes de Valencia Leones de Caracas Tiburones de La Guaira Cardenales de Lara Caribes de Anzoategui Bravos de Porlamar Tigres de Aragua |
| 4. |
Beginning with Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel in the ’50s, many top-notch shortstops have come to MLB from Venezuela. Identify the four Venezuelans from this list of MLB shortstops: Elvis Andrus, Julio Lugo, Johnny Peralta, Omar Vizquel, Ozzie Guillen, Luis Aparicio, Jose Reyes, Edgar Renteria |
The four Venezuelans are: Andrus, Vizquel, Guillen, and Aparicio |
| 5. |
Venezuelan MLB leaders — name the: a. Two Venezuelan-born pitchers that have won Cy Young Awards b. Four Venezuelan-born players that have won batting titles c. Only Venezuelan-born player to win a league MVP |
a. Felix Hernandez and Johan Santana(2) b. Miguel Cabrera (3), Carlos Gonzalez, Magglio Ordonez, and Andres Gallaraga c. Miguel Cabrera (2) |
| 6. | Name the only Venezuelan-born player currently in the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame | Luis Aparicio |
| 7. | Tiebreaker (if needed) — of the 56 Caribbean Series played thus far, how many times has the Venezuelan team won? | Seven |