Tren del Norte (baseball)

Tren del Norte

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LeagueNicaraguan Professional Baseball League
LocationEstelí, Nicaragua
BallparkEstadio Rufo Marín
ColorsRed, white
   

Tren del Norte (English: Northern Train) is a baseball club that competes in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League (APBN), representing the city of Estelí. The team is owned by the same owners as Real Estelí FC, founded in 1961 and also nicknamed Tren del Norte.[1]

Tren del Norte was established as the fifth club in Nicaraguan professional baseball in the 2020–21 season, with its first manager being Len Picota, a veteran of the Tigres de Chinandega. In its inaugural season, the team fielded major leaguers Héctor Gómez, Alfredo Fígaro, and Everth Cabrera, as well as Juan Diego Montes.[2][3] Its first game was a 4–3 victory over Chinandega.[4]

In its second season, the team struggled and cycled through three managers, Ender Chávez, Ramiro Toruño, and Aníbal Vega, before ultmiately clinching a playoff berth.[5] However, Vega was fired into the 2022–23 season.[6] The team finished first in the 2023–24 regular season, earning its first finals berth under manager Tony Rodríguez, but fell to Gigantes de Rivas in the final.[7]

Roster

Tren del Norte roster – 2025–26 APBN season
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
  • 57 Nicaragua Pedro Torres
  • 37 Nicaragua Carlos Teller
  • 31 Nicaragua Norman St. Clair
  • 55 Nicaragua Roniel Raudes
  • 15 Dominican Republic Luis Ramirez
  • 17 Dominican Republic Naswell Paulino
  • 40 Dominican Republic Estalin Ortiz
  • 14 Nicaragua Stanling Orozco
  • 24 Nicaragua Elder Martinez
  • 19 Nicaragua Elias Gutierrez
  • 66 Nicaragua Santos Gomez
  • 43 Dominican Republic Benito García
  • 28 United States Antonio Frias
  • 32 Nicaragua Keny Cruz
  • 62 Cuba Franny Cobos
 Catchers
  • 12 Venezuela Oscar Campos
  •  1 United States Nolan Cruz
  • 41 Puerto Rico José J. Rivera

Infielders

  • 35 Nicaragua Haxel Carrasco
  •  9 Cuba Alay Largo
  •  6 Dominican Republic Deivi Muñoz
  •  2 Nicaragua Omar Obregon
  • 11 Panama Abraham Rodríguez
  • 34 Nicaragua Emanuel Trujillo

Outfielders


 Manager
  •  4 Puerto Rico Joel Fuentes

Coaches

  • 33 Nicaragua Moises Flores (1st base)
  • 77 Puerto Rico Eduardo Galarza (3rd base)
  • 46 Dominican Republic Julio Bruno (Bench)
  • 45 Venezuela Dan Urbina (Pitching)
  • 89 Nicaragua José Luis Quiroz (Pitching)

Roster updated on 30 June 2026


References

  1. ↑ "Entre la dictadura y el deporte: la historia del Tren del Norte". La Prensa. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Tren del Norte prácticamente confirmado como quinto equipo de la Liga de Beisbol Profesional". La Prensa. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "El Tren del Norte, un equipo «defensivamente seguro»". La Prensa. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Resultados de la XV temporada LBPN (Ocotal: Tigres y Tren Nort". Ind.gob.nic. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "El mánager del Tren del Norte revela los problemas que enfrentó y el secreto para la clasificación". La Prensa. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "El Tren del Norte despide a Aníbal Vega. Estas fueron las palabras que se convirtieron en su sentencia". La Prensa. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "La amenaza que hace el mánager del Tren del Norte: "Yo no vine a perder, soy un ganador"". La Prensa. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2026.


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