| Leones de Barranquilla | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| League | Colombian Professional Baseball League | |||
| Location | Barranquilla, Colombia | |||
| Ballpark | Estadio Édgar Rentería | |||
| Founded | 2003 (original) 2023 (modern) | |||
| League championships | 3 (2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18) | |||
| Former name(s) | Leones de Cartagena Leones de Montería Leones de Santa Marta | |||
| Colors | Blue, teal, white | |||
| Ownership | Team Rentería USA [1] [2] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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The Leones de Barranquilla (Barranquilla Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League (LPB), currently based in Barranquilla. Leones were originally founded in 2003 as the Leones de Cartagena and relocated to Montería, where they won three championships as the Leones de Montería from 2008 to 2019. The team moved to Santa Marta for the 2019–20 season.
For the 2021–22 season, attempts were made to relocate the team to Villavicencio, according to Meta Department governor Juan Guillermo Zuluaga. [3] However, these plans fell through, and the team did not participate in the 2021–22 season.
Leones returned to the league for the 2023–24 season under the ownership of Édinson Rentería; initially the team had hoped to return to Santa Marta, or alternatively relocate to Valledupar, but were unable to secure corporate sponsors for either move. [4]
International competition
Latin American Series
| Year | Venue | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
Panama City |
1st | 3 | 1 | .750 |
Luis Urueta
|
| 2017 |
Montería |
2nd | 2 | 2 | .500 |
Jair Fernández
|
| Total | 5 | 3 | .625 | |||
References
- ^ "Leones de Barranquilla". Team Renteria USA.
- ^ ""Estamos tratando de mantener el béisbol vivo": Édinson Rentería" (in Spanish). Zona Cero. 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Edgar Rentería sería el impulsor del béisbol en el Departamento del Meta" (in Spanish). Villavicencio Al Día.
- ^ "Leones vuelve a rugir en el béisbol colombiano" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 18 October 2023.