Three legends of Industriales meet again in Miami

Anglada, El Duque and Vargas, raised the Latino spirit to the maximum hundreds of times and still know how to make the hearts of Cubans who love national sport beat.

05/12/2023 - 11:19am (GMT-5) |

Cargando — The Duke, Anglada and Vargas Photo © Instagram By the rubber

Three legends of Cuban baseball, former players of the Industriales Team, met again in Miami and left a photo as a souvenir for their admirers around the world.

"Too much quality in one photo! In Miami, Florida, three of the greats of baseball from the capital and Cuba meet," they noted on the Por la Goma Instagram profile.

In the snapshot they appearOrlando "The Duke" Hernandez, King Vicente Anglada andLazaro Vargas, three consecrated lions of Industriales.

King Vicente Anglada, former second baseman and manager of Industriales and the Cuba team, frequently travels to the United States where his son lives. In May it was confirmed that he will coach a children's baseball team in Miami.

Lazaro Vargas, former third baseman for Industriales and the Cuba team, was also manager of Industriales. However, he left the island with his son in 2015, with the goal of helping prospect Miguel Vargas succeed in the Major Leagues in the United States, and he achieved it.

Orlando "The Duke" Hernandez He was a stellar pitcher for Industriales and the Cuba team. He left the country by sea in 1997 and succeeded in the Major Leagues.

This former player left the best record of games won and lost in Cuban baseball (126-49) before being suspended. He then won four World Series championship rings, three of them with the New York Yankees (1998, 1999 and 2000) and one with the Chicago White Sox (2005). He could be the manager of the independent team of Cuban baseball players in the future.

The passage of these three men marked different stages of the blue team.Industrial It is the Cuban baseball team with the most National Series (12) and titles won.

El Duque, Anglada and Vargas, contributed to setting a dynamic, surprising and absolute style of play, which raised the Latin American Stadium on a war footing.

The public was euphoric when they showed off with a stellar play. The screams created a powerful murmur that could be heard beyond the field, the stands, the neighborhood. That's how loud the lion's roar echoed in Latin.