Puerto Rico Islanders (EPBL)

Puerto Rico Islanders
Puerto Rico Islanders
Information
League	Empire Professional Baseball League
Location	Rincón, Puerto Rico
Ballpark	Estadio Guillermo Hernández
Year founded	2016
League championships	Zacari Cup (2018)
Colors	Blue, red, white;
Ownership	Eddie González
Manager	Tony Rodríguez
General Manager	Carlos Núñez
Website	islandersprobaseball.com

The Puerto Rico Islanders are an independent professional baseball team based in Puerto Rico. They play in the American Empire Professional Baseball League (EPBL), which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.

History

The Puerto Rico Islanders joined the Empire Professional Baseball League for the 2017 season. They played their first season as a traveling team until the league finalized a ballpark and opposing team travel arrangements.[1] In their debut the Islanders fell short of reaching the playoffs by one game.[2]

Tony Rodríguez was hired to manage the Islanders for the 2018 season.[3] The team finished the regular season in second-place with a 27–18 record.[4] On August 12, 2018, the Islanders won the Zakari Cup (EPBL) championship by besting the New York Bucks in the final series.[5] This was the team's first title in two seasons of existence.

References

"Empire League Announces Puerto Rico Franchise". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
"2017 Standings". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
"FORMER BOSTON RED SOX TONY RODRIGUEZ TO MANAGE THE ISLANDERS". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. May 16, 2018.
"2018 Standings". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
"PUERTO RICO ISLANDERS WIN 2018 EPBL CHAMPIONSHIP". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

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[1] "Empire League Announces Puerto Rico Franchise". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

[2] "2017 Standings". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[3] "FORMER BOSTON RED SOX TONY RODRIGUEZ TO MANAGE THE ISLANDERS". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. May 16, 2018.

[4] "2018 Standings". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[5] "PUERTO RICO ISLANDERS WIN 2018 EPBL CHAMPIONSHIP". empireproleague.com. Empire Professional Baseball League. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.