In their early history they were known by their colors as the Blues; later they adopted the name of Alacranes (Spanish: Scorpions).

Almendares won 24 Cuban League championships (the first during the 1893–94 season and the last and in 1958–59) and two Caribbean Series (in 1949 and 1959).

Cubans living in the U.S. learned and loved baseball, and realized it would be important for their country to have this sport for national unity.

Almendares won its first championship in 1893–94, carried by pitching ace Juan Manuel Pastoriza, the first of many good club pitchers.

One thing that made the Almendares Baseball Club so successful is that it built its team around pitching rather than hitting.

[5] Almendares had many successful pitchers, including José Méndez and Adolfo Luque.

Almendares was able to stay competitive the longest without acquiring players from the United States.

[11] Through good times and bad, baseball persisted as a source of national identity and collective unity.