Barahona, Barahona

Barahona, or more properly Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the capital of Barahona Province in the southwestern portion of the Dominican Republic, located on the Caribbean Sea coast 30 miles southwest of Azua, Azua.

A team from Barahona made it to the finals of the 1983 Little League World Series.

Persons who were born here

• Raul Alcantara, pitcher
• Estevan Florial, outfielder
• Nelson Gonzalez, minor league pitcher
• Félix Heredia, pitcher
• Julio Lugo, infielder
• Ruddy Lugo, pitcher
• Ted Martinez, infielder
• Pascual Matos, catcher
• Jose Reyes, catcher
• Mario Sangilbert, CPBL pitcher
• Fausto Segura, minor league pitcher
• Luis Terrero, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Fausto Segura, minor league pitcher