La Sabana, Vargas

La Sabana is a small fishing town on Venezuela's northern Caribbean Sea coast, located 10 miles west of Guayabal, Las Tunas but not near any major cities. In spite of having a population of around 3,000, the town and other neighboring villages have developed a large number of professional baseball players, most of whom are related to one another. In addition to the players named here, Ronald Acuna Jr. played at the baseball academy set up here by Kelvim Escobar, to whom he is related.

People born here

• Elys Blanco, minor league infielder
• Roger Blanco, minor league pitcher
• Rodolfo Cardona, minor league infielder
• Alcides Escobar, infielder
• Angel Escobar, infielder
• Edwin Escobar, pitcher
• Jose Escobar, infielder
• Maikel García, infielder
• Jesús Ugueto, minor league outfielder

Educational establishments located here

• Liceo Creacion Caruao

Further Reading

• Matt Monagan: "One magic town. 60 pro players. And they're all related to Ronald Acuña Jr. Welcome to 'The Land of Ballplayers'", mlb.com, April 4, 2024. [1]