San Francisco de Macorís, Duarte

San Francisco de Macorís is the third largest city in the Dominican Republic. It is the capital of Duarte Province, in the northern portion of the country and at the heart of the Cibao region. It is 20 miles east of La Vega.

Teams that have played here

• Gigantes del Nordeste, Dominican League, 1996-1999
• Pollos del Cibao, Dominican League, 2000-2001
• Gigantes del Cibao, Dominican League, 2002-present

Persons who were born here

• Juan Abreu, pitcher
• Juan Camilo, minor league pitcher
• Jose Capellan, minor league pitcher
• Pablo Cruz, minor league infielder
• Cesar Devarez, catcher
• Ramon Fermin, pitcher
• Luis Garcia, infielder
• Rich Gomez, minor league outfielder
• Julian Javier, infielder
• Stan Javier, outfielder
• Marco Luciano, infielder
• Luis Marté, infielder
• Juan Nicasio, pitcher
• Gerardo Olivares, minor league catcher/pitcher
• Wandy Peralta, pitcher
• Beltran Perez, pitcher
• Luis Reynoso, infielder, coach
• Johan Rojas, outfielder
• Carlos Rosa, pitcher
• Juan Sosa, outfielder
• Juan Then, pitcher
• Richard Urena, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Colegio La Altagracia
• Colegio Renacimiento