SANTURCE CRABBERS (BASEBALL)

The 'Santurce Crabbers' () were a professional baseball team in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico for over 70 years. Playing in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (), the ''Cangrejeros'' were very successful, winning 12 domestic titles and five Caribbean World Series.

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Dissolution of team

Dissolution of team

In 2004, after a big decline in attendance in recent years, the Crabbers were sold to journeyman major league baseball player Jose Valentin. Valentin moved the team to Manatí, with the approval of the mayor of San Juan—causing controversy among fans of the Crabbers. In response, the mayor changed the name of the San Juan Senators to Santurce Crabbers for the 2004-05 season. However, the following season, the new "Crabbers" moved and the team changed its name to the Lobos de Arecibo, leaving Santurce without a baseball team for the first time in the league's history. Some famous players of the Crabbers include Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente.