Macabeos de Trujillo Alto

Trujillo Alto Fritters

The logo of the Macabeos de Trujillo Alto: a golden "TA" bordered in in violet, on a white circle bordered in deep blue and then gold.

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Profile

• League: Hostos.
• Division: Este de la Metro.
• Nicknames: Fritos, Arrecostaos, Macas.
• Cheers: “¡A freír, Crispín!”

 

Photo credit: Édgar Torres.

LNP championships

None.

 

 

Liga Hostos pennants

None.

 

 

Campeonatos de las Ligas

1871

 

 

Series Interdivisionales

1871 • 1887

 

 

Series Eliminatorias

1871 • 1882 • 1883 • 1885 • 1887 • 1888 • 1890 • 1897

 

 

División Este Metro titles

1873 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1894 • 1897 • 1901

 

 

Wild Card berths

1871

 

The macabeo is Trujillo Alto’s principal contribution to the Puerto Rican diet. Unlike the more common alcapurria, whose dough is made by grating a combination of green plantain and taro root, the macabeo is made entirely of the former—which renders it a far more artisanal fritter.

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Notable Players

Sponsors

  • Leo Verdugo, padre: 1871-1895.
  • Leo Verdugo, hijo: 1895-

Stadia

  • Campo de los Macabeos: 1871-