An older man wearing a Puerto Rico baseball shirt stands in front of a yellow wall with black musical notes, flexing both arms and smiling confidently at the camera.

The Santurce Cangrejeros

We’re proud to honor Puerto Rican baseball and one of the island’s most storied teams. Playing for a sprawling working-class district of San Juan, the Santurce Cangrejeros (“crabbers” in English) fielded star-studded teams throughout the postwar era, including an overpowering 1954-55 Winter League squad that featured future Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente. That deliriously talented team stormed its way to both the Puerto Rican and Caribbean championships.

Three baseball caps reading Puerto Rico and Santurce rest on the hood of a car painted with the Puerto Rican flag, parked on a city street.
Four men sit around a small outdoor table playing cards, smiling and chatting. They wear casual clothes and caps. One man wears a Puerto Rico shirt. The setting is an urban street with a graffiti-covered metal door.
A blue Santurce baseball cap sits on a table scattered with dominoes featuring the Puerto Rican flag. An open wooden domino box and two people’s arms are visible in the background.
Two people wearing matching white Santurce 21 shirts stand on a city sidewalk near a storefront at Lexington and 1801. A man sits in the background, and a stop sign is visible above the scene.
A person with short gray hair sits in front of a graffiti-covered metal gate, wearing a light gray Puerto Rico baseball jersey and light-colored shorts, looking off to the side in bright sunlight.
A woman with long dark hair, glasses, and layered necklaces leans against a car with a Puerto Rican flag design on its hood. She wears a white T-shirt and basketball shorts that say Santurce. The scene is urban.
Three baseball caps with Puerto Rico and Santurce embroidered on them are displayed on a pile of pineapples, with some watermelons and tomatoes visible in the background.
A man in a Dodgers jersey and cap stands on a sunny street holding a leashed dog, while four people sit around a table behind him. A “Casa Latina” sign and a “For Rent” sign are visible in the background.
A smiling person with curly hair holds an orange toward the camera, standing in front of a fruit stand filled with oranges. They wear a white baseball jersey with Cangrejeros and a Puerto Rican flag patch.