Manila Sharks


The Manila Sharks are a baseball team in Baseball Philippines formed in 2007 as one of its charter members. Owned by Harbour Centre and assigned in the league's North Division, the Sharks are the current division champions after beating the Marikina Shoemakers in Series 2.
With four national team members in the squad, the team's core is composed of players from the NU Bulldogs and the Adamson Falcons of the UAAP coached by Jhoel Palanog and Orlando Binarao, and managed by Richard Cruz.
Manila won third place in the league's inaugural tournament despite finishing the short elimination round with a one-win, three loss record. In Series 2, the Sharks had an eight-win, two-loss record for the league's best record before beating Marikina before losing a hard fought three-game series with the Cebu Dolphins in the championship.

First team

Manila Sharks is the back-to-back champion of last two seasons of Baseball Philippines. The results of the previous championships are as below:
Regular seasonChampionRunner upOutcome
2007 Pilot SeriesMakati MarinersNegros Roosters4-2
2007 Series TwoCebu DolphinsManila Sharks2-1
2008 Series ThreeBatangas BullsDumaguete Uni-Bikers2-1
2008 Series FourCebu DolphinsDumaguete Uni-Bikers1-0
2009 Series FiveBatangas BullsManila Sharks2-0
2010 Dunkin' Donuts-BP Series SixManila SharksCebu Dolphins2-1
2010 Dunkin' Donuts-BP Series SevenManila SharksBatangas Bulls2-0
2011 Series EightManila SharksCebu Dolphins2-0
2012 Series Nine