Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

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Name
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

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Established
1945 (79 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-10-12

Current Season
2024-2025

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Baseball

Location
Venezuela

Gender
Male

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21 Dec	Caribes de A	-	Bravos de Ma	9:30pm
21 Dec	Leones del C	-	Tiburones de	8:00pm
21 Dec	Cardenales d	-	Águilas del	9:30pm
21 Dec	Navegantes d	-	Tigres de Ar	9:30pm
Results
20 Dec	Navegantes d	8 - 6	Tigres de Ar
20 Dec	Caribes de A	4 - 5	Bravos de Ma
20 Dec	Águilas del	5 - 4	Cardenales d
20 Dec	Leones del C	1 - 4	Tiburones de
19 Dec	Tigres de Ar	6 - 5	Tiburones de
19 Dec	Águilas del	2 - 3	Cardenales d
19 Dec	Bravos de Ma	7 - 4	Leones del C
18 Dec	Bravos de Ma	14 - 7	Leones del C
18 Dec	Caribes de A	6 - 5	Navegantes d
18 Dec	Cardenales d	4 - 7	Tigres de Ar

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The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.

History
Early years
Baseball exploded in Venezuela in 1941, following the world championship in Havana. By then, the appearance of professional baseball in Venezuela attracted many ball players from the Caribbean and the United States to the country, showing a more integrated sport there than it was in the United States. This is evidenced in the hiring of stellar players like Ramón Bragaña, Martín Dihigo, Oscar Estrada, Cocaina Garcia, Bertrum Hunter, Roy Campanella, Sam Jethroe, Satchel Paige, and Roy Welmaker.

On December 27, 1945, the owners of Cervecería Caracas (Caracas Brewery), Sabios de Vargas (Vargas Wisemen), Navegantes del Magallanes (Magellan Navigators), and Patriotas de Venezuela (Venezuelan Patriots) created the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The league was formally registered as an institution during January 1946, and in the same month organized its first tournament, starting on January 3, 1946.

Sabios de Vargas, led by Daniel 'Chino' Canónico, became the first champion, with a record of 18 wins and 12 losses.

During the first tournaments, games were played on Thursdays and Saturdays on the afternoons, and Sundays in the morning. This was the norm until Cervecería Caracas' park — located in the San Agustín del Norte zone of Caracas — was fitted with electric lights, enabling its use during night games. Thus, a game was added on Tuesday nights.

Eventually, the tournament was changed to accommodate two rounds, with the top team of each round having a best-of-5 play-off to determine the champion.

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