Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

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Established
1945 (81 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-10-12

Current Season
2025-2026

Current Round

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Baseball

Location
Venezuela

Gender
Male

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02 Jan	Cardenale	11:00pm	Caribes d
02 Jan	Navegante	11:00pm	Águilas
03 Jan	Bravos de	9:00pm	Águilas
03 Jan	Navegante	9:30pm	Caribes d
04 Jan	Bravos de	9:00pm	Águilas
04 Jan	Cardenale	9:30pm	Caribes d
05 Jan	Bravos de	11:00pm	Cardenale
05 Jan	Navegante	11:00pm	Caribes d
06 Jan	Bravos de	11:00pm	Cardenale
06 Jan	Águilas	11:00pm	Navegante
Results
30 Dec	Caribes d	13 - 12	Tigres de
29 Dec	Caribes d	4 - 5	Tigres de
27 Dec	Leones de	4 - 5	Tiburones
27 Dec	Navegante	11 - 5	Cardenale
27 Dec	Tigres de	6 - 5	Bravos de
27 Dec	Caribes d	7 - 14	Águilas
26 Dec	Cardenale	15 - 13	Leones de
26 Dec	Tiburones	6 - 17	Navegante
26 Dec	Tigres de	2 - 1	Bravos de
26 Dec	Caribes d	2 - 0	Águilas

Description

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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