Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Top-level professional baseball league in Venezuela

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"Venezuelan League" redirects here. For the association football league, see Venezuelan Primera División.

Venezuelan Professional Baseball LeagueMost recent season or competition:
2024–25 LVBP season

Sport| Baseball
Founded| 27 December 1945; 79 years ago (1945-12-27) in Caracas[1]
No. of teams| 8
Country| Venezuela
Confederation| CPBC
WBSC Americas[2]
Most recent
champion(s)| Cardenales de Lara
(7th title)
(2024–25)
Most titles| Leones del Caracas
(21 titles)
Related
competitions| Caribbean Series
Official website| Lvbp.com

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

## History

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### Background and predecessors

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See also: Baseball in Venezuela

Baseball had been played in Venezuela at the amateur level since the late 19th century, with the first national tournament played in Caracas in October 1917, between eight teams representing Caracas, La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Macuto, and Maracay.[3] Early clubs included Santa Marta (La Guaira), Venezuela and Magallanes (both of Caracas). A national baseball league (Spanish: Liga Nacional) was officially formed on June 26, 1927.[4] In the 1930s, the league included Magallanes, Royal Criollo, and Concordia, the latter of which was sponsored by Gonzalo Gomez, brother of dictator Juan Vicente Gómez. Concordia attracted talent like Martín Dihigo as well as future Venezuelan stars including Alejandro Carrasquel and Luis Aparicio Sr.[5]

The popularity of 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, Cocaína García, Oscar Estrada, Bertrum Hunter, Roy Campanella, Sam Jethroe, Satchel Paige, and Roy Welmaker.

### Professionalization and early years (1946-64)

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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.

On August 8, 1952, Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz purchased the Cervecería Caracas team from Martín Tovar Lange, as the Caracas Brewery Co. was unable to continue sponsoring the team and it had the highest payroll of the league. The new owners renamed the team as Leones del Caracas (Caracas Lions), after the full name of the city, Santiago de Leon de Caracas. On October 17, 1952, the 1952-1953 season of the league started, with the first game of Leones del Caracas vs. Venezuela BBC. Leones del Caracas ended their season as champions for the first time.

The next season, alongside the start of limited television coverage of the league, would see the departure of the teams Sabios de Vargas and Venezuela BBC due to economic problems, being replaced by two teams (Gavilanes and Pastora) from the professional league of the Zulia State, from western Venezuela.

In 1954 Sabios de Vargas was replaced by Santa Marta and Patriotas de Venezuela came back both only for that year.

In 1955 a new team was added in the place of the departed Venezuela, named Pampero; while the Santa Marta BBC was moved out of Caracas, and renamed to Industriales de Valencia (Valencia Industrymen).

The 1956-1957 tournament would see further changes: the Navegantes del Magallanes team was purchased by advertisers Joe Novas and Joe Cruz and renamed as Oriente, leaving the league made of Leones del Caracas, Oriente, Pampero and Industriales de Valencia.

In 1962, Los Tiburones de La Guaira (La Guaira Sharks) were brought into the league to replace Pampero.

### Expansion (1965-1989)

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In 1965, the league expanded from 4 to 6 teams, with the addition of the teams Cardenales de Lara and Tigres de Aragua.

For the 1968-1969 tournament, the Industrymen left the city of Valencia and relocated to Acarigua with a new name: Los Llaneros. This left Valencia without a team, prompting the move of Navegantes del Magallanes from Caracas to Valencia, and their return to their original name for the 1969-1970 tournament. In 1969, Las Águilas del Zulia (Zulia Eagles) joined the VPBL to replace Industriales de Valencia.

The 1970s saw the first successes for Venezuelan teams outside of Venezuela since the amateur championships of the 1940s, with the Navegantes del Magallanes winning two Caribbean Series. It also saw problems for the league, in the form of the strike that prevented the 1973-1974 tournament, and the problems the Leones del Caracas and Tiburones de La Guaira had in 1975–1976 to secure a baseball park to play their home games. This resulted in both teams merged into one, and forced to move to the city of Acarigua.

Also in the 1970s, Tigres de Aragua won the first championships for the 1960s expansion teams.

The 1980s saw the Leones del Caracas winning five tournaments, consolidating their lead as the most successful team in the league. Leones del Caracas also went on to win three championships in a row starting in the 1979–80 season, and their first Caribbean Series in 1982. The decade also saw success for the Tiburones de La Guaira, with the team winning 3 championships.

Also in the 1980s, the Águilas del Zulia won their first two championships, all the way to also winning their first two Caribbean Series in 1984 and 1989.

### 1990s and 2000s

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In 1991, the league expanded from six to eight teams, with the addition of the Caribes de Oriente (Eastern Caribbeans), who are now the Caribes de Anzoátegui (Anzoátegui Caribbeans); and the Petroleros de Cabimas (Cabimas Oilers), who became Pastora de los Llanos (Llanos Shepherds), and from the 2007–08 season on, Bravos de Margarita (Margarita Braves). This led to a change in format, with the eight teams being organized in two divisions: the Eastern Division (División Oriental) with the teams Caracas, Magallanes, La Guaira and Oriente; and the Western Division (División Occidental) with the teams Zulia, Lara, Aragua and Cabimas. The first two teams from each division by the end of the regular season of the tournament would qualify to the round-robin semifinals.

The format would change again some years later, with the addition of a wildcard team in the semifinals: the best placed third-place from the two divisions would accompany the other four teams in a round-robin semifinal.

For the 2007–08 season, with the move of the Pastora team from the western city of Acarigua to the eastern city of Porlamar, the Western Division and the Eastern Division were merged into a single division of eight teams, with the top five teams advancing to the semifinals.

The 2015–2016 season saw a new change in format, with a regular season divided in two rounds, which ranked the teams by their record and assigned points depending on their position in the table at the end of each round. The total points from both rounds are added at the end of the regular season, and the teams are then ranked by points. Also part of the format change was the introduction of a sixth team qualified for the semifinals, and the change of the semifinal from a round robin format to two phases of play-offs to the best of 7 games.

In recent years, Tigres de Aragua has become the most dominant team of the league, winning the crown seven times in the last fifteen years, including three times in a row from the 2006-07 season to the 2008-09 season and also winning the Caribbean Series in 2009.

On August 22, 2019, Major League Baseball banned its affiliated players from playing in the Venezuelan League to comply with President Donald Trump's embargo on Venezuela.[6] This ban was later limited to only Navegantes del Magallanes and Tigres de Aragua,[7] and has since been lifted for all clubs.[8]

As of 2023, the LVBP has a limit of maximum five foreign players (known as imports) per team.[9][10]

## All Star Game

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The league has scheduled All Star Games most years, sometime featuring Criollos (Venezuelan) vs Importados (foreigners), Western Division vs Eastern Division or Stars vs "Stars of the Future", and even a Venezuela's League Stars vs. Dominican Republic's League Stars inter-league all star game during the 2007-2008 and 2011-2012 tournaments.

## Current teams

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Team  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Founded  | Joined  | Ref.

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Águilas del Zulia | Maracaibo, Zulia | Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande | 24,000  | 1969  | [11]
Bravos de Margarita | Porlamar, Nueva Esparta | Stadium Nueva Esparta | 18,000  | 2007  | [12]
Cardenales de Lara | Barquisimeto, Lara | Estadio Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez | 22,000  | 1942  | 1965  | [13]
Caribes de Anzoátegui | Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui | Estadio Alfonso Chico Carrasquel | 18,000  | 1987  | 1991  | [14]
Leones del Caracas | Caracas, D.C. | Estadio Monumental de Caracas Simón Bolívar | 40,000  | 1942  | 1946  | [15]
Navegantes del Magallanes | Valencia, Carabobo | Estadio José Bernardo Pérez | 16,000  | 1917  | 1946  | [16]
Tiburones de La Guaira | Macuto, La Guaira | Estadio Fórum La Guaira | 14,300  | 1962  | [17]
Tigres de Aragua | Maracay, Aragua | Estadio José Pérez Colmenares | 12,647  | 1965  | [18]

Águilas

Bravos

Cardenales

Caribes

Leones

Navegantes

Tigres

Tiburones

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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League team locations

### Defunct teams

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* Sabios de Vargas (1946–1953)
* Patriotas de Venezuela (1946–1955)
* Gavilanes de Maracaibo (1953–54 season)
* Lácteos de Pastora (1953–54, 1995–1997)
* Santa Marta de La Guaira (1954–55 season)
* Industriales de Valencia (1955–1968)
* Licoreros de Pampero (1955–1962)
* Indios de Oriente / Estrellas Orientales (1956–1964)
* Llaneros de Acarigua (1968–69 season)
* Llaneros de Portuguesa (1975–76 season)
* Pastora de los Llanos (1997–2007)
* Petroleros de Cabimas (1991–1995)

## Format

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The league houses eight teams in two divisions, the Occidental (Western) and the Central divisions. The tournament is divided into a regular season and a postseason consisting of a semi-final and final round.[19]

### Regular season

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The regular season follows a round robin format where a total of 63 games are disputed by each of the eight teams that made up the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, meaning that each team faces every other team a total of 9 times, 5 times as home club and 4 times as away team; the number of games as home club between any 2 clubs alternates year by year.

At the end of the regular season, the teams are ranked from first place to last in their division depending on their win–loss record, and the first 2 teams in each division qualify.

In the case of a tie between qualified teams, their position on the table is determined by the following criteria:

* The team who won the most games in the head-to-head games between the tied teams.
* The difference between runs scored and runs received will be used to break the tie if it persists.
* A drawing of lots will be used if the tie persists.

In the case of a tie between teams where a position in the postseason needs to be determined, the tie will be solved with extra games.

Division Occidental | Division Central

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Cardenales de Lara | Caribes de Anzoátegui
Navegantes del Magallanes | Tigres de Aragua
Bravos de Margarita | Leones del Caracas
Aguilas del Zulia | Tiburones de La Guaira

### Postseason

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The postseason consists of a semi-final and final round. All the series are playoff series to the best of 7 games. In all of these single elimination series, the team with better standing during the regular season has home advantage, playing the first two games as home club, then two games away, and if necessary, the fifth game is away and the last two games as home club.

#### Semifinal round

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The semifinal round consists of two series in a best-of-seven format. The first team in one division faces the second team in the other division.

There are rest days in both series after the second and fifth games.

#### Final

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The play-off final is a series in a best-of-seven-format between the winners of the semifinal-series. The winner of this series goes on to play is the Caribbean Series.

## Past champions

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Key  †  | Champions also won the Caribbean Series that season

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†  | Champions also won the Interamerican Series that season
Season  | Champion  | Record  | Final
Series  | Runners Up  | Manager

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1946  | Sabios de Vargas (2) | 18-12 | – | Cervecería Caracas | Daniel Canónico
1946–47  | Sabios de Vargas (2) | 17-19 | – | Cervecería Caracas | Ernesto Aparicio
1947–48  | Cervecería Caracas | 25-14 | – | Sabios de Vargas | José Antonio Casanova
1948–49  | Cervecería Caracas (2) | 18-13 | – | Navegantes del Magallanes | José Antonio Casanova
1949–50  | Navegantes del Magallanes | 32-14 | – | Cervecería Caracas | Lázaro Salazar
1950–51  | Navegantes del Magallanes (2) | 34-19 | – | Cervecería Caracas | Lázaro Salazar
1951–52  | Cervecería Caracas (3) | 41-15 | – | Navegantes del Magallanes | José Antonio Casanova
1952–53  | Leones del Caracas (4) | 32-35 | – | Navegantes del Magallanes | Martín Dihigo
1953–54  | Lácteos de Pastora | 48-30 | – | Navegantes del Magallanes | Buster Mills
1954–55  | Navegantes del Magallanes (3) | 32-18 | – | Leones del Caracas | Lázaro Salazar
1955–56  | Industriales de Valencia | 33-21 | 4–1 | Licoreros de Pampero | Clay Bryant
1956–57  | Leones del Caracas (5) | 26-26 | – | Industriales de Valencia | Clay Bryant
1957–58  | Industriales de Valencia (2) | 23-18 | – | Rapiños de Occidente | Regino Otero
1958–59  | Industriales de Valencia (3) | 28-18 | – | Rapiños de Occidente | Regino Otero
1959–60 season suspended due to a players' strike
1960–61  | Industriales de Valencia (4) † | 30-22 | 3–2 | Indios de Oriente | Rodolfo Fernández
1961–62  | Leones del Caracas (6) | 31-21 | 4–1 | Indios de Oriente | Regino Otero
1962–63  | Industriales de Valencia (5) | 23-16 | 4–3 | Leones del Caracas | Robert Hoffman
1963–64  | Leones del Caracas (7) | 26-24 | 4–3 | Industriales de Valencia | Regino Otero
1964–65  | Tiburones de La Guaira | 28-22 | 4–1 | Leones del Caracas | José Antonio Casanova
1965–66  | Tiburones de La Guaira (2) | 37-23 | 3–2 | Industriales de Valencia | Tony Pacheco
1966–67  | Leones del Caracas (8) | 32-29 | 3–2 | Tiburones de La Guaira | Regino Otero
1967–68  | Leones del Caracas (9) | 37-23 | – | Tigres de Aragua | Regino Otero
1968–69  | Tiburones de La Guaira (3) | 36-24 | – | Tigres de Aragua | Wilfredo Calvino
1969–70  | Navegantes del Magallanes (4) † | 32-28 | 3–0 | Tiburones de La Guaira | Carlos Pascual
1970–71  | Tiburones de La Guaira (4) | 31-29 | 4–3 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Graciano Ravelo
1971–72  | Tigres de Aragua | 32-28 | 4–3 | Tiburones de La Guaira | Rod Carew
1972–73  | Leones del Caracas (10) | 37-33 | 4–1 | Águilas del Zulia | Ozzie Virgil Sr.
1973–74 season suspended due to a player's strike
1974–75  | Tigres de Aragua (2) | 32-28 | 4–2 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Ozzie Virgil Sr.
1975–76  | Tigres de Aragua (3) | 31-33 | 4–3 | Cardenales de Lara | Ozzie Virgil Sr.
1976–77  | Navegantes del Magallanes (5) | 35-30 | 4–2 | Tiburones de La Guaira | Don Leppert
1977–78  | Leones del Caracas (11) | 40-30 | 4–3 | Águilas del Zulia | Felipe Rojas Alou
1978–79  | Navegantes del Magallanes (6) † | 39-31 | 4–1 | Águilas del Zulia | Willie Horton
1979–80  | Leones del Caracas (12) | 46-23 | 4–1 | Cardenales de Lara | Felipe Rojas Alou
1980–81  | Leones del Caracas (13) | 33-27 | 4–0 | Cardenales de Lara | Alfonso Carrasquel
1981–82  | Leones del Caracas (14) † | 38-27 | 4–1 | Cardenales de Lara | Alfonso Carrasquel
1982–83  | Tiburones de La Guaira (5) | 34-31 | 4–1 | Leones del Caracas | Ozzie Virgil Sr.
1983–84  | Águilas del Zulia † | 40-25 | 4–1 | Cardenales de Lara | Rubén Amaro Sr.
1984–85  | Tiburones de La Guaira (6) | 35-29 | 4–0 | Tigres de Aragua | Aurelio Monteagudo
1985–86  | Tiburones de La Guaira (7) | 32-33 | 4–3 | Leones del Caracas | José Martínez
1986–87  | Leones del Caracas (15) | 33-31 | 4–0 | Tiburones de La Guaira | Bill Plummer
1987–88  | Leones del Caracas (16) | 33-27 | 4–2 | Tigres de Aragua | Bill Robinson
1988–89  | Águilas del Zulia (2) † | 35-25 | 4–3 | Tigres de Aragua | Pete Mackanin
1989–90  | Leones del Caracas (17) | 32-28 | 4–3 | Cardenales de Lara | Phil Regan
1990–91  | Cardenales de Lara | 37-23 | 4–2 | Leones del Caracas | Domingo Carrasquel
1991–92  | Águilas del Zulia (3) | 38-22 | 4–3 | Tigres de Aragua | Pompeyo Davalillo
1992–93  | Águilas del Zulia (4) | 32-28 | 4–0 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Pompeyo Davalillo
1993–94  | Navegantes del Magallanes (7) | 35-25 | 4–3 | Leones del Caracas | Tim Tolman
1994–95  | Leones del Caracas (18) | 33-27 | 4–2 | Águilas del Zulia | Pompeyo Davalillo
1995–96  | Navegantes del Magallanes (8) | 29-31 | 4–3 | Cardenales de Lara | Gregorio Machado
1996–97  | Navegantes del Magallanes (9) | 33-17 | 4–1 | Leones del Caracas | John Tamargo
1997–98  | Cardenales de Lara (2) | 43-21 | 4–3 | Leones del Caracas | Omar Malavé
1998–99 | Cardenales de Lara (3) | 35-26 | 4–3 | Leones del Caracas | Omar Malavé
1999–00  | Águilas del Zulia (5) | 35-27 | 4–1 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Marc Bombard
2000–01 | Cardenales de Lara (4) | 38-24 | 4–2 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Nick Leyva
2001–02  | Navegantes del Magallanes (10) | 30-32 | 4–1 | Tigres de Aragua | Phil Regan
2002–03 season cancelled due to a nationwide general strike
2003–04  | Tigres de Aragua (4) | 34-28 | 4–2 | Caribes de Anzoátegui | Buddy Bailey
2004–05  | Tigres de Aragua (5) | 31-31 | 4–3 | Leones del Caracas | Buddy Bailey
2005–06 | Leones del Caracas (19) † | 35-27 | 4–1 | Tigres de Aragua | Carlos Subero
2006–07 | Tigres de Aragua (6) | 41-21 | 4–1 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Buddy Bailey
2007–08 | Tigres de Aragua (7) | 32-31 | 4–1 | Cardenales de Lara | Buddy Bailey
2008–09 | Tigres de Aragua (8) † | 36-27 | 4–3 | Leones del Caracas | Buddy Bailey
2009–10 | Leones del Caracas (20) | 41-22 | 4–3 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Dave Hudgens
2010–11 | Caribes de Anzoátegui | 34-29 | 4–3 | Tigres de Aragua | Julio Franco
2011–12  | Tigres de Aragua (9) | 31-30 | 4–2 | Tiburones de La Guaira | Buddy Bailey
2012–13  | Navegantes del Magallanes (11) | 36-27 | 4–3 | Cardenales de Lara | Luis Sojo
2013–14  | Navegantes del Magallanes (12) | 33-30 | 4–1 | Caribes de Anzoátegui | Carlos García
2014–15  | Caribes de Anzoátegui (2) | 39-24 | 4–1 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Omar López
2015–16  | Tigres de Aragua (9) | 31-32 | 4–2 | Navegantes del Magallanes | Eddie Perez
2016–17  | Águilas del Zulia (6) | 33-30 | 4–1 | Cardenales de Lara | Lipso Nava
2017–18  | Caribes de Anzoátegui (3) | 32-31 | 4–2 | Cardenales de Lara | Omar López
2018–19  | Cardenales de Lara (5) | 35-28 | 4–1 | Leones del Caracas | Jose Moreno
2019–20  | Cardenales de Lara (6) | 24-18 | 4–3 | Caribes de Anzoátegui | Luis Ugueto
2020–21  | Caribes de Anzoátegui (4) | 24-16 | 4–0 | Cardenales de Lara | Mike Alvarez
2021–22  | Navegantes del Magallanes (13) | 32-17 | 4–3 | Caribes de Anzoátegui | Willie Romero
2022–23  | Leones del Caracas (21) | 36-19 | 4–2 | Tiburones de La Guaira | José Alguacil
2023–24  | Tiburones de La Guaira (8) † | 30-26 | 4–1 | Cardenales de Lara | Ozzie Guillén
2024–25  | Cardenales de Lara (7) | 33-23 | 4–2 | Bravos de Margarita | Henry Blanco

### Championships per team

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Team  | Years  | Total

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Leones del Caracas | 1947-48,[a] 1948-49,[a] 1951-52,[a] 1952–53, 1956–57, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2022-23  |  21
Navegantes del Magallanes | 1949–50, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1969–70, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2012-2013, 2013–14, 2021–22  |  13
Tigres de Aragua | 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2015–16  |  10
Tiburones de La Guaira | 1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 2023–24  |  8
Cardenales de Lara | 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2024–25  |  7
Águilas del Zulia | 1983–84, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17  |  6
Industriales de Valencia [b] | 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1962–63  |  5
Caribes de Anzoátegui | 2010–11, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2020–21  |  4
Sabios de Vargas [c] | 1946, 1946–47  |  2
Lácteos de Pastora [d] | 1953–54  |  1

1. ^ a b c The team changed owners and name in 1952, but documents made public on October 4, 2011, state that the franchise official name - Caracas Baseball Club - remained constant during all sale transactions in 1949, 1952 and 2001. This has resulted in a change on the historical stats of Leones del Caracas, as reflected in the official page of the league.
2. ^ The team moved to a different city, and changed its name in 1968. The team disappeared by 1969, and was replaced with a new franchise.
3. ^ The team folded at the end of the 1952–53 season, and was replaced with a new franchise.
4. ^ Played only in a National Championship Series called El Rotatorio.

## Venezuelan Caribbean Series champions

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The Venezuelan champion moves on to the Caribbean Series to face the champions of the baseball leagues of the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama and Colombia. Venezuelan teams have won the Caribbean Series eight times, most recently in 2024 by the Tiburones de La Guaira, after having won the LVBP title during the 2023–24 season.

Team | Series Championship | Series Appearances | Championship Years

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Leones del Caracas | 2  | 16  | 1982, 2006
Navegantes del Magallanes | 2  | 13  | 1970, 1979
Águilas del Zulia | 2  | 6  | 1984, 1989
Tigres de Aragua | 1  | 10  | 2009
Tiburones de La Guaira | 1  | 5  | 2024

## See also

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* Baseball in Venezuela
* Liga Occidental de Béisbol Profesional
* Players from Venezuela in MLB
* Venezuela baseball awards
* Arturo J. Marcano Guevara (author)
* Liga Paralela de Béisbol en Venezuela
* Venezuelan Summer League

## References

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1. ^ González, Javier; Figueroa Ruiz, Carlos (October 2022). Campos de gloria. El beisbol en Venezuela, 127 años de historia 1895-2022 (PDF) (in Spanish). Banesco. p. 405. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
2. ^ "Associated Members of the WBSC". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
3. ^ González and Ruiz, pp. 135–36
4. ^ González and Ruiz, p. 182
5. ^ González and Ruiz, pp. 234–48
6. ^ "MLB bans playing in Venezuela amid Trump order". ESPN.com. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
7. ^ "Con Biden o Sin Biden: Como que Magallanes y Tigres seguirán sancionados para la LVBP 2021-2022". 4 June 2021.
8. ^ "LVBP: OFAC levanta veto a Magallanes y Aragua para jugadores de MLB".
9. ^ "Condiciones del Campeonato". LVBP.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
10. ^ "Temporada 2023-2024 Condiciones del Campeonato" (PDF) (in Spanish). LVBP. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
11. ^ "LVBP.com :: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional". aguilas.lvbp.com.
12. ^ "LVBP.com :: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional". bravos.lvbp.com.
13. ^ "LVBP.com :: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional". cardenales.lvbp.com.
14. ^ "LVBP.com :: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional". caribes.lvbp.com.
15. ^ "LVBP.com :: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional". leones.lvbp.com.
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19. ^ "LVBP.com :: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional". lvbp.com.

## Bibliography

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* Javier González; Carlos Figueroa Ruiz. Campos de Gloria: El beisbol en Venezuela, 127 años de historia 1895-2022 (PDF) (in Spanish). Biblioteca Digital Banesco.

## External links

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* Official website

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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional

Current teams|

* Águilas del Zulia
* Bravos de Margarita
* Cardenales de Lara
* Caribes de Anzoátegui
* Leones del Caracas
* Navegantes del Magallanes
* Tiburones de La Guaira
* Tigres de Aragua

Defunct teams|

* Estrellas Orientales
* Gavilanes de Maracaibo
* Indios de Oriente
* Industriales de Valencia
* Lácteos de Pastora
* Licoreros de Pampero
* Llaneros de Acarigua
* Llaneros de Portuguesa
* Pastora BBC
* Pastora de los Llanos
* Pastora de Occidente
* Patriotas de Venezuela
* Petroleros de Cabimas
* Sabios de Vargas
* Samanes de Santa Marta

Seasons|

* 1998–99
* 2000–01
* 2005–06
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2012–13

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Baseball in Venezuela

WBSC Americas

National teams|

* Baseball
* U-18
* Women's
* Baseball5

Competitions|

* Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
* Liga Paralela
* Venezuelan Major League

Honors|

* Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame
* Héroes del '41
* Luis Aparicio Award
* Carrao Bracho Trophy

Hosted events|

* Baseball World Cup
* 1944
* 1945
* 1953
* Caribbean Series
* 1951
* 1955
* 1959
* 1970
* 1973
* 1977
* 1983
* 1986
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2023
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* 1959
* 1998
* 1983 Pan American Games
* 2008 Copa América
* Interamerican Series (1946–50, 1961)
* 1946 Serie Monumental
* 1952 Latin American Series

Defunct competitions|

* Venezuelan Summer League
* Bolivarian League
* Liga Occidental
* Inter-American League
* Big League World Series

* LVBP champions

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Top-level baseball leagues

* World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)
* Caribbean Series
* European Cup
* World Series

Americas|

* Argentina
* Canada & United States
* AL
* NL
* Brazil
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Venezuela

Asia|

* China
* Iran
* Japan
* Central
* Pacific
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Taiwan
* United Arab Emirates

Europe|

* Austria
* Croatia
* Czechia
* Estonia & Lithuania
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy & San Marino
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia & New Zealand
* Palau

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Professional baseball leagues

Americas

Major|

* Major League Baseball
* American League
* National League

Minor|

| Triple-A|

* International League
* Pacific Coast League

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Double-A|

* Eastern League
* Southern League
* Texas League

High-A|

* Midwest League
* Northwest League
* South Atlantic League

Single-A|

* California League
* Carolina League
* Florida State League

Rookie|

* Arizona Complex League
* Dominican Summer League
* Florida Complex League

Independent|

| MLB Partner Leagues|

* American Association
* Atlantic League
* Frontier League
* Pioneer League
* MLB Draft League

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Non-partnered leagues|

* Cuban National Series
* Curaçao AA League
* Empire League
* Mexican League
* Liga Norte de México
* Pecos League
* United Shore League
* Venezuelan Major League
* Women's Pro Baseball League

Off-season|

| MLB-affiliated|

* Arizona Fall League
* Dominican Professional Baseball League
* Mexican Pacific League
* Puerto Rico Baseball League
* Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
* Liga Paralela

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Independent|

* Argentine Baseball League
* Colombian Professional Baseball League
* Cuban Elite League
* Curaçao Professional Baseball League
* Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League
* Panamanian Professional Baseball League
* Veracruz Winter League

Defunct|

| MLB-recognized|

* American Association
* Federal League
* Negro league baseball
* Players' League
* Union Association

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Other major|

* All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
* Continental League
* Cuban League
* National Association
* United States Baseball League

Minor|

* List of defunct minor leagues

Asia

China|

* China National Baseball League

Israel|

| Defunct major|

* Israel Baseball League

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Japan|

| Major|

* Nippon Professional Baseball
* Central League
* Pacific League

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Minor|

* Eastern League
* Western League

Off-season|

* Miyazaki Phoenix League

Independent|

* Baseball Challenge League
* Shikoku Island League Plus

Women's|

* Japan Women's Baseball League

South Korea|

| Major|

* KBO League

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Minor|

* KBO Futures League

Taiwan|

| Major|

* Chinese Professional Baseball League

|

Minor|

* Chinese Professional Baseball League

Defunct major|

* Taiwan Major League

United Arab Emirates|

* Baseball United

Europe

Italy and San Marino|

* Italian Baseball League

Netherlands|

| Major|

* Honkbal Hoofdklasse

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Minor|

* Honkbal Overgangsklasse

Rookie|

* Honkbal Rookie League

Oceania

Australia|

| MLB-affiliated:|

Australian Baseball League

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Inter-league

* Asia Professional Baseball Championship
* Asia Winter Baseball League
* Baseball Champions League Americas
* Caribbean Series
* Serie de las Américas
* Latin American Series
* Triple-A National Championship Game

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