Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

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Established
1945 (81 years old)

First Recorded Event
2012-10-12

Current Season
2026

Current Round

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Baseball

Location
Venezuela

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
21 Oct 26	NavegantNavegantes del Magallanes	11:00pm	TiburoneTiburones de La Guaira
21 Oct 26	Bravos dBravos de Margarita	11:00pm	Caribes Caribes de Anzoátegui
21 Oct 26	Águilas Águilas del Zulia	11:00pm	Tigres dTigres de Aragua
22 Oct 26	CardenalCardenales de Lara	11:00pm	Águilas Águilas del Zulia
22 Oct 26	NavegantNavegantes del Magallanes	11:00pm	Caribes Caribes de Anzoátegui
22 Oct 26	Bravos dBravos de Margarita	11:00pm	TiburoneTiburones de La Guaira
23 Oct 26	Tigres dTigres de Aragua	11:00pm	Leones dLeones del Caracas
23 Oct 26	CardenalCardenales de Lara	11:00pm	Águilas Águilas del Zulia
23 Oct 26	NavegantNavegantes del Magallanes	11:00pm	Caribes Caribes de Anzoátegui
23 Oct 26	Bravos dBravos de Margarita	11:00pm	TiburoneTiburones de La Guaira

		Results
20 Oct 26	Bravos deBravos de Margarita	1 - 3	Caribes dCaribes de Anzoátegui
20 Oct 26	TiburonesTiburones de La Guaira	16 - 13	Leones deLeones del Caracas
20 Oct 26	Águilas dÁguilas del Zulia	1 - 5	Tigres deTigres de Aragua
19 Oct 26	CardenaleCardenales de Lara	7 - 11	NaveganteNavegantes del Magallanes
18 Oct 26	NaveganteNavegantes del Magallanes	5 - 8	CardenaleCardenales de Lara
18 Oct 26	Águilas dÁguilas del Zulia	2 - 8	Bravos deBravos de Margarita
18 Oct 26	Caribes dCaribes de Anzoátegui	4 - 8	Leones deLeones del Caracas
18 Oct 26	Tigres deTigres de Aragua	5 - 4	TiburonesTiburones de La Guaira
18 Oct 26	Águilas dÁguilas del Zulia	6 - 7	Bravos deBravos de Margarita
17 Oct 26	TiburonesTiburones de La Guaira	6 - 7	Tigres deTigres de Aragua

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.

Seasons