The Argentine Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Argentina de Béisbol) is the professional baseball league of Argentina. The league was established in 2017. As of the 2018 season, the LAB consists of six teams, representing five different sports clubs.
History The league was formed in 2017 by two local associations: Federación Cordobesa de Béisbol representing the Córdoba Province, and Liga Salteña de Béisbol, representing the Salta Province. The league was formed to allow Argentina to be represented on the international baseball stage and following affiliation with the Latin American Professional Baseball Association, the league champion is invited to compete in the Latin American Series.
Current teams
Club City Stadium Capacity Joined Notes Popeye de Salta Salta Estadio Popeye Béisbol Club 1,200 2017 DAOM de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Estadio Club DAOM Cachorros de Salta Salta Estadio Cachorros 2017 Falcons de Córdoba Córdoba Estadio Club Dolphins 12,000 2017 Arias de Córdoba Córdoba Estadio Camping Gral. San Martín 2017 Patriots de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Estadio Nacional de Béisbol
Unlike many other professional baseball leagues, the team nickname does not match the name of the sports club it represents, and on the uniforms themselves, it is the club's name which is written, with the nicknames acting as a way of differentiating between teams from the same sports club.FRANQUICIAS
League champions Season Champion Manager FinalSeries Runner-up Ref 2017 Infernales de Salta Federico Bisbal 3–0 Falcons de Córdoba ESTADÍSTICAS Temporada 2017 2018 Falcons de Córdoba Darío Martín 3–2 Cóndores de Córdoba ESTADÍSTICAS Temporada 2018 2019 Infernales de Salta Gabriel Sansó 3–1 Falcons de Córdoba Not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Falcons de Córdoba Darío Martín 3–0 Pumas de Córdoba 2022 Falcons de Córdoba 3–1 Águilas de Salta 2023 Popeye de Salta Gabriel Sansó 4–2 Falcons de Córdoba 2024 Daom de Buenos Aires Fabricio Curtti 8–2 Patriots de Buenos Aires 2025 Daom de Buenos Aires Fabricio Curtti 2–1 Patriots de Buenos Aires
See also Latin American Series Serie de las Américas Argentina national baseball team
References
External links Official site