The Venezuelan Major League, officially the Major League of Professional Baseball ( or LMBP) is a professional baseball league in Venezuela. Unlike the top-level Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, which plays a winter league schedule, the LMBP is played during the summer. It is the first summer baseball league in Venezuela since the Venezuelan Summer League and Bolivarian League ceased operations in 2015 and 2019, respectively.
History With the support of the Federación Venezolana de Béisbol, the LMBP opened its inaugural season on 6 August 2021. Six teams, based in three stadiums, would play 30 games in August and September, with a best-of-five semifinal series and a best-of-seven final series. The first season was played in a bubble due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
For the league's second season in 2022, two expansion teams were added: Centauros de La Guaira and Caciques de Distrito.
Current teams TeamCityStadiumCapacityCaciques de DistritoCaracas, Capital DistrictEstadio Universitario de Caracas20,723Centauros de La GuairaLa Guaira, La GuairaEstadio Fórum La Guaira14,300Delfines de La GuairaLa Guaira, La GuairaEstadio Fórum La Guaira14,300Guerreros de LaraBarquisimeto, LaraEstadio José Bernardo Pérez16,000Líderes de MirandaMaracay, AraguaEstadio José Pérez Colmenares12,650Marineros de CaraboboValencia, CaraboboEstadio José Bernardo Pérez16,000Samanes de AraguaMaracay, AraguaEstadio José Pérez Colmenares12,650Senadores de CaracasCaracas, Capital DistrictEstadio Universitario de Caracas20,723
Former teams Lanceros de La Guaira (2021)
Championship history SeasonChampionRunner-upManager2021Senadores de CaracasMarineros de Carabobo Víctor Gárate2022Senadores de Caracas Líderes de Miranda Víctor Gárate2023Marineros de CaraboboDelfines de La Guaira Robert Pérez2024Senadores de Caracas Líderes de Miranda Víctor Gárate2025Samanes de AraguaDelfines de La Guaira José Tábata
See also Venezuelan Summer League
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