Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the highest level baseball league in Venezuela. Baseball exploded in Venezuela in 1941, following the world championship in Havana. On December 27, 1945, the owners of the Caracas Brewery (Cervecería Caracas, present day Caracas Lions or Leones del Caracas), Vargas Wisemen (Sabios de Vargas), the Magellan Navigators (Navegantes del Magallanes), and Venezuela BBC created the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The league is formally registered as an institution during January of 1946, and in the same month organizes its first tournament, starting in January 3rd 1946.