Winter baseball fans always wait for the month of October to enjoy their favorite players in their country's leagues. The Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico and Puerto Rico have the most established leagues in the region.
On December 27, 1945, the LVBP, a Venezuelan rental facility, was inaugurated, considered one of the best in the Caribbean. For many experts, they argue together with LIDOM, the Dominican Republic league, about which circuit is the best in the region.
Below are three reasons why Venezuela has one of the best winter leagues.
The players who played a game between the Leones del Caracas and the Navegantes del Magallanes explain that the atmosphere that exists in a game like this is indescribable. With 21 titles for the Lions and 13 for the Navigators, they are the winningest teams in the tournament. Its games are always the ones with the most fans and it is considered one of the biggest sports rivalries in world sports.
The Simón Bolívar Monumental Stadium in Caracas, the headquarters of the Caracas Lions, is a venue with a capacity of 38,000 fans and was inaugurated in February 2023 to celebrate the Caribbean Series. It was carried out by a team of architects who were also involved in the construction of Nationals Park in Washington. “The stadium is beautiful. I've heard a lot of comments that it can be compared to major league stadiums, and they're right. It offers fans many amenities so they can enjoy it as a family,” said Miguel Cabrera during his last visit to the stage.
The LVBP is one of the Caribbean tournaments with the largest participation of major league players and boasted several stars for the 2023-2024 season. Ronald Acuña Jr., Orlando Arcia, Wilmer Flores, Miguel Rojas, Maikel García, Yasiel Puig, Jhoulys Chacín and other great players with MLB experience were there in the current season and that has led to the return of fans to the parks .