He Wildcard game The LVBP awards the last ticket to the coveted Round Robin, an event for which the top four in the table qualify directly at the end of the regular phase. When and how will the fifth chosen one be decided? For this 2023/24 season we already have Cardenales de Lara and Leones del Caracas as the top two, while five other teams will fight for the remaining spots until the end.
Although it has existed since the 2015/16 season, the Wildcard game In its current configuration, it has only been played since the 2022/23 harvest. They are currently facing the fifth and sixth best in the rankings. The winner advances to the round-robin and the loser is eliminated. Check out the dates, format and participants HERE.
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When and how will the LVBP 2023 Wild Card be played?
The Wild Card Series It is agreed that the LVBP 2023-24 will be played this Friday, December 29th and Saturday, December 30th. It will be played between the fifth and sixth best placed teams in the regular season standings at the home stadium of the first place team.
In reality, the “series” ends in a single game if the fifth best player wins on the first specified date. However, if the visitor prevails, there will be a second confrontation the next day, with the winner moving on to the round without much fanfare.
The Tigres de Aragua were the winners of the 2022 Wild Card Series. Photo: AVS Photo Report
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Who would participate in the LVBP Wild Card Game 2023?
There are currently up to five teams that could compete for the 2023-24 LVBP wildcard:
- Bravos from Margaret, sharks from La Guaira j Tigers of Aragua They continue to fight for the last two direct places in the round robin. This means that the worst placed of them at the end of the regular season will fight for the wild card as fifth best and would therefore be there (at the Forum in Macuto, at the Estadio Universitario in Caracas or at the José Pérez Colmenares in Maracay).
- Eagle of Zulia j Navigators of Magellan They no longer have a chance of a direct entry or even fifth place (Águilas is three and a half games away from Tigres, but they only have two left); Therefore, whoever qualifies between the two will compete for the wildcard as a visitor.
Let's remember that Cardenales de Lara and Leones del Caracas have already received a direct pass to the postseason, while Caribes de Anzoátegui are mathematically eliminated (3 games behind Águilas and two games to go).
This is how the battle for the round robin and the wild card game works. Photo: LVBP