According to BeisbolPlay.com, the 2024-25 Liga Venezolona de Beisbol Profesional (LVBP) regular season will begin on October 12, 2024.
Fifty-six regular season games will be played in the 2024-25 LVBP regular season.
The winner of the 2024-25 LVBP best-of-champion series will play in the 2025 Caribbean Series at Estadio Nido de Los Aguilas in Mexicali, Mexico.
The Estadio de Los Aguilas is home to the Aguilas de Mexicali in Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico.
The Navegantes del Magallanes will play on the road against the 2024 Caribbean Series champion Tiburones de La Guaira at Estadio Universitario in Caracas, Venezuela.
The Caribes de Anzoátegui will travel to Maracay, Venezuela, to play the Tigres de Aragua at Estadio José Pérez Colmenares.
The Leones del Caracas will host the Bravos de Margarita at Estadio Monumental Simon Bolivar de La Rinconada in Caracas, Venezuela.
The Cardenales de Lara will play the Aguilas del Zulia at home at Estadio Herrera Guiterrez in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
The 2024-25 LVBP regular season will be dedicated to Venezuelan baseball legend and former Major League Baseball player Victor Davalillo, who passed away at 84 on December 6, 2023, in Caracas, Venezuela.
Davalillo was born in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela, on July 31, 1939, and is the only player in the history of the Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional to play 30 seasons with Leones del Caracas, Tigres de Aragua, Llaneros de Portuguesa, Tiburones de La Guaira, and Industriales de Valencia. Davalillo has the most hits in LVBP with 1,505 and batted a lifetime average of .325 in Venezuela with 4,633 at-bats.
He played the most seasons with Leones del Caracas, serving 19 winter league years with the organization, and made his LVBP debut during the 1957-58 season.
Davalillo made his MLB debut on April 9, 1963, with the Cleveland Indians and played 16 seasons. He played from 1963-68 with the Indians, the California Angels from 1968-69, the St. Louis Cardinals from 1969-70, the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1971-73, the Oakland Athletics from 1973-74, and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1977-1980.
Davalillo was a two-time World Series champion with the Pirates in 1971 and 1973, won the Gold Glove award in 1964, and was an All-Star in 1965.
Davalillo played in 1,458 games in MLB while batting .279 with 4,296 plate appearances, recording 1,122 hits, 160 doubles, 37 triples, 36 home runs, 329 RBI, 125 stolen bases, caught stolen 58 times, 212 walks, 422 strikeouts, and .680 OPS.
Davalillo played in Liga Mexicana de Béisbol with the Cafeteros de Córdoba from 1974-75, Angeles de Puebla in 1976, and the Rieleros de Aguascalientes in 1977 and 1979-81.
Davalillo, during the 1977 LMB regular season, led the league in batting average at .384.
Davalillo played in 537 games in LMB with 2,281 plate appearances, recording 735 hits, 98 doubles, 22 triples, 33 home runs, 288 RBI, 36 stolen bases, 209 walks, and 134 strikeouts.
Davalillo was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in Valencia in the museum’s first year in 2003 with Luis Aparicio, José Bracho, Alejandro Carrasquel, Alfonso Carrasquel, José Antonio Casanova, David Concepción, Luis García, Vidal López, Roberto Olivo, Diego Segui, Abelardo Raidi, Juan Antonio Yanes, and César Tovar.
Alejandro Carrasquel, Jesús Ramos, Alfonso Carrasquel, Pompeyo Davalillo, Ramón Monzant, Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio, and Elio Chacon were right in front of Davalillo as the first-born Venezuelan players to play in MLB.
2024-25 LVBP Training Camp Schedules:
Tiburones de La Guaira: September 16
Navegantes del Magallanes: September 23
Caribes de Anzoátegui: September 23
Cardenales de Lara: September 26, Pitchers and Catchers Report September 23
Bravos de Margarita: September 27
Leones del Caracas: September 27
Tigres de Aragua: September 30, Pitchers and Catchers Report September 25
Aguilas del Zulia: Next Week Date – TBD
2024-25 LVBP Regular Season Teams Managers
Aguilas del Zulia: Lipso Nava
Leones del Caracas: Jose Alguacil
Tiburones de La Guaira: Ozzie Guillen
Bravos de Margarita: Jose Moreno
Cardenales de Lara: Henry Blanco
Navegantes del Magallanes: Eduardo Perez
Caribes de Anzoátegui: Morgan Ensberg
Tigres de Aragua: Buddy Bailey
Foreign Players, Listed Below On 2024-25 LVBP Regular Season Rosters Have Been Increased To Six
All Listed Confirmed Foreign Players For 2024-25 LVBP Regular Season
Aguilas del Zulia:
Domingo Jiménez
Alberto Jesús Guerrero
Porfirio López
Henry Omaña
Bravos de Margarita Braves:
Dylan Unsworth
José Mesa Jr.
Mark Simon
Cardenales de Lara:
Keyvius Sampson
Geoff Broussard
Brian McKenna
Bryan Warzek
Rangel Ravelo
Jimmy Endersby
Caribes de Anzoategui
Leonardo Reginatto
Deyni Olivero
José Ramón Rodríguez
Miguel Cienfuegos
Richard Guasch
Leones del Caracas
Jhon Jairo Romero
Sam Bordner
Ronnie Williams
Ben Braymer
Julio Robaina
Colin Peluse
Navegantes del Magallanes
J.C Ramirez
Derek West
Onelki Garcia
Keom Barnum
Cristofer Ogando
Peter O’Brien
Tiburones de La Guaira
Leonys Martin
Yasiel Puig
Ariel Miranda
Yurisbel Gracial
Miguel Romero
Art Charles
Aaron McGarity
Tigres de Aragua
Yuniesky Maya
Tiago Da Silva
Yoanner Negrín
Lázaro Blanco
Max Kuhns
Bryan Chi
Jake Thompson
2025 Caribbean Series Schedule
All Games Will Be Televised On ESPN Deportes
All Caribbean Series Games Will Be Played At Estadio Nido de los Águilas
Friday, Jan 31
Venezuela vs Dominican Republic – 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET
Puerto Rico vs Mexico – 8:00 p.m. PT/11:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, February 1
Dominican Republic vs Japan – 12:50 p.m PT/3:50 p.m. ET
Mexico vs Venezuela – 5:50 p.m. PT/8:50 p.m. ET
Sunday, February 2
Japan vs Puerto Rico – 12:50 p.m. PT/3:50 p.m. ET
Dominican Republic vs Mexico – 5:50 p.m. PT/8:50 p.m. ET
Monday, February 3
Venezuela vs Puerto Rico – 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET
Mexico vs Japan – 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, February 4
Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic – 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET
Japan vs Venezuela 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, February 5: Semifinals
Semifinal 1: 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET
Semifinal 2: 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, February 6
Third place game: 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
Friday, February 7
Final: 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
Photo Credit: Venezuela’s infielder #02 Alcides Escobar celebrates after a home run during the Caribbean Series baseball game between Panama and Venezuela at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, on February 6, 2024. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
