Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente
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Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC) is the main professional baseball league in Puerto Rico; it is colloquially referred to as the Puerto Rican Winter League. Consisting of six teams as of the 2023–24 season, the league's champion participates in the Caribbean Series.
Formerly | Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico (1938–2007) Puerto Rico Baseball League (2008–2012) |
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Sport | Baseball |
Founded | July 29, 1938; 85 years ago (1938-07-29)[1] |
First season | September 13, 1938 (1938-09-13) |
President | Juan Antonio Flores Galarza |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | Puerto Rico, United States |
Confederation | CPBC |
Most recent champion(s) | Criollos de Caguas (21th title) |
Most titles | Criollos de Caguas (21 titles) |
TV partner(s) | WAPA TV |
Related competitions | Caribbean Series |
Official website | ligapr.com |
The league was founded as Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico in 1938. In 2007, the league suspended operations for the first time since its creation; it resumed operations in 2008 after restructuring and changing its name to Puerto Rico Baseball League (PRBL).[2][3] In May 2012, the league debuted its current name, choosing to honor Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Roberto Clemente by naming it after him and adopting his philosophy of athletic development.[4]