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Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League
The Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League (Spanish: Liga de Béisbol Profesional Nacional or LBPN), known as the Campeonato Claro for sponsorship purposes, is the professional baseball league of Nicaragua. The league consists of five teams with a 30-game regular season schedule that runs from November to December, followed by a four team playoff round robin; the two best teams advance to a best of seven championship series.
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Most recent champion(s) | Gigantes de Rivas (5th title) |
| Most titles | Indios del Bóer (9 titles) |
| Official website | http://lbpn.com.ni/ (in Spanish) |
Inaugurated on March 30, 1956, in Estadio Nacional, the first game was between the teams from San Fernando and Bóer. The Nicaraguan public's excitement for baseball grew as foreign professional teams and foreign players came to play in their country. The teams from Bóer and León were the most successful teams in those years with three championships each. Due to economic difficulty, the league had to shut down in 1967, but professional baseball was re-established in 2004. Since then, Bóer has led the league in championships with five.
Current teams edit
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indios del Bóer | Managua | Dennis Martínez National Stadium | 20,000 | 1905 |
| Tigres de Chinandega | Chinandega | Estadio Efraín Tijerino | 8,000 | 1956 |
| Gigantes de Rivas | Rivas | Estadio Yamil Ríos Ugarte | 6,000 | 2013 |
| Leones de León | León | Estadio Héroes y Mártires | 8,000 | 1939 |
| Tren del Norte | Estelí | Estadio Rufo Marín | 1,200 | 1961 |
Defunct teams edit
- Cinco Estrellas
- Orientales de Granada
- Fieras del San Fernando
Defunct stadiums edit
- Estadio Roberto Clemente, Masaya
- Estadio Roque Tadeo Zavala, Granada
Champions edit
| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1957–58 | Leones de León |
| 1958–59 | Oriental |
| 1959–60 | Leones de León (2) |
| 1960–61 | No champion |
| 1961–62 | Marlboro |
| 1962–63 | Indios del Bóer |
| 1963–64 | Cinco Estrellas |
| 1964–65 | Indios del Bóer (2) |
| 1965–66 | Indios del Bóer (3) |
| 1966–67 | Cinco Estrellas (2) |
| No professional baseball from 1967 to 2004 | |
| 2004–05 | Leones de León (3) |
| 2005–06 | Tigres de Chinandega |
| 2006–07 | Indios del Bóer (4) |
| 2007–08 | Indios del Bóer (5) |
| 2008–09 | Season suspended |
| 2009–10 | Leones de León (4) |
| 2010–11 | Indios del Bóer (6) |
| 2011–12 | Indios del Bóer (7) |
| 2012–13 | Tigres de Chinandega (2) |
| 2013–14 | Gigantes de Rivas |
| 2014–15 | Indios del Bóer (8) |
| 2015–16 | Gigantes de Rivas (2) |
| 2016–17 | Tigres de Chinandega (3) |
| 2017–18 | Tigres de Chinandega (4) |
| 2018–19 | Leones de León (5) |
| 2019–20 | Leones de León (6) |
| 2020–21 | Gigantes de Rivas (2) |
| 2021–22 | Leones de León (7) |
| 2022–23 | Indios del Bóer (9) |
| 2023–24 | Gigantes de Rivas (3) |
| Team | Titles |
|---|---|
| Indios del Bóer | 9 |
| Leones de León | 7 |
| Tigres de Chinandega | 4 |
| Gigantes de Rivas | 3 |
| Cinco Estrellas | 2 |
| Oriental | 1 |
| Marlboro | 1 |
Winner of the Serie Interamericana edit
One time a team from Nicaragua could win the Interamerican Series.
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Cinco Estrellas |
Winner of the Serie Latinoamericana edit
Four times a team from Nicaragua could win the Latin American Series.
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Gigantes de Rivas |
| 2017 | Tigres de Chinandega |
| 2018 | Tigres de Chinandega |
| 2019 | Leones de León |
Individual leaders edit
Hitting
| Season | Player | Team | Average | Player | Team | Home Runs | Player | Team | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Adolfo Matamoros | Chinandega | .378 | Luis Iglesias | Chinandega | 4 | Marlon Abea | San Fernando | 33 |
| Marlon Abea | San Fernando | 4 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Bárbaro Cañizares | Bóer | .352 | Michel Abreu | Bóer | 14 | Wilson Batista | Chinandega | 42 |
| 2006–07 | Justo Rivas | León | .377 | Clyde Williams | Bóer | 16 | Clyde Williams | Bóer | 40 |
| 2007–08 | Ofilio Castro | San Fernando | .351 | Luke Gorsett | Chinandega | 6 | Danilo Sotelo | San Fernando | 32 |
| Jimmy Hurts | San Fernando | 6 | |||||||
| Marcos Sánchez | San Fernando | 6 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Jimmy González | Granada | .363 | Lenín Aragón | Bóer | 6 | Lenín Aragón | Bóer | 38 |
| Edgard López | León | 38 | |||||||
| 2010–11 | José Campusano | Bóer | .363 | Brian Nichols | León | 10 | Manuel Mejía | Bóer | 37 |
| 2011–12 | Renato Morales | Granada | .387 | Esteban Ramírez | Chinandega | 12 | Wuillians Vásquez | Bóer | 51 |
| 2012–13 | Yurendell DeCaster | Chinandega | .416 | Yurendell DeCaster | Chinandega | 13 | Yurendell DeCaster | Chinandega | 56 |
| Ramón Flores | Chinandega | 13 | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Wuillians Vasquez | Chinandega | .351 | Ronald Garth | Granada | 8 | Esteban Ramírez | Chinandega | 35 |
| 2014–15 | Yurendell DeCaster | Rivas | .368 | Rudy Van Heydoorm | Rivas | 6 | Ramón Flores | Rivas | 38 |
| 2015–16 | Jonel Pacheco | Chinandega | .427 | Juan C. Torres | Granada | 6 | Ronald Garth | Chinandega | 30 |
| 2016–17 | Wuillians Vasquez | Rivas | .407 | Wuillians Vasquez | Rivas | 11 | Wuillians Vasquez | Rivas | 55 |
| 2017–18 | Javier Robles | Boér | .354 | Curt Smith | Chinandega | 6 | Elmer Reyes | Rivas | 34 |
| 2018–19 | Elmer Reyes | Boér | .360 | Juan Silverio | Boér | 6 | Juan Silverio | Boér | 19 |
| 2019–20 | Ofilio Castro | León | .409 | Alvaro Gonzalez | Chinandega | 10 | Elian Miranda | Chinandega | 31 |
| Alvaro Gonzalez | Chinandega | 31 | |||||||
| 2020–21 | Ronald Garth | León | .400 | Cheslor Cuthbert | Rivas | 9 | Héctor Gómez | Tren | 41 |
| Willy García | Tren | 9 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | Alay Largo | Tren | .424 | Willy García | Tren | 11 | Alay Largo | Tren | 45 |
| 2022–23 | Manuel Geraldo | Boér | .355 | Manuel Geraldo | Boér | 7 | Manuel Geraldo | Boér | 31 |
| 2023–24 | Omar Mendoza | Chinandega | .358 | Jesus Lopez | Chinandega | 8 | Omar Mendoza | Chinandega | 29 |
Pitching
| Season | Player | Team | ERA | Player | Team | Won/Lost | Player | Team | Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Julio Raudez | San Fernando | 1.46 | Julio Raudez | San Fernando | 10–3 | Miguel Pérez | León | 99 |
| 2005–06 | Wilton López | León | 1.34 | Julio Raudez | Chinandega | 10–0 | Devern Hansack | León | 89 |
| 2006–07 | José Luis Sáenz | San Fernando | 1.96 | Wilton López | León | 8–2 | Willy Lebrón | San Fernando/León | 89 |
| 2007–08 | Wilton López | León | 1.45 | Diego Sandino | San Fernando | 10–0 | Juan Figueroa | Bóer | 60 |
| 2009–10 | Wilfredo Amador | León | 1.95 | Wilder Rayo | León | 7–2 | Melvin Cuevas | Granada | 57 |
| 2010–11 | Carlos Estrella | Granada | 1.19 | Rodney Rodríguez | Granada | 8–5 | Rodney Rodríguez | Granada | 93 |
| 2011–12 | Eric Blackwell | León | 2.75 | Wilder Rayo | León | 8–3 | Juan Figueroa | Granada | 74 |
| 2012–13 | Wilder Rayo | León | 2.06 | Juan Figueroa | Granada | 7–1 | Juan Figueroa | Granada | 79 |
| 2013–14 | Carlos Estrella | Rivas | 1.62 | Carlos Téller | Bóer | 7–0 | Santos Hernandez | Granada | 71 |
| 2014–15 | Rodney Rodríguez | Bóer | 2.29 | Paul Estrada | Chinandega | 8–1 | Rodney Rodríguez | Bóer | 58 |
| 2015–16 | Austin Davis | Bóer | 1.12 | Roger Luque | Granada | 5–2 | Paul Estrada | Rivas | 52 |
| Abraham Elvira | Chinandega | 52 | |||||||
| 2016–17 | Gustavo Martínez | Granada | 1.95 | José Rosario | Rivas | 7–1 | Frankie de la Cruz | Granada | 58 |
| 2017–18 | Jorge Bucardo | Bóer | 1.56 | Manauris Baez | Bóer | 5–0 | Paul Estrada | Bóer | 49 |
| 2018–19 | Luis Angel Mateo | León | 3.29 | Jorge Bucardo | León | 3–0 | Luis Angel Mateo | León | 35 |
| 2019–20 | Isaac Silva | León | 2.59 | Carlos Sano | Chinandega | 4–0 | Carlos Sano | Chinandega | 37 |
| 2020–21 | Leonardo Crawford | Rivas | 2.65 | Willy Paredes | León | 6-1 | Alexander Santana | Chinandega | 47 |
| 2021–22 | Bryan Torres | Rivas | 0.81 | Ronald Medrano | Rivas | 5-0 | Pedro Fernández | Chinandega | 71 |
| 2022–23 | Edgard Martinez | Tren | 2.22 | Yeudy García | Bóer | 5-0 | Ronald Medrano | Rivas | 57 |
| 2023–24 | Yeris Gonzalez | Chinandega | 1.69 | Luis Ramirez | Tren | 6-2 | Joanner Negrin Perez | León | 42 |
See also edit
External links edit
- Liga de Beisbol Profesional Nacional official website