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The Venezuela national baseball team won the Baseball World Cup several times in the 1940s, and the baseball tournament at the Pan American Games in 1959. The team finished 7th in the inaugural World Baseball Classic and 3rd in the 2009 event , but has dropped to 10th in the 2013 event .
The Venezuela national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Venezuela [2] or Selección de Venezuela) [3] is the national team of Venezuela. [4] It is currently ranked sixth in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, behind Chinese Taipei and ahead of the Netherlands. [1]
Since 1939, over 400 Venezuelan baseball players have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, starting team, and dates of debut and final game. Abbreviations for position.
MIAMI -- Before a raucous crowd of 36,677 at loanDepot park on Friday – the largest in Caribbean Series history and bigger than that of the 2023 World Baseball Classic final between the United States and Japan at the same venue (36,098) -- the Tiburones de la Guaira (Venezuela) captured.
The championship was celebrated across all of Venezuela and was the spark that ignited the development of their professional league -- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) -- that began play five years later. Here’s a recap of the stars, moments, and other facts of baseball history in Venezuela: WBSC Rank: 6th
Venezuela will have no shortage of starting options, with López, Pérez, Luzardo, Garcia, Rodriguez and Marquez all boasting strong MLB résumés. The bullpen will likely be anchored by a pair of Phillies teammates in Suárez and Alvarado.
MIAMI (AP) — Eugenio Suárez and Anthony Santander had two hits each as Venezuela beat Nicaragua 4-1 on Tuesday and improved to 3-0 in the World Baseball Classic. Venezuela clinched Group D and reached the quarterfinals when the Dominican Republic defeated Israel later in the day.
Venezuela, which has a 4-0 record in group play, including a win over Puerto Rico, is in prime position to fulfill Cabrera’s dream. Venezuela and Japan are the only undefeated squads in the...
Ronald Acuña Jr. and José Altuve are the two biggest teams representing Venezuela, with Andrés Giménez and Luis Arráez being among the next tier of players on the list. Miguel Cabrera being ...
MIAMI — Venezuela rode the momentum of their historic win over the Dominican Republic to jump out to an early 7-1 lead over Puerto Rico in Miami Sunday night, stunning the heavily favored Puerto...