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Location of Puerto Rico's main island (green) Puerto Rico currently has the fourth-most active players in Major League Baseball (MLB) among Latin American jurisdictions, behind the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Cuba. [1] More than three hundred players from the archipelago have played in the major leagues since 1926.
The Puerto Rico national baseball team (Spanish: Selección de béisbol de Puerto Rico), also known as Team Rubio [2] is the national baseball team of Puerto Rico.The men's senior team is currently ranked 13th in the world. [1]
Puerto Rico participated at the 2024 Baseball5 Pan American Championship held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, that served as qualifier for the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup in Hong Kong. [5] The team lost all its games except for a victory against Mexico to finish the tournament with a 1–5 record, failing to qualify for the World Cup. [6]
Participating nations had to submit their final 28-man rosters no later than 10 October 2024. WBSC rules require teams to carry at least 13 pitchers and two catchers in their squads. [1] If applicable, the club listed is the club a player was with at the start of the tournament.
The logo of the "Puerto Rico Baseball League", used from 2008 to 2011. In August 2007, it was announced that the 2007–2008 season was cancelled due to shrinking attendance and profits over the last 10 years, and the league would instead work on a marketing plan and reorganization. In May 2008, it was announced that the league would come back ...
MLB announced Roberto Clemente Day will permanently be Sept. 15, the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Players from Puerto Rico can wear 21.
The team was sold in 2004 and subsequently relocated to Arecibo. In 2010 they returned to San Juan. The Senadores de San Juan were expelled for the 2011–12 season. [2] The Senadores returned to the LBPRC in the 2024–25 season under the ownership of Roberto Alomar, as a rebranding of his "RA12" developmental club. [3]
Baseball is the most popular sport in Puerto Rico.In terms of spectators and active participants, it is the premier sport on the island. The baseball game was introduced to the island in the late 19th century and the first two baseball clubs were founded in 1897, before the American invasion of 1898 known as the Spanish–American War.