Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
- Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Infobox sports league
logo=
sport=Baseball
founded=1938
defunct=2008
teams=6
country=PUR
champion=Gigantes de Carolina
website= [http://www.hitboricua.com hitboricua.com]
The Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League ( _es. Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico or "LBPPR") is the main professional baseball league in Puerto Rico. Currently consisting of six teams, the league's champion participates in the Caribbean World Series.
History
uspension and restructuration
In August 2007, it was announced that the 2007-2008 season had to be canceled due to shrinking attendance & profits over the last 10 years, and the league would instead work on a marketing plan and reorganization.
On May 2008, it was announced that the league would come back for the 2008-09 season, and that the Manati Athenians would be moved once again to Santurce, and become the Santurce Crabbers. As part of the league's restructuration, Major League Baseball offered to work with its publicity. On July 15, 2008, personel from the league and Major League Baseball participated in a reunion, where details about the league's merchandising were discussed. [cite web| url=http://vocero.com/noticias.asp?s=Deportes&n=115672| title=Frente a frente hoy Liga Invernal y Grandes Ligas | author=Rafy Rivera| publisher="El Vocero"'| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-15| accessdate=2008-07-15]
Current teams
*Lobos de Arecibo (Arecibo "Wolves")
*Criollos de Caguas (Caguas "Creoles")
*Gigantes de Carolina (Carolina "Giants")
*Indios de Mayagüez (Mayagüez "Indians")
*Leones de Ponce (Ponce "Lions")
*Cangrejeros de Santurce (Santurce "Crabbers")
Former teams
*Senadores de San Juan (San Juan "Senators")
*Mets de San Juan ((San Juan "Mets")
*Atenienses de Manati (Manati "Athenians")
*Venerables de Guayama
*Vaqueros de Bayamón (Bayamón "Cowboys")
*Tiburones de Aguadilla (Aguadilla "Sharks")
*Piratas Kofresi de Ponce (Ponce "Kofresi Pirates")
*Grises de Humacao (Humacao "Pirates")
History
Championship teams
References
External links
* [http://www.hitboricua.com Official site]
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