Colombian Professional Baseball League
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The Colombian Professional Baseball League, also known as the Colombian Winter League, is a professional baseball league based in Colombia
. It is a winter league that plays during three months during the Major League Baseball
offseason.
The league added two teams for the 2010-11 season: the Potros de Medellín (Medellín Colts), based in Medellin
, Colombia, and the Águilas de Bogotá (Bogotá Eagles), based in Bogota
, Colombia. Additionally, the Toros (Bulls) moved from Sincelejo
to Cali
for economic reasons.
The league had an affiliation with the Yuma Scorpions
of the Golden Baseball League
for the 2009 season.
players as it is owned by the Renteria Foundation, a charity run by Cincinnati Reds
shortstop
Edgar Rentería
. In addition, players such as Cincinnati Reds
shortstop Orlando Cabrera
have owned teams.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. It is a winter league that plays during three months during the Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
offseason.
History
Colombian Professional Baseball League is commonly divided into three eras: from 1948 to 1958, from 1979 to 1988, and from 1993 to the present. In the middle of 2004 the Colombian Professional Baseball League was accepted in the Caribbean Confederation of Professional Baseball, although for the moment they won't be allowed to participate in the Caribbean Series until the level of play and the quality of baseball facilities have been deemed to have improved.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100208&content_id=8036314&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb The Colombian League reportedly intends to continue pursuing participation in the Caribbean Series in 2012.The league added two teams for the 2010-11 season: the Potros de Medellín (Medellín Colts), based in Medellin
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, Colombia, and the Águilas de Bogotá (Bogotá Eagles), based in Bogota
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia. Additionally, the Toros (Bulls) moved from Sincelejo
Sincelejo
Sincelejo is the capital and the largest city in the Colombian department of Sucre. It is also the main city in the denominated Región Sabanas , a subdivision of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, and the 23rd biggest city by population in Colombia...
to Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
for economic reasons.
Partnerships
The league is televised by Cultiva Entertainment.The league had an affiliation with the Yuma Scorpions
Yuma Scorpions
The Yuma Scorpions are a professional baseball team based in Yuma, Arizona, in the United States. The Scorpions are a member of the Western Division of the independent North American League. From the 2005 season to the present, the Scorpions have played their home games at Desert Sun Stadium at the...
of the Golden Baseball League
Golden Baseball League
The Golden Baseball League, based in San Ramon, California, was an independent baseball league. It later merged with the Northern League and the United Baseball League to form the North American League in the western United States, western Canada and Mexico....
for the 2009 season.
Ownership
It is sponsored in large part by Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
players as it is owned by the Renteria Foundation, a charity run by Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
Edgar Rentería
Edgar Rentería
Edgar Enrique Rentería Herazo , nicknamed "The Barranquilla Baby," is a Colombian professional baseball shortstop. He throws and bats right-handed. Previously, he has played for the Florida Marlins, the St...
. In addition, players such as Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
shortstop Orlando Cabrera
Orlando Cabrera
Orlando Luis Cabrera, nicknamed "O-Cab" and "The OC", is a Colombian-American baseball infielder.He won a World Series championship in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox. He has played for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins,...
have owned teams.
Format
The league has six teams around the country. The season is played from October to January. The top four teams at the end of the regular season, a first round robin phase of 50 games per team, advance to another round-robin (12 games for every team) with the two best teams contesting a best-of-seven final series to determine the league champion.Teams and Stadiums
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| Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... |
Estadio Tomás Arrieta Estadio Tomás Arrieta Estadio Tomás Arrieta is a baseball park in Barranquilla, Colombia. It currently serves as the home of the Caimanes de Barranquilla. The stadium holds 8,000 people.- References :... |
Barranquilla Barranquilla Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's... |
8,000 |
| Tigres de Cartagena | Estadio Once de Noviembre Estadio Once de Noviembre Estadio Once de Noviembre is a baseball park in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It currently serves as the home of the Tigres de Cartagena. The stadium holds 12,000 people.- References :... |
Cartagena | 12,000 |
| Leones de Montería | Estadio 18 de Junio | Montería Montería Montería is a municipality and city located in Northern Colombia and is the capital of the Department of Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean, by the Sinú River. The city and region are famous for their distinct cultural heritages, which include a blend of indigenous Zenú Indians,... |
4,500 |
| Toros de Cali | Estadio Miguel Chávez del Valle | Cali Calì Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:... |
4,500 |
| Potros de Medellín | Estadio Luis Alberto Villegas | Medellín Medellín Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million... |
8,000 |
| Águilas de Bogotá | Estadio Distrital Hermes Barros Cabas | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
2,700 |
Colombian Baseball Stadiums
| Nº | Stadium | City | Capacity | Home Team |
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| 1 | Once de Noviembre Estadio Once de Noviembre Estadio Once de Noviembre is a baseball park in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It currently serves as the home of the Tigres de Cartagena. The stadium holds 12,000 people.- References :... |
Cartagena de Indias | 12,000 | Tigres de Cartagena-Indios de Cartagena |
| 2 | 20 de enero | Sincelejo Sincelejo Sincelejo is the capital and the largest city in the Colombian department of Sucre. It is also the main city in the denominated Región Sabanas , a subdivision of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, and the 23rd biggest city by population in Colombia... |
10,000 | Toros de Sincelejo-Rancheros de Sincelejo |
| 3 | Tomás Arrieta Estadio Tomás Arrieta Estadio Tomás Arrieta is a baseball park in Barranquilla, Colombia. It currently serves as the home of the Caimanes de Barranquilla. The stadium holds 8,000 people.- References :... |
Barranquilla Barranquilla Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's... |
8,000 | Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... - Eléctricos de Barranquilla - Vaqueros de Barranquilla |
| 4 | Luis Alberto Villegas | Medellín Medellín Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million... |
8,000 | Potros de Medellín - Pumas de Antioquia |
| 5 | Miguel Chávez del Valle | Cali Santiago de Cali Santiago de Cali , simply referred to as Cali, is a city in western Colombia and the capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. With a population of 2.5 million, Cali is the third largest city in the country. It has one of the fastest growing economies and infrastructure in the country because... |
4,500 | Azucareros del Valle |
| 6 | 18 de junio | Montería Montería Montería is a municipality and city located in Northern Colombia and is the capital of the Department of Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean, by the Sinú River. The city and region are famous for their distinct cultural heritages, which include a blend of indigenous Zenú Indians,... |
4.500 | Leones de Montería |
| 7 | Estadio Distrital Hermes Barros Cabas | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
2,700 | Águilas de Bogotá/Metropolitanos de Bogotá |
| 8 | Wellingwourth May | San Andrés San Andrés San Andrés is the Spanish name of Saint Andrew. San Andrés may refer to:*Argentina**San Andrés, city located in General San Martín Partido, northern zone of Greater Buenos Aires.**San Andrés de Giles, Buenos Aires Province*Bolivia... |
2,000 | Piratas de San Andrés |
| 9 | Rafael Naar | Turbaco Turbaco Turbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is about 20 minutes from Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" in December to celebrate the new year. Currently the municipality is undergoing... |
1,200 | None |
| 10 | Estadio Rafael Hernández Pardo | Santa Marta Santa Marta Santa Marta is the capital city of the Colombian department of Magdalena in the Caribbean Region. It was founded in July 29, 1525 by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo de Bastidas, which makes it the oldest remaining city in Colombia... |
- | Tiburones de Santa Marta |
| 11 | Julio Silva Bolaño | Ciénaga | 3,000 | None |
| 11 | Luis Támara Samudio | Tolú Tolú Tolú is a small town and municipality in Sucre Department, northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea. The municipality has an area of 500 km². The name of Tolú comes from a tree called the Balsam of Tolú.... |
1,000 | None |
Champions
| Season | |
| 48 | Indios |
| 49 | Filtta |
| 50 | Indios |
| 51 | Filtta |
| 52 | Indios |
| 53 | Willard |
| 53-54 | Torices |
| 54-55 | Willard |
| 55-56 | Vanytor |
| 56-57 | Kola Román |
| 57-58 | Vanytor |
| 79-80 | Indios |
| 80-81 | Indios |
| 81-82 | Café Universal |
| 82-83 | Café Universal |
| 83-84 | Cerveza Aguila |
| 84-85 | Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... |
| 87-88 | Indios |
| 93-94 | Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... |
| 94-95 | Rancheros |
| 95-96 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 96-97 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 97-98 | Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... |
| 98-99 | Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... |
| 99-00 | Vaqueros de Barranquilla |
| 00-01 | Didn't have a championship, no financial support |
| 01-02 | Eléctricos de Barranquilla |
| 02-03 | Eléctricos de Barranquilla |
| 03-04 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 04-05 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 05-06 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 06-07 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 07-08 | Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... |
| 08-09 | Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... |
| 09-10 | Caimanes de Barranquilla Caimanes de Barranquilla The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984-1985 season, playing in the Estadio Tomás Arrieta in Barranquilla.- History :... |
| 10-11 | season cancelled |