La Liga Nicaragüense de Beisbol Profesional (LNBP) was inaugurated on Saturday, March 30, 1956 in Estadio Nacional. The first game was between the teams from San Fernando and Bóer. The Nicaragua

Nicaragua

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n public's excitement for baseball grew as foreign professional

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 teams and foreign players came to play in their country. Unfortunately, due to economic difficulty, the league

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 had to shut down in 1967. The teams from Bóer and León were the most successful teams in those years with three championships each. The professional league was re-established in 2004.

Teams

• Indios del Bóer
  Indios del Bóer
  The Indios del Bóer are a baseball team from Managua,Nicaragua competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
  
  
• Tigres del Chinandega
  Tigres del Chinandega
  The Tigres del Chinandega are a baseball team competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
  
  
• Leones de León
  Leones de León
  The Leones de León are a baseball team competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
  
  
• Orientales de Granada
  Orientales de Granada
  The Orientales de Granada are a baseball team from Granada, Nicaragua competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, the top level of play in Nicaragua.-References:...
  
  

Defunct:

• Fieras del San Fernando
  Fieras del San Fernando
  The Fieras del San Fernando were a baseball team competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
  
  

Stadiums

• Dennis Martínez National Stadium
• Estadio Efrain Tijerino
• Estadio Héroes y Mártires
• Estadio Roque Tadeo Zavala

Champions

Season	Champion
1957-58	Leones de León Leones de León The Leones de León are a baseball team competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
1958-59	Oriental
1959-60	Leones de León Leones de León The Leones de León are a baseball team competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
1960-61	No champion
1961-62	Marlboro (Panamá)
1962-63	Indios del Bóer Indios del Bóer The Indios del Bóer are a baseball team from Managua,Nicaragua competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
1963-64	5 Estrellas
1964-65	Indios del Bóer Indios del Bóer The Indios del Bóer are a baseball team from Managua,Nicaragua competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
1965-66	Indios del Bóer Indios del Bóer The Indios del Bóer are a baseball team from Managua,Nicaragua competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
1966-67	5 Estrellas
2004-05	Leones de León Leones de León The Leones de León are a baseball team competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
2005-06	Tigres de Chinandega
2006-07	Indios del Bóer Indios del Bóer The Indios del Bóer are a baseball team from Managua,Nicaragua competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
2007-08	Indios del Bóer Indios del Bóer The Indios del Bóer are a baseball team from Managua,Nicaragua competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
2008-09	Season suspended
2009-10	Leones de León Leones de León The Leones de León are a baseball team competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...
2010-11	Indios del Bóer Indios del Bóer The Indios del Bóer are a baseball team from Managua,Nicaragua competing in the Nicaragua Professional Baseball League, Nicaragua's professional baseball league.-References:...

Individual Leaders

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

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

External links

• Liga Nicaragüense de Beisbol Profesional official website