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LVBP teams take shape with just over a month before the 2026-27 season

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Venezuela’s eight professional baseball franchises are preparing for the 2026-27 LVBP season, which begins in 38 days.
  • Teams are adding or evaluating players, including Caribes’ acquisition of Canadian left-handed reliever Migue Cienfuegos and Aguilas’ expected later-season addition of Andres Chaparro.
  • Cardenales de Lara plans to begin practices on September 28, while Tiburones de La Guaira will not bring back pitcher Zac Grotz.

With 38 days remaining before the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League begins its 2026-27 season, the eight franchises are already reshaping their rosters and setting training dates.

Leones del Caracas and Navegantes del Magallanes have announced when their preparations will begin. Caribes de Anzoategui, last season’s finalist, has added Canadian left-handed reliever Migue Cienfuegos, who belongs to the San Diego Padres’ minor-league system and appeared in Triple-A. The club will also enter the early part of the tournament with new players after acquiring Gabriel Noriega and Orlando Arcia from Leones.

Aguilas del Zulia could add Washington Nationals infielder Andres Chaparro later in the season. Chaparro remains active in Major League Baseball, making an initial appearance on the Aguilas roster unlikely. Last season, he hit .351 with one home run and 10 RBIs in 23 regular-season games. In 15 round-robin games, he hit seven home runs, drove in 16 runs and posted a .407 average.

Tiburones de La Guaira will not retain American pitcher Zac Grotz, who ranked among the league’s best starters last season. Fans are hoping to see infielder Maximo Acosta from the start after his encouraging brief rookie appearance last season.

Cardenales general manager Carlos Miguel Oropeza said the team will officially begin practice on September 28 at Antonio Herrera Gutierrez in Barquisimeto. The club is still waiting to confirm when manager Cesar Izturis will join. Bravos de Margarita will bring back Panamanian pitcher Jorge Garcia, while Tigres de Aragua have signed imported reliever Tyler Jeans, who last played in an independent league.

We will officially begin our practices on September 28. It will be at our home stadium, Antonio Herrera Gutierrez, where we will begin preparing for the next season.

· Carlos Miguel OropezaThe Cardenales de Lara general manager confirmed the team’s training date in an interview with Union Radio.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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