Liga Paralela de Béisbol en Venezuela

Liga Paralela de Béisbol (translated: Parallel Baseball League) is a baseball league competition held in Venezuela during the winter. Its relationship to the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League is similar to that of the AA and AAA Minor League Baseball leagues to Major League Baseball in the U.S.A. After players finish the league competition, they often join the MLB. It gives some of the younger Venezuelan players an opportunity to play in their home country during the winter.

Liga Paralela de Béisbol en Venezuela

Sport	Baseball
Country	Venezuela

Many player who join the league during the international signing period have not played in the Dominican Summer League or the Venezuelan Summer League, thus the Liga Paralela can provide a first glimpse at some of the year's top Venezuelan signings. International scouts say the quality of the league has improved over the last few years and has become an indicator of whether players are ready to make the leap to a rookie league in the United States.

This winter league is organized by the same organization that runs the Venezuelan Summer League.

Teams

Team	MLB affiliation	VPBL affiliation
Aragua	-	Tigres de Aragua
Boston	Boston Red Sox	Bravos de Margarita
Bravos	-	Bravos de Margarita
Caimanes	Chicago Cubs	Leones del Caracas
Caracas	-	Leones del Caracas
Caribes	-	Caribes de Anzoátegui
Detroit	Detroit Tigers	-
La Guaira	-	Tiburones de la Guaira
Lara	-	Cardenales de Lara
Magallanes	-	Navegantes del Magallanes
Navegantes	-	Navegantes del Magallanes
Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies	-
Seattle	Seattle Mariners	-
Tampa Bay	Tampa Bay Rays	-
Zulia	-	Águilas del Zulia

External links

• Official site