CARACAS. – A few days ago it was announced that in this 2023, after six years, the traditional “Juego de las Estrellas” of the LVBP was returning, scheduled for December 8th on the diamond of the Monumental stadium in the La Rinconada district.
Yesterday, before the “play ball” match of the Navegantes del Magallanes – Leones del Caracas match, the managers were officially announced: José Aluaccil who sits on the bench of the Leones in the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional will be in charge of managing the “peloteros” of the “Orientales” team, while Henry Blanco (Cardenales de Lara) will lead the “Occidentales”.
Today, in the Monumental stadium, the “peloteros” Carlos David Rodríguez of Magallanes and José Rondón of the Leones (in the photo) showed off the shirts with which the “mid-season challenge” will be played: turquoise for the “Western” and orange for the ” Orientals”.
Come on above, the roster of “Occidentales” will start with players like: Águilas del Zulia, Cardenales de Lara, Navegantes del Magallanes e Tigres de Aragua. Among those of the “Orientales” there will be in pink “players” say: Bravos de Margarita, Caribes de Anzoátegui, Leones del Caracas e Tiburones de La Guaira.
The first edition of the “Juego de las Estrellas” of the “Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional” was played on 20 January 1965, that day on the diamond of the University Stadium the “Estrellas del Centro” – “Estrellas del Zulia” faced each other. For the record, the match was won 5 – 3 by “Centro” with an excellent performance on the mound by Isaías “Latigo” Chávez.
From then on it became a fixed event in the month of December, except on a couple of occasions which was held in November, for Venezuelan baseball fans until 2017. Previously it had not been held in 2002 (due of a national strike) and 2010 (due to heavy rains).
(by Fioravante De Simone / Caracas editorial team)
2023-12-01 12:50:21
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