After the capture of the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores by the United States Army in a military operation in Caracas, are looming days of uncertainty in the country. In the last hours we have known the indefinite suspension of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP)which remains on ‘stand by’ until further notice.
The sporting focus is now on this specific sport, since the South American country also has the third largest number of players in Major League Baseball (MLB). In this sense, the Milwaukee Brewers They have expressed their uncertainty about the status of several of their Venezuelan players (Jackson Chourio, Andruw Monasterio and Jeferson Quero). In fact, there are many professionals from this country who return to Venezuela during the MLB offseason and They make brief appearances with their hometown teams.
Maduro, upon arriving at the DEA offices: “Good night, happy new year”
Regarding the domestic league of the Caribbean country, specifically, This weekend LVBP matches corresponding to a final group stage were to be played (five teams), which evidently have not been played after the nation’s Government was beheaded. He president of the LVBP, Giuseppe Palmisanohe explained in the chain Fox Sportsamong other means, how the situation is: “We must wait, but there is no definitive suspension yet. We must protect our players and fans. We will also see if we have enough days to finish the tournament.”. The league, which is made up of eight teams, runs from October to January and is in the round robin phase prior to the Final Series.
The measure directly affects the teams that had advanced to the final group stage, that is, the Cardinals of Lara, Braves of Margarita, Navigators of Magallanes, Águilas of Zulia and Caribes of Anzoátegui. As confirmed by the LVBP, the franchises were ordered to return to their cities of origin, pending new guidelines. The LVBP will evaluate the resumption of the tournament “day by day”.
With the climate of tension experienced in recent weeks, The Caribbean Baseball Confederation had withdrawn Venezuela as the venue for the Caribbean Series for security reasons.giving its place to the Mexican state of Jalisco.
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