Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1956 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | Nicaragua |
Most recent champion(s) |
Gigantes de Rivas |
Official website | http://lbpn.com.ni/ (Spanish) |
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 Nicaraguan public's excitement for baseball grew as foreign professional teams and foreign players came to play in their country. Due to economic difficulty, the league 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.
Defunct:
Hitting
Pitching