Argentine Baseball League

Argentine Baseball League

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Argentine Baseball League season
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2017
No. of teams	6
Country	Argentina
Continent	South America
Most recent champion(s)	Infernales de Salta (2nd title)
Most titles	Infernales de Salta (2 titles)
Qualification	Latin American Series
Official website	https://labeisbol.com.ar

The Argentine Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Argentina de Béisbol) is the professional baseball league of Argentina. The league was established in 2017. As of the 2018 season, the LAB consists of six teams, representing five different sports clubs.

History

The league was formed in 2017 by two local associations: Federación Cordobesa de Béisbol representing the Córdoba Province, and Liga Salteña de Béisbol, representing the Salta Province. The league was formed to allow Argentina to be represented on the international baseball stage and following affiliation with the Latin American Professional Baseball Association, the league champion is invited to compete in the Latin American Series. [1]

Current teams

Águilas

Infernales

Pampas

Cóndores

Falcons

Pumas

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Location of the member teams

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity	Joined	Notes
Popeye BC	Salta	Estadio Popeye Béisbol Club	1,200	2017	[a]
Club DAOM	Buenos Aires	Estadio Club DAOM
Cachorros	Salta	Estadio Cachorros		2017	[b]
Falcons	Córdoba	Estadio Club Dolphins	12,000	2017
Arias	Córdoba	Estadio Camping Gral. San Martín		2017	[c]
Patriots	Buenos Aires	Estadio Nacional de Béisbol

1. Previously known as Infernales de Salta
2. Previously known as Águilas de Salta.
3. Previously known as Cóndores de Córdoba

Unlike many other professional baseball leagues, the team nickname does not match the name of the sports club it represents, and on the uniforms themselves, it is the club's name which is written, with the nicknames acting as a way of differentiating between teams from the same sports club. [2]

League Champions

Season		Final				Playoff losers				Number of Teams
		Champions	Score	Runners-up
2017 [3]		Infernales de Salta	3-0	Falcons de Córdoba		Cóndores de Córdoba	Round robin	Pampas de Salta		6
2018 [4]		Falcons de Córdoba	3-2	Cóndores de Córdoba		Águilas de Salta	Round robin	Infernales de Salta		6
2019		Infernales de Salta	3-1	Falcons de Córdoba		Águilas de Salta	Semifinals	Cóndores de Córdoba		6

See also

• Latin American Series
• Serie de las Américas
• Argentina national baseball team

References

1. "Asociación Latinoamericana se expande para el 2018". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
2. FRANQUICIAS
3. ESTADÍSTICAS Temporada 2017
4. ESTADÍSTICAS Temporada 2018

External links

• Official site