The major-league offseason can be a trying time for baseball fans. We all have to endure several months without a Christian Yelich home run, a Ronald Acuña stolen base, or a new PitchingNinja gif from last night’s game. The good news is that there never really is a time during the year without any baseball at all. In fact, there are professional baseball seasons in full swing right now.
This is also a good time to let you know that Baseball Prospectus will be providing coverage of the various Winter leagues this offseason, with twice-a-week updates on the players, game, and standings. Let’s take a look at each league and how to go about watching and following them.
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Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC)
Where: Puerto Rico
Teams: Criollos de Caguas, Gigantes de Carolina, Indios de Mayagüez, Tiburones de Aguadilla, Cangrejeros de Santurce
First game: November 15, 2019
Stats: Will be available at BP (soon!) and http://lbprcstats.digisport.com.do/Estadisticas/Inicio
Liga Mexicana Del Pacifico (LMP)
Where: Mexico
Teams: Águilas de Mexicali, Algodoneros de Guasave, Cañeros de Los Mochis, Charros de Jalisco, Mayos de Navojoa, Naranjeros de Hermosillo, Sultanes de Monterrey, Tomateros de Culiacán, Venados de Mazatlán, Yaquis de Obregón
First game: November 10, 2019
How to watch: https://www.lmp.tv/ $25.50 ($499 pesos) full season, $7.60 ($149 pesos) monthly, $2 ($39 pesos) weekly. (Don’t let the pesos dollar amount on the website scare you. It will convert to USD when you get to the page to pay.)
Stats: Will be available at BP (soon!) and https://www.lmp.mx/estadisticas/individuales
Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana (LIDOM)
Where: Dominican Republic
Teams: Águilas Cibaeñas, Estrellas Orientales, Gigantes del Cibao, Leones del Escogido, Tigres del Licey, Toros del Este
First game: October 12, 2019
How to watch: https://www.drsports.com.do/drsports $19.99 full season and playoffs, $11.99 regular season only, $3.99 for 24 hour access.
Stats: Will be available at BP (soon!) and http://estadisticas.lidom.com/Estadisticas/Inicio
Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP)
Where: Venezuela
Teams: Águilas del Zulia, Bravos de Margarita, Cardenales de Lara, Caribes de Anzoátegui, Leones del Caracas, Navegantes del Magallanes, Tiburones de La Guaira, Tigres de Aragua
First game: November 5, 2019
Stats: Will be available at BP (soon!) and https://www.lvbp.com/colectiva_bat.php
Australian Baseball League (ABL)
Where: Australia
Teams: Adelaide Giants, Brisbane Bandits, Canberra Cavalry, Melbourne Aces, Perth Heat, Sydney Blue Sox, Auckland Tuatara, Geelong-Korea
First game: November 21, 2019
How to watch: YouTube ABLtv: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4URW7871xPZrbeiPREOldA
Stats: Will be available at BP (soon!) and http://web.theabl.com.au/stats/stats.jsp?y=2019&t=l_bat&lid=595&sid=l595
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