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 | Infernales de Salta (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Infernales de Salta (2 titles) |
| Qualification | Latin American Series |
| Official website | https://beisbol.ar/ligas-nacionales/ |
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
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Joined | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popeye de Salta | Salta | Estadio Popeye Béisbol Club | 1,200 | 2017 | [a] |
| DAOM de Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Estadio Club DAOM | |||
| Cachorros de Salta | Salta | Estadio Cachorros | 2017 | [b] | |
| Falcons de Córdoba | Córdoba | Estadio Club Dolphins | 12,000 | 2017 | |
| Arias de Córdoba | Córdoba | Estadio Camping Gral. San Martín | 2017 | [c] | |
| Patriots de Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Estadio Nacional de Béisbol |
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 | Champion | Manager | Final Series |
Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Infernales de Salta | Federico Bisbal | 3–0 | Falcons de Córdoba | [3][4][5] |
| 2018 | Falcons de Córdoba | Darío Martín | 3–2 | Cóndores de Córdoba | [6][4][7] |
| 2019 | Infernales de Salta (2) | Gabriel Sansó | 3–1 | Falcons de Córdoba | [5] |
| Not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | Falcons de Córdoba (2) | Darío Martín | 3–0 | Pumas de Córdoba | [4][8] |
| 2022 | Falcons de Córdoba (3) | 3–1 | Águilas de Salta | [4] | |
| 2023 | Popeye de Salta (3) | Gabriel Sansó | 4–2 | Falcons de Córdoba | [9][10] |
| 2024 | Daom de Buenos Aires | Fabricio Curtti | 8–2 | Patriots de Buenos Aires | [11] |
See also
References
- ^ "Asociación Latinoamericana se expande para el 2018". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ FRANQUICIAS
- ^ ESTADÍSTICAS Temporada 2017
- ^ a b c d "BÉISBOL: Quiénes son los ganadores de la LAB, la Liga que revolucionó el béisbol argentino". Talento Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Infernales se quedó con el festejo y el bicampeonato". El Tribuno. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ ESTADÍSTICAS Temporada 2018
- ^ "TEAM ARGENTINA REPLETO DE "CHAMOS"". LBPN. 22 January 2019.
- ^ "BÉISBOL: Las razones y merecimientos de Falcons, campeón de la Liga Argentina 2021". Talento Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Liga Argentina de Béisbol 23". WBSC.org. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Popeye de Salta son los campeones de la Temporada 2023 de la Liga Argentina de Beisbol". CBA 24 N. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Liga Argentina de Béisbol 24". WBSC.org. Retrieved 7 September 2025.