The Venezuelan baseball bubble can be played in four stages

The short-season Venezuelan professional ball would be played in La Guaira, Caracas, Barquisimeto and Aragua. There is no start date yet.

The new Forum of La Guaira, the University of Caracas, Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez, of Barquisimeto; and José Pérez Colmenares, of Aragua; are evaluated for this. in bubble format from covid-19, it can be used for the shortened season of Venezuelan professional baseball in its 20-21 season.

The information was provided by the Governor of La Guaira, Jorge Luis García Carneiro; while the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, which brings together the country’s eight teams, is silent on the matter, after President Nicolás Maduro himself announced in early November that there would be a season of rental balls in the country.

The championship will therefore start with a month and a half late and in the bubble format that the local football championship already uses, in which the teams face off in the same arena and without an audience to avoid possible contagions from covid-19.

Experts say pitchers need at least 5 interspersed work sessions a month to play without risking injuries, as the season start date reported by Carneiro shortens players’ preparation time.

In addition, according to the latest public information available, two Venezuelan league teams still face the veto imposed by the Major Leagues (MLB, for its acronym in English) which prohibits them from using players signed by US teams, as part of the sanctions. international taxes imposed on Venezuela.

According to local media, the US Treasury Department issued a “license” which authorized players employed in Major League teams to defend the colors of 6 of the 8 teams that make up the LVBP.

However, the ninth Tigres de Aragua and Navegantes del Magallanes were excluded from the alleged interference of the governments of the states of Aragua and Carabobo in the boards of directors of Tigres and Navegantes, respectively.