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3 unusual facts about Leones del Caracas


Anthony Lerew

Pitching for Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, Lerew pitched the 16th no-hitter in league history against Leones del Caracas on Nov. 21, 2010.

Josh Kroeger

He also has played three seasons for Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan baseball winter league,resulting champion in the 2009-2010 season and being a key part in the team's lineup.

Tony Campana

On November of 2012, Campana started to play for the Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan league LVBP.


Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

On December 27, 1945, the owners of the Caracas Brewery (Cervecería Caracas, present day Caracas Lions or Leones del Caracas), Vargas Wisemen (Sabios de Vargas), the Magellan Navigators (Navegantes del Magallanes), and Venezuela BBC created the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.


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1990 Caribbean Series

The club got a fine offensive performances from outfielder and Series MVP Gerónimo Berroa, who hit .300 with four home runs and eight runs batted in, including two homers and five RBI in the decisive game against the Senadores de San Juan of Puerto Rico, who tied for second with the Leones del Caracas of Venezuela.

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

The new owners renamed the team (reigning champions by that time) as Caracas Lions (Leones del Caracas), after the full name of the city, Santiago de Leon de Caracas.