The 2008–09
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season ( es, Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional or ''LVBP''):
Regular season standings
(C)Classified to the Round Robin
Round robin
(#)Aragua, Caracas and La Guaira played two extra-playoff-games:
1st Game: (C)Caracas defeated Aragua 5-2
2nd Game: (C)Aragua defeated La Guaira 3-1
(C)Classified to the Championship series.
Championship series
Tigres de Aragua LVBP 2008-2009 Champions
Awards
Most Valuable Player (
Víctor Davalillo Award):
Jesús Guzmán (Caracas)
Overall Offensive Performer of the year:
Jesús Guzmán (Caracas)
Rookie of the year:
Max Ramírez
Maximiliano R. Ramírez (born October 11, 1984) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for numerous teams. Career
Atlanta Braves
In 2002 Ramírez was signed as an international undrafted fr ...
(La Guaira)
Comeback of the year:
Wilfredo Romero Wilfredo is a given name which may refer to:
*Wilfredo Alicdan (born 1965), Filipino figurative artist
*Wilfredo Alvarado (born 1970), Venezuelan football defender
*Willy Caballero (born 1981), Argentine football goalkeeper
*Wilfredo Caraballo (bor ...
(La Guaira)
Manager of the year (
Chico Carrasquel Award):
Frank Kremblas
Francis Michael "Frank" Kremblas Jr. (born October 25, 1966) is an American minor league baseball manager. He previously managed the Indianapolis Indians Triple-A team from 2009–10, and was a former minor league player in the Cincinnati Reds ...
(Caracas)
Pitcher of the year (
Carrao Bracho Award):
David Austen
David Austen is a former English cricketer.
Austen represented the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in a single List A match against Northumberland in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.
References
External linksat Cricinfo
ESPN cricinfo (formerly k ...
(Zulia)
Closer of the year:
Alex Serrano (Margarita)
Setup of the year:
Luke Gregerson (Margarita)
Highlights
Jesús Guzmán finished with 67 RBI to set a new league record, surpassing the old mark of 67 set by
Pete Koegel
Peter John Koegel (July 31, 1947 – February 4, 2023) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman, catcher, and outfielder. Koegel was drafted in the fourth round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Athletics out ...
in the 1973-1974 season.
The
Tigres de Aragua won their 3rd straight championship, becoming the 2nd team in VPBL history to do it.
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