The Bravos de Margarita (''Margarita Braves'') are a professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

team who plays in the

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year. History Early years Baseball exp ...

since the 2007-08 season. The team was founded in 1991 as the ''Petroleros de Cabimas'' (''Cabimas Oilers''), and played through the 1994-95 season. Later was renamed as ''Pastora de Occidente'' (''Shepherds of the West'') from 1995-96 to 1996-97, being also known as ''

Pastora de los Llanos The Pastora de los Llanos were a baseball club which played in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League between the 1997–98 and 2006-07 seasons. They were based in the cities of Acarigua and Araure in Portuguesa, and played its home games a ...

'' (''Shepherds of the Plains'') from 1997-98 to 2006-07. Since their inception, the Bravos de Margarita have played at

Estadio Nueva Esparta Stadium Nueva Esparta, also known as Estadio Guatamare, is a stadium in Porlamar, Venezuela. It is primarily used as a baseball baseball park, park, hosting the Bravos de Margarita's home games. It holds 18,000 people and was opened in 1956. The ...

, which is located in

Margarita Island Margarita Island (, ) is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the northeastern coast of the country, in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island. History ...

Current roster

Team's yearly record

14 seasons total

2007–2015 playoff format

2015–2019 playoff format

2020– playoff format

References

External links

Official site
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