Venezuela Baseball League News

This week's The Ozzie Jr. Show podcast features special guest (and Ozzie's dad) Ozzie Guillén, the first Latino manager to win the World Series.

HOUSTON – Gleyber Torres is not surprised. Neither are his teammates. You shouldn’t be surprised either. Grab a seat, pay close attention and enjoy the ride because the pride of Caracas, Venezuela, may very well be the greatest of them all from the land o

St. Louis – Hours before the first pitch was thrown in Game 1 of the NLCS, José Martínez approached a collection of Nationals players on the field. The tall Venezuelan outfielder flashed his enormous smile as he shared a hug and laugh with a half dozen op

“When I handed the scouting report to [then] general manager Tim Purpura, he asked me, ‘Al, is this guy who is 5-7 the same guy who was 5-4 two weeks ago?’” Before the Astros try to close out the Rays watch this video to hear the incredible story of how A

HOUSTON – On the eve of the American League Division Series, José Altuve exchanged a few text messages with Astros ace Justin Verlander. He was ready, excited and eager to lead. He also declared that he was grateful to not have to face Verlander, showerin

When Martín Pérez calls his Minnesota Twins teammate Luis Arraez “my guy,” it’s more than a throwaway reference to someone he likes.

Our Jennifer Mercedes recently sat down with White Sox infielder Yolmer Sánchez to discuss growing up in Venezuela, his journey into fatherhood and his first call up to the majors. Related A uniquely Latino Opening Day in Chicago

On Monday the Cincinnati Reds claimed infielder Freddy Galvis off waivers from the Blue Jays. Our Jennifer Mercedes recently sat down with Galvis to talk about his passion for music, tattoos and love of Venezuela. Freddy Galvis will don No. 3️⃣ for the Re

Ehire Adrianza is one of the most versatile players in the major leagues. He’s also one of the reasons the surprising Twins had one of their greatest first 100 games of a season in franchise history, after winning only 78 games in 2018. But the Venezuelan

By Miguel Martinez Twins utilityman Marwin González hasn’t faced the cold Minneapolis winters yet, but he has a coolness about himself that you can see right away in the dugout. His team also happens to be one of the hottest and coolest in baseball. Some

About to take his oath of citizenship as a new U.S. citizen, Luis Bolívar read a text. The message moved him to the point of tears.

CLEVELAND – Only two years ago, Ronald Acuña Jr. watched the Midsummer Classic in awe as a 19-year-old in the Braves’ minor-league system. Although he was on an amazing tear that would take him from Class A to Class AA and Class AAA Gwinnett in the same s