The Juan Cheo Lopez Stadium in Camuy will host on Sunday, 18 February, the opening game of the 85th Double-A League, the top baseball competition organized by the Baseball Federation of Puerto Rico (FBPR). The defending champions, Arenosos, will face the Hatillo Tigres.
The rest of the teams will debut on 23 February.
A total of 45 teams will participate across eight divisions (North, Central Southeast, East, South, Southwest, Northwest and Metro). Each team will play a 20-game regular season, including inter-divisional games.
The postseason will begin with best-of-seven division semifinals and finals. The eight winners will compete in a round-robin named Carnival of Champions (Carnaval de Campeones). The top four will advance to the semifinals. The semifinals and finals will be the best-of-seven series.
Pitchers Jason García (Criollos Caguas), Eddy Reynoso (Melao Melao Vega Baja), Byron Madero (Criollos Caguas), Omar Sánchez (Cachorros Ponce), Miguel Ausúa (Petateros Sabana Grande) and utility Oscar Santos (Montañeses Utuado) look like the players to watch.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company will support the 2024 edition of the league.
FBPR also announced the launch of a mobile application to help fans access results, box scores and statistics.
"We are thrilled to introduce a series of changes that hopefully will improve competition and will help the fans enjoy the league more," said FBPR President José Daniel Quiles Rosas during a press conference.
Albonito Polluelos defeated 10-6 Dorado Guardianes in the final to win the 10th pre-season Champions Cup (Copa de Campeones).
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