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Liga De Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente
The Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (Spanish: Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente, abbreviation LBPRC) is the main professional baseball league in Puerto Rico; it is colloquially referred to as the Puerto Rican Winter league baseball, Winter League. Consisting of six teams as of the 2023–24 season, the league's champion participates in the Caribbean Series. The league was founded as Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico in 1938. In 2007, the league suspended operations for the first time since its creation; it resumed operations in 2008 after restructuring and changing its name to Puerto Rico Baseball League (PRBL). In May 2012, the league debuted its current name, choosing to honor Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Roberto Clemente by naming it after him and adopting his philosophy of athletic development. Inception and ''Béisbol Romántico '' (1938–1970) Puerto Rican Baseball began at the end of the 19th century. The first two clubs were founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Puerto Rico
The flag of Puerto Rico (), officially the Flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (), represents Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, its people. It consists of five equal horizontal stripes, alternating from red to white, with a blue equilateral triangle based on the Glossary of vexillology#Flag elements, hoist side bearing a large, sharp, upright, five-pointed star , five-pointed white star in the center. The white star stands for the Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island, the three sides of the triangle for the three branches of the Government of Puerto Rico, government, the blue for the sky and coastal waters, the red for the blood shed by warriors, and the white for liberty, victory, and peace. The flag is List of flag names#M, popularly known as the ''Monoestrellada'' (Monostarred), meaning having wikt:mono-#Prefix , one star, a single star, or a lone star. It is in the Flag families#Stars and Stripes, Stars and Stripes flag family. In September 1868, the Revolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
