The logo of the Liga Nacional Puertorriqueña: a big sky-blue circle, bordered in red and white, surrounding a smaller circle of darker blue with white borders, superimposed on which is a red-and-white nautical star that hosts the acronym "LNP" in black block letters.

Gaceta de la Liga Nacional Puertorriqueña

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The logo of the Cañeros de Vega Baja: "VB" in a dark red tall copperplate font with small protrusions, embossed in bright red and bordered in white, on a navy circle studded with white pin dots, bordered in white, then dark red, then white.

Cañeros de Vega Baja

Vega Baja Canecutters

  • League: Betances.
  • Division: Costa Norteña.
  • Nicknames: Cañes, Melaos, El Trapiche.
  • Vivas: “¡Dale bombón!”
dark red
cyan

There are plenty of towns in Puerto Rico that owe their success to the sugar cane industry, as a cursory look around the rest of the island’s teams will quickly determine, but Vega Baja is particularly known for the quality of its sugar products, such as syrup and molasses.

Campeonatos de la LNP

None.

Liga Betances pennants

None.

Campeonatos de las Ligas

1880

Series Interdivisionales

1880 • 1881

Series Eliminatorias

1878 • 1880 • 1881 • 1885

División Costa Norteña titles

1878 • 1904

Wild card berths

1880 • 1881 • 1883 • 1885 • 1890

Affiliated Teams (1916-)

Tucson Highwaymen (Phoenix Circuit, LoFF)
Bay City Sugar Beets (League of Lake Huron, LoGL)
Dulzones de Vega Baja (División Arturo Schomburg, LVP)
Academia Municipal de Vega Baja (División Severo Lozada, LVN)

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Notable Players

Sponsors

  • Mateo Silva: 1871-1895.
  • Demóstenes Silva: 1895-

Stadia

  • Parque de los Cañeros: 1871-