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 Mercaderes de Villalba: a bright white "V" in a clean sans-serif font, outlined in black and then teal, on a navy circle bordered in white-teal-white.

Mercaderes de Villalba

Villalba Merchants

  • League: Hostos.
  • Division: Metrópolis Sureña.
  • Nicknames: Mercas, Ganduleros, El Comercio.
  • Vivas: “¡Cóbralo caro!”
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When the LNP began operations, Villalba was a sparsely-populated region of coffee and pigeon pea plantations. The arrival of independence for the Republic brought it to this sleepy town as well, in thanks for the calories the Army of Liberation derived from the product that made it a famous supply depot.

Campeonatos de la LNP

None.

Liga Hostos pennants

None.

Campeonatos de las Ligas

1883

Series Interdivisionales

1883 • 1884 • 1885

Series Eliminatorias

1877 • 1879 • 1880 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885

División Metro Sur titles

1879 • 1897

Wild card berths

1876 (3) • 1877 (3) • 1880 • 1881 (3) • 1882 (3) • 1883 • 1884 (3) • 1885 • 1887 • 1891 (3) • 1896

Affiliated Teams (1916-)

Birmingham Tradesmen (English Baseball Championship, C4F)
Leipziger Kaufmänner / Merchants (Westlicher Kreis, EBV)
Banqueros de Villalba (División Carmen Bozello y Guzmán, LVP)
Academia Municipal de Villalba (División Aarón Vargas, LVN)

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Notable Players

Sponsors

  • Pedro del Toro: 1871-1897.
  • Mateo Martínez: 1897-

Stadia

  • Estadio de Villalba: 1871-