Bravos de Margarita

League

LVBP

Location

Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela

Ballpark

Estadio Nueva Esparta

Year founded

2007

League championships

none

Former name(s)

Petroleros de Cabimas 1991-1995
Pastora de Occidente 1995-1997
Pastora de los Llanos 1997-2007
Bravos de Margarita 2007-present

Manager

Hensley Meulens

Uniforms
Home	Away

The Bravos de Margarita (Margarita Braves) are a professional baseball team who plays in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League since the 2007-08 season.

The team was founded in 1991 as the Petroleros de Cabimas (Cabimas Oilers), and played through the 1994-95 season. Later was renamed as Pastora de Occidente (Shepherds of the West) from 1995-96 to 1996-97, being also known as Pastora de los Llanos (Shepherds of the Plains) from 1997-98 to 2006-07.

Since their inception, the Bravos de Margarita have played at Estadio Nueva Esparta, which is located in Margarita Island.

External links

Official site

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional

Current teams	Águilas del Zulia Bravos de Margarita Cardenales de Lara Caribes de Anzoátegui Leones del Caracas Navegantes del Magallanes Tiburones de La Guaira Tigres de Aragua

Defunct teams	Cervecería Caracas Estrellas Orientales Gavilanes BBC Indios de Oriente Industriales de Valencia Lácteos de Pastora Licoreros de Pampero Llaneros de Acarigua Llaneros de Portuguesa Pastora BBC Pastora de los Llanos Pastora de Occidente Patriotas de Venezuela Petroleros de Cabimas Sabios de Vargas Santa Marta BBC

Seasons	1998-99 2000-01 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09 2009–10 2010-11 2012–13

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