PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENT BASEBALL LEAGUE
The Puerto Rico Independent Baseball League ("PRIBL") is a short season professional baseball league based in Puerto Rico. The PRIBL is set to begin with its inaugural season in February 2021 and feature four (4) teams. PRIBL is the first professional independent league in the history of baseball in Puerto Rico. PRIBL is designed as an additional work source for players seeking to make it to the Majors.
Each club will play a 42-games during the regular-season schedule with the highest three (3) winning percentages advancing to the Playoffs to compete for the Puerto Rico Independent Baseball League Championship.
Being the only professional independent league to play at that time of the year, we expect the quality of the players to be very high, which will attract many MLB scouts and some other professional independent league teams looking for players.
The PRIBL will have a mixture of lesser-known prospects looking for an opportunity to start a professional career, international players looking to play in the U.S. market, and affiliated Minor League Baseball players looking to continue their careers and prove that they still have what it takes.
The roots of the Puerto Rico Independent Baseball League goes back several years when the owner Carlos Nuñez wanted to create an easily accessed offseason league. One of the reasons why we have created the Puerto Rico Independent Baseball League is because we know that many athletes fail in their attempt to mature as a professional baseball player. Playing only in the summer is not enough for the full development of a player, especially when MLB teams seek consistency.
PRIBL MISSION: Our mission is to be a sustainable league, unique in Puerto Rico that drives the integral development of baseball with excellence, ethics, and professionalism, causing a positive effect in the international baseball community.
OPENING DATE: February 15th
REGULAR SEASON: 42 games
PLAYOFF FORMAT: Top three teams play in a round-robin format of two games with each opponent—the winners of the round-robin play for best-of-three Puerto Rico Independent Baseball League Championship.
ROSTER LIMIT: 22 to 24
BRAND OF BASEBALL:TBA
COMPENSATION: Our players will sign a participation contract with official terms. Every player is going to be compensated with housing, local transportation, daily meals, baseball-related laundry services, and an additional monetary stipend.
