Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP), which was founded in 1945, features eight teams in a single division with a 63-game regular season. The top six teams advance to a postseason that consists of two semifinal rounds and one final.
The league has seen 17 no-hitters, a dozen by individual pitchers and five tandem efforts. None of the no-hitters reached perfection.
Note that six Venezuelan pitchers have thrown MLB no-hitters: Wilson Álvarez, Anibal Sánchez, Carlos Zambrano, Johan Santana, Félix Hernández and Henderson Álvarez.
Here are the LVBP no-hitters:
| 1 | Leonard Yochim | |
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| Leones del Caracas | ||
| Thursday, December 8, 1955 Leones del Caracas 3, Navegantes del Magallanes 0 Estadio Universitario de Caracas (Caracas) |
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| 2 | Mel Nelson | |
| Orientales del Magallanes | ||
| Monday, November 18, 1963 Orientales del Magallanes 5, Leones del Caracas 0 Estadio Universitario de Caracas (Caracas) |
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| 3 | Howie Reed | |
| Leones del Caracas | ||
| Thursday, October 24, 1968 Leones del Caracas 5, Navegantes del Magallanes 0 Estadio José Bernardo Pérez (Valencia) |
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| 4 | Luis Tiant | |
| Tiburones de La Guaira | ||
| Sunday, November 14, 1971 Tiburones de La Guaira 3, Leones del Caracas 0 Estadio Universitario de Caracas (Caracas) |
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| 5 | Urbano Lugo Sr. | |
| Leones del Caracas | ||
| Saturday, January 6, 1973 Leones del Caracas 6, Tiburones de La Guaira 0 Estadio Universitario de Caracas (Caracas) Catcher Bo Díaz was behind the plate for this no-hitter and one tossed by Lugo’s son, Urbano Lugo Jr., thrown 13 years apart. |
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| 6 | Eric Rasmussen | |
| Cardenales de Lara | ||
| Tuesday, November 10, 1981 Cardenales de Lara 3, Tiburones de La Guaira 0 Estadio Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez (Barquisimeto) |
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| 7 | Urbano Lugo Jr. | |
| Leones del Caracas | ||
| Saturday, January 24, 1987 Leones del Caracas 4, Tiburones de La Guaira 0 Estadio Universitario de Caracas (Caracas) Catcher Bo Díaz was behind the plate for this no-hitter, which was in the Final Series, and one tossed by Lugo’s father, Urbano Lugo Sr., thrown 13 years apart. |
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| 8 | Donnie Wall (7 inn.) Carlos “Manacho” Henríquez (1 inn.) Dave Evans (1 inn.) |
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| Navegantes del Magallanes | ||
| Wednesday, January 10, 1996 Estadio José Bernardo Pérez (Valencia) Navegantes del Magallanes 4, Cardenales de Lara 0 Thrown in Semifinal Series. |
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| 9 | Chris Roberts | |
| Navegantes del Magallanes | ||
| Sunday, November 3, 1996 Navegantes del Magallanes 9, Tiburones de La Guaira 0 Estadio José Bernardo Pérez (Valencia) |
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| 10 | Doug Creek José Villa Luis Lunar |
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| Pastora de Occidente | ||
| Thursday, November 21, 1996 Pastora de Occidente 2, Caribes de Anzoátegui 0 Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande (Maracaibo) |
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| 11 | Mike Romano (6 inn.) Luis Silva (1 inn.) John Bale (2 inn.) |
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| Cardenales de Lara | ||
| Friday, October 16, 1998 Cardenales de Lara 1, Navegantes del Magallanes 0 Estadio Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez (Barquisimeto) |
12 | Danilo León |
| Águilas del Zulia | ||
| Tuesday, November 23, 1999 (first game of doubleheader) Águilas del Zulia 2, Tigres de Aragua 0 (7 innings) Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande (Maracaibo) |
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| 13 | William Martinez | |
| Caribes de Oriente | ||
| Thursday, January 13, 2000 Caribes de Oriente 3, Pastora de Occidente 0 (7 innings) Estadio BR Julio Hernández Molina (Araure) |
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| 14 | Edwin Hurtado | |
| Cardenales de Lara | ||
| Sunday, December 3, 2000 Cardenales de Lara 2, Águilas del Zulia 0 (5 1/3 innings, called due to rain) Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande (Maracaibo) |
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| 15 | Josmir Romero Steve Sinclair Beau Kemp Richard Garcés |
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| Tigres de Aragua | ||
| Tuesday, November 26, 2002 Tigres de Aragua 2, Navegantes del Magallanes 0 Estadio José Pérez Colmenares (Maracay) |
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| 16 | Anthony Lerew | |
| Navegantes del Magallanes | ||
| Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 Navegantes del Magallanes 6, Leones del Caracas 0 Estadio José Bernardo Pérez (Valencia) |
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| 17 | Abdiel Saldaña (6 inn.) Moisés Antonio Gómez (1⅔ inn.) Dedgar Jiménez (⅓ inn.) Carlos Navas (1 inn.) |
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| Bravos de Margarita | ||
| Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 Bravos de Margarita 3, Tiburones de La Guaira 0 Estadio Jorge Luis García Carneiro (Macuto) |
Serie del Caribe (Carribean Series) no-hitters by Venezuelan teams:
| 1 | Ángel Padrón |
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| Tiburones de La Guaira (Venezuela) | |
| Wednesday, February. 7, 2024 Tiburones de La Guaira (Venezuela) 9, Gigantes de Rivas (Nicaragua) 0 loanDepot Park (Miami) |
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| 2 | Jesus Vargas |
| Cardenales de Lara (Venezuela) | |
| Tuesday, February. 4, 2025 Cardenales de Lara (Venezuela) 10, Japan Breeze 0 (8 innings) Estadio Farmacias Sta. Mónica (Mexicali, Mexico) |