The Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CBPC) decided that Dominican commissioner Juan Francisco Puello Herrera will continue for another two years at the helm of the organization. The terms are usually for four years. Puello has been the commissioner since 1991.
The presidents of the national leagues in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico and the Dominican Republic met for the Ordinary General Assembly of the organization at the Museo del Deporte in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Tuesday, 14 May 2019.
Puello had the backing of Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Dominican Republic and Mexico league representatives had opposed Puello continuing. The difference came after the problems caused by the CBPC decision to host the 2019 Caribbean Series in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, despite the political crisis in that country. As had been warned beforehand, the situation erupted to such a point that an alternate site had to be found in a matter of days. This resulted in higher spending by the teams that ended the series in debt. The Caribbean Series is the most important event organized by the CBPC and is held every year in February.
Puello Herrera had said that he wanted to remain in the position for another term of four years in order to finish some tasks he says he has pending.
The leagues of Panama and Cuba are part of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation but have non-voting status and play as guest teams not eligible for championship titles.
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15 May 2019