Baseball arrived in Venezuela over 100 years ago, brought by workers who came to the country from the USA. Local children loved the game, and soon every neighbourhood had its own scratch team playing in dusty fields or empty streets with anything that worked as a bat. The sport never stopped growing.
Venezuela's league is called the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional - the LVBP - and runs every November to January. Teams from cities like Caracas, Valencia and Maracaibo play each other. The stadiums are loud and lively - drums, singing, dancing, and lots of family snacks.
Many Venezuelan baseball stars go on to play in Major League Baseball in the USA. Names like Luis Aparicio, Andrés Galarraga, Miguel Cabrera, José Altuve and Salvador Pérez are heroes in Venezuela. Children grow up dreaming of one day wearing the national team's red jersey at the Caribbean Series.
On weekends, parks all over Venezuela fill with families playing softball and baseball together. Often three generations are playing at once - grandparents, parents and children. It is a sport where everyone, no matter their size, can find a position that suits them.