Colón and Chiriquí to Open National Baseball Championship

Colón and Chiriquí will open the 83rd National Major Baseball Championship at the renovated Roberto Mariano Bula Stadium in Colón on March 13. On opening day, Veraguas and Panamá Este will also play at the Rod Carew Stadium starting at 2:00 p.m., followed by Bocas del Toro and Metro at the same venue at 7:00 p.m. Meanwhile, Occidente will face Darién in Metetí, Coclé will host Los Santos at the Remón Cantera, and Herrera will play Oeste at the Mariano Rivera, with all games starting at 7:00 p.m. The 2026 National Major Baseball Championship will be in honor of the 'Line Up of Stars', which will include: Rodolfo Aparicio, Aristides Bustamante, Mauricio Ching, Francisco Gutiérrez, Virgilio Kaa, José Murillo I, Crispín Poveda, Aníbal Reluz V, Manuel Rodríguez, and José Solís. In Major Baseball, the 'Beep-Beep' have 9 championships, it should be remembered that the last one was won in 2023, playing all their games away from home. Colón will return to playing at home after eight years of waiting, currently the stadium's work is over 90% complete. Meanwhile, Chiriquí has 17 titles.