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2026 - Report #11
Adam LaRoche continues to be no fluke in 2026 as he wins the AL Player of the Week award. He hit 9 homers and drove in 19 runs while going 12 for 28 for the AL West leading San Antonio River Kings. LaRoche has 15 homers on the year. San Antonio is tied for first in the West with the Calgary Fusion
National League honors went to Sarasota Typhoon catcher Yosmil Pinto. Pinto went 8 for 10 this week with 3 homers and 9 RBI's and has a .432 average on the season. Sarasota is 10-14 and struggling in the NL Atlantic.
Derrel Thomas extended his hitting streak to 25 games for the Duluth Champions as Duluth beat the Wichita Hawkeyes 5-4. Thomas is hitting .379 this year for Duluth and Duluth is showing signs of improvement at 12-12 in the NL Midwest.
The San Antonio River Kings did announce today that Brian Giles will retire at the end of the year. The 39 year old outfielder has 163 career homers and played many years for the Cincinnati Reds where he won a world title in 2024.
Also in retirement news Aubrey Huff of the Winnipeg Wolf Pack will retired at the end of the year at 36 years old. Huff has 187 career homers and has played for too many teams but his best year was in 2019 with the Minnesota Twins with 97 RBI's.
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