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The Syracuse Maroons are 47-43 and are 9 games out in the AL East with a lot of teams to climb over, but they made a trade for starting pitcher Frank Corridon from the Hicksville Comets to bolster their rotation today. Corridon won 15 games in 2023 for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. Syracuse also gets in the trade RP Allen Russell. Hicksville acquires huge SP prospect Corbin Burnes, LF Stuffy Stewart and 3B Will Middlebrooks. This is a huge haul for a back end starter.

Future superstar Ty Cobb hits for the cycle today for the San Jose Skeeters but they still lost to the NL West leading Las Vegas Snake Eyes at home 6-2. Cobb goes 4-5 with the cycle including his 15th homer of the year. Las Vegas star outfielder Danny Richardson hit 2 3 run homers to account for the whole 6 run Las Vegas attack.

The Boston Red Sox have lost their star third baseman Kris Bryant for 3 months with a torn hamstring. Bryant had 72 RBI's year for Boston as they are tied atop the AL East with the Buffalo Bisons. The injury occurred in an 11-3 thrashing of the Flint Bearcats at home.

Zeke Bonura of the Charleston Cheetahs had a huge 6 hit game today as Charleston destroyed the Moscow Battalion at Putin Fields on the road. Bonura scored 5 runs and drove in 4 in the beatdown and has a .324 average this year. Alex Dickerson also drove in 4 runs for Charleston.

The Indianapolis Bulldogs are in a tight race in the AL Central just 1 game behind the first place Detroit Tigers but are tied with the surprising Mississippi Crew and the Nashville Judges, so they made a trade with the Nassau Stingrays today. Indianapolis acquires pitcher Hal Schumacher and send to the Bahamas, C Law Daniels and guitarist/RP Bronson Arroyo. Schumacher is 81-48 in his career with 18 wins in 2021 for the Houston Astros.

The Cabo San Lucas Black Gold lost reliever Jack McFetridge for the season with a torn labrum. He was 3-3 with a 3.15 ERA this season

The Halifax Eclipse have been mired in mediocrity this year at 47-43 but they still went out and acquired 36 year old outfielder Fielder Jones today from the Lisbon Pipers and gave up minor league pitchers Bill Dillman and Rick Jones to Lisbon. Jones played for Halifax in 2026 and was having a decent year in Lisbon with 5 homers and 31 RBI's, he hit 26 homers in 2019 for the Tampa Bay Rays

Relief pitcher Hal Erickson was traded to the Foxwoods Colonials today from the Shreveport Sting in exchange for LF Rob Refsnyder and 3B Johnny Vergez. Erickson was off this year at 6.05 ERA but was solid in 2026 for Shreveport with a 3.05 ERA.