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Joe Blong of the Atlantic City Sharks was on fire with a 19 strikeout game today at home against the Lexington Big Stick. Atlantic City wins the game 4-0 and Blong fans 19 and only allows 1 hit in 8 2/3 innings. Verne Clemons drove in 3 runs for Atlantic City in the game and Blong improved to 7-4 with a 1.46 ERA. John Sullivan had the lone Lexington hit

The Norfolk Zips announced today that NHL center and rightfielder Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will retire at the end of the season at 36 years old. Nugent Hopkins had 38 homers and 122 RBI's in 2023 for the Las Vegas Snake Eyes as his best year. We is batting .194 this year for Norfolk.

American Psycho and Phil Collins fan Patrick Bateman was dealt today by the Santa Fe Impact with LP Larry McWilliams to the Duluth Champions in exchange for RP Walt Leverenz and CF Thurman Tucker. McWilliams was 7-7 this year for Santa Fe which should help the somewhat contending Duluth team. Duluth sends Bateman to AAA Watertown.

Chili Davis had a big day launching his 300th career homer for the Cabo San Lucas Black Gold today. Cabo wins the game 4-1 on the road against the Athens Odyssey at Aristotle Onassis Park. Davis took Athens SP JImmy Lavender deep in the 9th inning for an insurance run. Davis has won 2 world series rings for the Seattle Mariners and hit 48 homers just last year for Seattle.

The Ottawa Argonauts are 13 games out of first place but made a trade today to acquire SP Craig Swan from the Lagos Hammerheads in exchange for LF Jim Hickman. Swan was 3-11 this year for Lagos and lost 22 games in 2026 but Ottawa saw something in him to help them this year.

Dick Buckley was traded to the Los Angeles Angels today by the Miami Marlins. Miami gets back SP Hiroki Kuroda.

The Sioux Falls Velocity made a trade today for Dave LaRoche from the San Diego Padres. San Diego nets back SP Jimmy Haynes, CF Braulio Castillo, and RP Dustin Nippert. LaRoche has 52 saves the past 2 seasons for San Diego.

Mike Lansing is headed to the Spokane Gangsters in a trade which sees Spokane trade 3B Pep Clark and RP Bud Black to the Boca Raton Gold Sox. Also heading to Spokane in this trade is RP Shawn Camp.

The Branson Jackals have acquired RP Tommy de la Cruz today from the Monte Carlo Blazers. Monte Carlo gets back in the trade, LP Hal Wiltse and C Chris Turner. Branson also gets 3B Felipe Crespo.

Dave Foutz continues to get dealt and now he is on the Reno Armada. Foutz leaves the Sedona Mules behind as Sedono now has C Adrian Nieto and 1B Sam Weaver.

It was a big day for Christy Mathewson of the Toronto Blue Jays as he mowed down 15 batters in a 4-0 win over the Barcelona Magicians at Olympic Stadium. Mathewson allowed just one hit in 6 innings and 15 of his 18 outs recorded were strikeouts. Toronto pitched ended up with 20 K's and just 3 hits allowed. Mathewson has struggled a bit this year at 9-9. Toronto offense came from Bob Nieman with 3 RBI's

The Cheyenne Black Aces defeated the Delaware Big Train 3-2 today in a walk off fashion as Shannon Stewart had a huge game going 6 for 6 for Cheyenne. Ivan Rodriguez singled home Blake DeWitt to send the faithful home happily.

Andre Rodgers was traded today by the Cape Cod Manatees to the Santa Fe Impact in exchange for RP Enrique Gonzalez

Hideo Nomo of the Acapulco Aztecs dazzled with a 1 hit performance today as Acapulco triumphed over the Monte Carlo Blazers at home 3-0. Nomo fanned 10 and walked just one to improve to 7-8 on the year. Jason Rogers had the lone Monte Carlo hit.

The Tulsa Rattlers traded for 1B Dick Stuart today from the Foxwoods Colonials. Foxwoods gets back in the trade, RP Hector Mercado and 2B DJ Lemahieu. Many feel that Tulsa just gave up too much to get a Mendoza line stick.

Journeyman reliever Mitch Keller was traded to the Orlando Alliance today by the Bermuda Seawolves for RP Dewon Brazleton and 3B Ron Cey. This would be another case where a team gives up too much future for a middling player.

The Oslo Walruses report that Bug Holliday is done for 2027 with rupture medial collateral ligament. He has 25 homers and 80 RBI's on the year, it is a huge blow for the Norwegian team but they are out of it anyway.