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2015 USABL Championship

(1) Washington vs. (2) Houston
Best 4-of-7 Series



Game 1: Washington - 3; Houston - 1
Game 2: Washington - 4; Houston - 1
Game 3: Houston - 5; Washington - 4
Game 4: Washington - 7; Houston - 4
Game 5: Washington - 5; Houston - 1

Washington wins their first USABL Championship!

Series MVP: C Josh Larson (USA) - Washington

Final Playoff Tree





Wild Card Round

(2) Toluca vs. (3) Puebla
Best 3-of-5 Series



Game 1: Toluca - 2; Puebla - 1
Game 2: Puebla - 10; Toluca - 2
Game 3: Toluca - 5; Puebla - 2
Game 4: Toluca - 5; Puebla - 4

Series MVP: 1B Chris Wagers (USA) - Toluca

2015 MEXBL Championship

(1) Mexico City vs. (2) Toluca
Best 4-of-7 Series


Game 1: Mexico City - 2; Toluca - 1
Game 2: Toluca - 4; Mexico City - 3
Game 3: Mexico City - 2; Toluca - 0
Game 4: Mexico City - 3; Toluca - 2
Game 5: Toluca - 4; Mexico City - 3
Game 6: Toluca - 6; Mexico City - 5
Game 7: Mexico City - 4; Toluca - 1

Mexico City wins their 4th MEXBL Championship in 5 years!

Series MVP: 1B Jack Collins (USA) - Mexico City

Final Playoff Tree





2015 CANBL Championship

(1) Ottawa vs. (2) Vancouver
Best 4-of-7 Series


Game 1: Ottawa - 5; Vancouver - 2
Game 2: Ottawa - 4; Vancouver - 3
Game 3: Ottawa - 3; Vancouver - 2
Game 4: Vancouver - 5; Ottawa - 1
Game 5: Ottawa - 3; Vancouver - 1

Ottawa wins their 3rd CANBL Championship (and all in a row)!

Series MVP: 1B Tom Downey (CAN) - Ottawa

Final Playoff Tree



The Club Championships Start Next!

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November 15 - November 24, 2015
Boston, Massachusetts

Play-In Series

(20) Puebla [MEX] vs. (21) Tijuana [MEX]
Best 2-of-3 Series



Game 1: Puebla - 3; Tijuana - 2
Game 2: Puebla - 2; Tijuana - 1

Puebla moves on and into Group A

Main Draw: Top 2 Move to Tournament Style Bracket

Group A



(1) Los Angeles [USA] - 1183 Points
(10) Mexico City [MEX] - 1014 Points
(11) Guadalajara [MEX] - 1001 Points
(20) Puebla [MEX] - 846 Points

Results



Group B



(2) Boston [USA] - 1170 Points
(9) Washington [USA] - 1023 Points
(12) Dallas [USA] - 983 Points
(19) Montreal [CAN] - 849 Points

Results



Group C



(3) Chicago [USA] - 1082 Points
(8) Miami [USA] - 1025 Points
(13) Ottawa [CAN] - 973 Points
(18) Calgary [CAN] - 894 Points

Results



Group D



(4) New York [USA] - 1077 Points
(7) Toronto [CAN] - 1028 Points
(14) Vancouver [CAN] - 961 Points
(17) Monterrey [MEX] - 914 Points

Results



Group E



(5) Houston [USA] - 1052 Points
(6) Philadelphia [USA] - 1044 Points
(15) San Francisco [USA] - 955 Points
(16) Toluca [MEX] - 926 Points

Results



Tournament Seeds

1. Houston [USA] - 5-1 +14 RunDiff
2. Chicago [USA] - 5-1 +9 RD
3. Los Angeles [USA] - 4-2 +9 RD
4. Boston [USA] - 4-2 +7 RD
5. Vancouver [CAN] - 4-2 +5 RD
6. Mexico City [MEX] - 4-2 +3 RD
7. Washington [USA] - 3-3 +8 RD
8. Toronto [CAN] - 3-3 +3 RD
9. San Francisco [USA] - 3-3 +3 RD
10. Miami [USA] - 3-3 -3 RD

The Bracket



More to come tomorrow!

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November 25 - November 30, 2015
Boston, Massachusetts




Wild Card Round

(7) Washington [USA] vs. (10) Miami [USA]
(8) Toronto [CAN] vs. (9) San Francisco [USA]



Quarterfinal Round

(1) Houston [USA] vs. (8) Toronto [CAN]
(2) Chicago [USA] vs. (7) Washington [USA]
(3) Los Angeles [USA] vs. (6) Mexico City [MEX]
(4) Boston [USA] vs. (5) Vancouver [CAN]



Semifinal Round

(1) Houston [USA] vs. (4) Boston [USA]
(2) Chicago [USA] vs. (6) Mexico City [MEX]



2015 Division 1 Club Championship Finals

(2) Chicago [USA] vs. (4) Boston [USA]



Chicago wins the 2015 Division I Club Championship!

Final Bracket



Awards and early off-season updates to come...

Updated Champions List: IBF History

2000 USABL Champion: New York Baseball Club
2001 USABL Champion: New York Baseball Club
2002 USABL Champion: New York Baseball Club
2003 USABL Champion: Chicago Baseball Club
2004 USABL Champion: Chicago Baseball Club
2005 USABL Champion: New York Baseball Club
2006 USABL Champion: New York Baseball Club
2007 USABL Champion: Los Angeles Baseball Club
2008 USABL Champion: Los Angeles Baseball Club
2009 USABL Champion: Los Angeles Baseball Club
2010 USABL Champion: Houston Baseball Club
2011 USABL Champion: Los Angeles Baseball Club
2012 USABL Champion: Chicago Baseball Club
2013 USABL Champion: Chicago Baseball Club
2014 USABL Champion: Houston Baseball Club
2015 USABL Champion: Washington Baseball Club

2010 CANBL Champion: Vancouver Baseball Club
2011 CANBL Champion: Montreal Baseball Club
2012 CANBL Champion: Montreal Baseball Club
2013 CANBL Champion: Ottawa Baseball Club
2014 CANBL Champion: Ottawa Baseball Club
2015 CANBL Champion: Ottawa Baseball Club

2011 MEXBL Champion: Mexico City Baseball Club
2012 MEXBL Champion: Mexico City Baseball Club
2013 MEXBL Champion: Mexico City Baseball Club
2014 MEXBL Champion: Monterrey Baseball Club
2015 MEXBL Champion: Mexico City Baseball Club

2007 Gold Cup Champion: United States
2009 Gold Cup Champion: United States
2011 Gold Cup Champion: Mexico
2012 Division I Champion: Mexico
2013 First Region Champion: Mexico
2014 Americas Cup Champion: Mexico
2015 Division I Champion: Mexico

2010 North American Champions League D1: Dallas Baseball Club
2011 First Region Champions League D1: Los Angeles Baseball Club
2012 Division I Champions League D1: Houston Baseball Club
2013 First Region Champions League D1: Los Angeles Baseball Club
2014 North American Champions League D1: Boston Baseball Club
2015 Division I Champions League D1: Chicago Baseball Club

2010 North American Champions League D2: Chicago Baseball Club
2011 First Region Champions League D2: Washington Baseball Club
2013 First Region Champions League D2: Miami Baseball Club
2014 North American Champions League D2: Toronto Baseball Club

2010 North American Champions League D3: Boston Baseball Club

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United States Baseball League

Most Valuable Player
Robert Delattre (CAN) - LF - Washington (1st)

Pitcher of the Year
Mike Garrett (USA) - SP - Chicago (2nd)

Reliever of the Year
Will March (CAN) - RP - Dallas (2nd)

All-Stars
Pitcher: Mike Garrett (USA) - Chicago (2nd)
Catcher: Alex Marquez (CRC) - Chicago (2nd)
First Base: Paco Guichardo (MEX) - Houston (4th)
Second Base: Tony Gomez (MEX) - Dallas (2nd)
Third Base: Edgar Bonilla (MEX) - Dallas (1st)
Shortstop: Ethan Paddock (CAN) - Los Angeles (3rd)
Left Field: Robert Delattre (CAN) - Washington (2nd)
Center Field: Antonio Torres (HON) - Houston (4th)
Right Field: Jose Rojas (MEX) - Chicago (2nd)



Mexico Baseball League

Most Valuable Player
Esteban Bello (MEX) - LF - Guadalajara (1st)

Pitcher of the Year
Santiago Garduno (MEX) - SP - Mexico City (4th)

Reliever of the Year
Alberto Ochoa (MEX) - RP - Mexico City (3rd)

All-Stars
Pitcher: Santiago Garduno (MEX) - Mexico City (4th)
Catcher: T.J. Dugas (USA) - Puebla (2nd)
First Base: Jack Collins (USA) - Mexico City (4th)
Second Base: Jose Gonzales (MEX) - Guadalajara (1st)
Third Base: Elias Menjivar (MEX) - Puebla (1st)
Shortstop: Dave Gomez (MEX) - Guadalajara (2nd)
Left Field: Esteban Bello (MEX) - Guadalajara (2nd)
Center Field: Jorge Hernandez (MEX) - Toluca (2nd)
Right Field: Steve Coblentz (USA) - Mexico City (4th)




Canada Baseball League

Most Valuable Player
Bill Merritt (CAN) - LF - Vancouver (1st)

Pitcher of the Year
Cyril Robert (CAN) - SP - Vancouver (3rd)

Reliever of the Year
Andy Stewart (USA) - RP - Ottawa (1st)

All-Stars
Pitcher: Cyril Robert (CAN) - Vancouver (3rd)
Catcher: Jorge Gomez (MEX) - Toronto (5th)
First Base: Gerald Durieux (CAN) - Montreal (2nd)
Second Base: Hugh Blue (USA) - Ottawa (1st)
Third Base: Julien Blanc (CAN) - Toronto (6th)
Shortstop: Max Cole (CAN) - Ottawa (3rd)
Left Field: Bill Merritt (CAN) - Vancouver (1st)
Center Field: Gary Starr (CAN) - Toronto (1st)
Right Field: Broderick Paul (CAN) - Ottawa (5th)

The start of the 2016 World Cup is next!

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The 2016 World Cup is set to get under way, so it's time that we take a quick snapshot at each of the 7 participating teams and their best players:

First, let's take a look at Group B - the teams ranked #4 through #7:

Group B

4. Puerto Rico (North America)
889 Points



5. Japan (Asia)
854 Points



6. Venezuela (South America)
852 Points



7. South Korea (Asia)
New to IBF International Play



And now, Group A - the teams ranked #1 through #3:

Group A

1. Mexico (North America)
1283 Points



2. Canada (North America)
1123 Points



3. United States (North America)
1000 Points



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The Teams

4. Puerto Rico (North America) - 889 Points
5. Japan (Asia) - 854 Points
6. Venezuela (South America) - 852 Points
7. South Korea (Asia) - New

The Games

March 1

South Korea - 9; Puerto Rico - 3
Japan - 4; Venezuela - 3

March 2

South Korea - 4; Japan - 3
Venezuela - 4; Puerto Rico - 0

March 3

Puerto Rico - 17; Japan - 1
Venezuela - 7; South Korea - 3

The Standings



Venezuela ADVANCES to Group A by virtue of the run differential tie-breaker. For the third year in a row, Venezuela qualifies into the main draw for international play!

Official Group A





Tomorrow: The 2016 World Cup: Pool play and Championship Game!

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The Teams

1. Mexico (North America) - 1283 Points
2. Canada (North America) - 1183 Points
3. United States (North America) - 1000 Points
6. Venezuela (South America) - 852 Points

Group Play Standings



2016 World Cup Championship Game



(1) Mexico vs. (2) Canada



For the 6th year in a row, Mexico has won an international tournament. They have also won the inaugural World Cup!



Their run of dominance continues!

Tournament MVP: 3B Edgar Bonilla (MEX) of Dallas [USA]
The off-season is next: Followed by the 2016 IBF Club Season!

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The 2016 season is set to get under way! An offseason recap and 2016 USABL Preview will be up tonight, but with the IFA season having come and gone, here is an update on how countries are trending from 2014-2016 in terms of registered IBF players:



A few notes:

- The impact of the struggles of the United States in international play is starting to take shape. While the USABL is thriving as a league, many of the best players are now coming from other countries. The United States is going to have to figure out a way to garner more interest at home to make up for this and stay atop the world in terms of having the best league.

- Mexico and Canada have seen huge gains as part of their successes in international play. As we know, the Mexican League is expanding quickly and are being rewarded with their risks with an increased amount of players joining the IBF.

- As of 2016, 15 countries in 5 continents have 20+ registered players - the sign of growth!

- Outside of teams with international teams, the biggest growth markets this year were Cuba, Costa Rica, China, and England.

- Italy and Brazil registered 6 and 5 players respectively, in their initial year as a registered baseball nation.

More to come tonight!

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2016 Key Offseason Transfers



Contracts

SP Antonio Palacios (MEX): Dallas -> Dallas; 6 Years, $79,600
1B Bob Wolfe (USA): Calgary -> New York; 3 Years, $25,200
SP Steven Watson (USA): San Francisco -> Chicago; 2 Years, $18,000
RF Broderick Paul (CAN): Ottawa -> Los Angeles; 2 Years, $15,700
C Bob Roseberry (USA): Montreal -> Miami; 2 Years, $13,900
SP Jon Winters (USA): New York -> Miami; 2 Years $9,800
RP Luis Ramos (USA): Houston -> New York; 1 Year, $9,300
RP Eric Brown (USA): Montreal -> Washington; 2 Years, $8,620
SP Juan Costello (MEX): Chicago -> Chicago; 1 Year $7,100
LF Ricky Garrison (USA): Dallas -> Philadelphia; 1 Year, $6,700
RF Brad Lange (USA): Washington -> Washington; 1 Year, $6,400
SP George Gregg (USA): Houston -> San Francisco; 1 Year, $5,500
SP Pedro Gallegos (USA): Miami -> San Francisco; 1 Year, $4,920
RP Jeremy Mitchell (USA): New York -> Boston; 1 Year, $4,580

Trades

SP Eric Wright (USA): Miami -> Chicago
RP Mike Bryant (USA): Chicago -> Philadelphia
RP Pedro Hernandez (MEX): Toluca -> Miami
SS Wayne Stoppard (USA): San Francisco -> Houston



Contracts

CF Lazaro Hernandez (MEX): Mexico City -> Tijuana; 3 Years, $11,260
SS Alfonso Trujillo (MEX): Monterrey -> Mexico City; 3 Years, $9,060
RP Manuel Hernandez (MEX): Dallas -> Puebla; 3 Years, $8,880
3B Carlos Segura (PUR): Toronto -> Guadalajara; 2 Years, $5,820
CF Martin Starrett (CAN): Toronto -> Leon; 3 Years, $5,740
2B Jose Gonzales (MEX): Guadalajara -> Mexico City; 2 Years, $4,340
RF Ken Hicks (USA): Miami -> Leon; 1 Year, $3,140
C Shafgat Alavi (USA): Ottawa -> Guadalajara; 1 Year, $1,920
C Antonio Davila (MEX): Toluca -> Toluca; 1 Year, $1,900
3B Eduardo Hernandez (MEX): Mexico City -> Tijuana; 1 Year, $1,860

Trades

SP Carl Walker (USA): Chicago -> Puebla
C Doug Wemp (CAN): Vancouver -> Tijuana



Contracts

3B Julien Blanc (CAN): Toronto -> Calgary; 6 Years, $22,700
LF Adam Howell (CAN): Ottawa -> Ottawa; 1 Year, $5,700

Trades
LF Tim Strong (USA): Miami -> Montreal
3B Ward Fox (CAN): Montreal -> Toronto
SS Juan Palma (MEX): Tijuana -> Ottawa
SS Guillaume Michel (CAN): Tijuana -> Vancouver



Contracts

2B David Vogel (USA): Mexico City -> Maracaibo; 6 Years, $9,980
RP Steve Elliott (USA): Washington -> Maracaibo; 2 Years, $4,880

Next: Formal USABL Preview Tomorrow, followed by Opening Week!

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The 2016 season is about to get under way! This preview will include the following: OOTP Predictions, Composite Rankings, and the Top 5 Players at each Position:

OOTP Predictions



Composite Rankings



Positional Rankings

Catchers

1. Alex Marquez (CRC) - Chicago
2. Nasir Hussaini (USA) - Dallas
3. Chang-ho Park (USA) - Houston
4. Jeremy Patterson (USA) - Boston
5. Bob Roseberry (USA) - Miami

First Base

1. Devin Clark (CAN) - Boston
2. Vic Hodge (CAN) - Dallas
3. Paco Guichardo (MEX) - Houston
4. Bob Wolfe (USA) - New York
5. Frank Torres (MEX) - Chicago

Second Base

1. Tony Gomez (MEX) - Dallas
2. Jeff Pugliese (USA) - Houston
3. Alex Haydon (CAN) - Miami
4. Mitchell Williams (USA) - Boston
5. Fred Henrichs (USA) - Washington

Third Base

1. Edgar Bonilla (MEX) - Dallas
2. Kent Marsh (USA) - Houston
3. Weldon Parker (USA) - New York
4. Jamie Cramer (USA) - Washington
5. Alex Munoz (USA) - Miami

Shortstop

1. Antonio Santos (MEX) - Chicago
2. Ethan Paddock (CAN) - Los Angeles
3. Jorge Calderon (MEX) - Washington
4. Bob Hudson (USA) - Dallas
5. Nick Muglia (USA) - New York

Left Field

1. Robert Delattre (CAN) - Washington
2. Dan Aylward (CAN) - Boston
3. Dan Gibson (USA) - Los Angeles
4. Mario Moreno (MEX) - San Francisco
5. Rafael Martinez (MEX) - Houston

Center Field

1. Jose Guzman (PUR) - Los Angeles
2. Antonio Torres (HON) - Houston
3. Tyler Hickmott (BRB) - Boston
4. Jean-Luc Delattre (CAN) - San Francisco
5. Cecil Hammond (USA) - Washington

Right Field

1. Jose Rojas (MEX) - Chicago
2. Nate Humphreys (USA) - Dallas
3. Bill Klein (CAN) - Boston
4. Eric Towers (USA) - Houston
5. Arturo Calderon (CRC) - Miami

Starting Pitching (Ace Listed)

1. Kyle Morehouse (USA) - Washington
2. Antonio Palacios (MEX) - Dallas
3. Antonio Lopez (MEX) - Houston
4. Mike Garrett (USA) - Chicago
5. Richard Woodard (USA) - San Francisco

Closer/Relief Pitching

1. Will March (CAN) - Dallas
2. Billy McGee (USA) - San Francisco
3. Steven Hickman (USA) - New York
4. Jose Torrez (PUR) - Boston
5. Charley Dukeshire (CAN) - Washington

The season starts tonight!

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New Reporting Format for 2016!





Standings: June 19, 2016



Team Spotlight: Boston
Top 5 Players in 2016

RF Bill Klein (CAN) - .353 AVG - 1 HR - 8 RBI - 1.311 OPS - 1 SB
1B Devin Clark (CAN) - .389 AVG - 1 HR - 2 RBI - 1.143 OPS - 0 SB
LF Dan Aylward (CAN) - .450 AVG - 0 HR - 2 RBI - 1.000 OPS - 1 SB
C Jeremy Patterson (USA) - .286 AVG - 0 HR - 2 RBI - .829 OPS - 0 SB
SP Ryan Lee (USA) - 1-0 Record - 3.60 ERA - 2 BB - 5 K - 2.62 FIP - 2.40 WHIP

Position Spotlight: Left Field
Top 5 Players in 2016

LF Robert Delattre (CAN) - WSH - .450 AVG - 0 HR - 2 RBI - .950 OPS - 0 SB
LF Mario Moreno (MEX) - SF - .438 AVG - 1 HR - 2 RBI - 1.238 OPS - 0 SB
LF Dan Aylward (CAN) - BOS - .450 AVG - 0 HR - 2 RBI - 1.000 OPS - 1 SB
LF Jose Mendez (DOM) - MIA - .522 AVG - 0 HR - 7 RBI - 1.194 OPS - 0 SB
LF Rafael Martinez (MEX) - HOU - .263 AVG - 0 HR - 0 RBI - .702 OPS - 2 SB

Leaderboard: wOBA

1. RF Bobby Wicker (USA) - New York - .674
2. 3B Alex Munoz (USA) - Miami - .613
3. CF Steve Byrne (USA) - Miami - .556
4. LF Mario Moreno (MEX) - San Francisco - .541
5. LF Jose Mendez (DOM) - Miami - .533

More to come tomorrow!

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Standings: June 26, 2016



Team Spotlight: Los Angeles
Top 5 Players in 2016

CF Jose Guzman (PUR) - .281 AVG - 1 HR - 1 RBI - .831 OPS - 2 SB
SP George Gregg (USA) - 1-1 Record - 3.15 ERA - 5 BB - 9 K - 3.17 FIP - 1.25 WHIP
LF Dan Gibson (USA) - .316 AVG - 1 HR - 5 RBI - .899 OPS - 0 SB
2B Hugh Blue (USA) - .233 AVG - 1 HR - 2 RBI - .699 OPS - 2 SB
RF Broderick Paul (CAN) - .286 AVG - 0 HR - 3 RBI - .719 OPS - 1 SB

Position Spotlight: Shortstop
Top 5 Players in 2016

SS Nick Muglia (USA) - NY - .279 AVG - 0 HR - 6 RBI - .764 OPS - 5 SB
SS Jorge Calderon (MEX) - WSH - .383 AVG - 0 HR - 3 RBI - 1.026 OPS - 3 SB
SS Chris Renda (CAN) - MIA - .306 AVG - 1 HR - 6 RBI - .796 OPS - 0 SB
SS Antonio Santos (MEX) - CHI - .280 AVG - 4 HR - 10 RBI - .828 OPS - 1 SB
SS Phil Kaufman (USA) - HOU - .273 AVG - 2 HR - 5 RBI - .870 OPS - 0 SB

Leaderboard: Home Runs

1. 2B Tony Gomez (MEX) - Dallas - 4
1. SS Antonio Santos (MEX) - Chicago - 4
1. 1B Bob Wolfe (USA) - New York - 4
4. LF Ricky Garrison (USA) - Philadelphia - 3
4. 3B Kent Marsh (USA) - Houston - 3
4. 3B Alex Munoz (USA) - Miami - 3

Week 3 is next, followed by a preview of this year's MEXBL!

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Standings: July 3, 2016



Team Spotlight: Washington
Top 5 Players in 2016

SP Josh Ferguson (USA) - 1-0 Record - 2.22 ERA - 0 BB - 28 K - 1.74 FIP - 0.88 WHIP
SP Kyle Morehouse (USA) - 2-2 Record - 2.52 ERA - 6 BB - 34 K - 2.03 FIP - 1.12 WHIP
LF Robert Delattre (CAN) - .338 AVG - 3 HR - 10 RBI - .903 OPS - 1 SB
SS Jorge Calderon (MEX) - .319 AVG - 0 HR - 7 RBI - .903 OPS - 8 SB
SP Justin Lombardi (USA) - 1-1 Record - 1.96 ERA - 5 BB - 26 K - 2.20 FIP - 0.87 WHIP

Position Spotlight: Second Base

2B Kyle Lewellen (USA) - NY - .333 AVG - 1 HR - 9 RBI - .857 OPS - 4 SB
2B Tony Gomez (MEX) - DAL - .266 AVG - 4 HR - 15 RBI - .875 OPS - 3 SB
2B Jeff Pugliese (USA) - HOU - .312 AVG - 1 HR - 8 RBI - .818 OPS - 3 SB
2B Andy Crawford (CAN) - CHI - .317 AVG - 0 HR - 7 RBI - .749 OPS - 0 SB
2B Andy Reed (USA) - SF - .280 AVG - 1 HR - 6 RBI - .762 OPS - 3 SB

Leaderboard: Pitcher Strikeouts

SP Antonio Palacios (MEX) - Dallas - 39
SP Kyle Morehouse (USA) - Washington - 34
SP Antonio Lopez (MEX) - Houston - 31
SP Vance Armstrong (USA) - New York - 30
SP Ernesto Rios (MEX) - Dallas - 29

June Players of the Month & MEXBL Preview coming soon!

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June 2016 Players of the Month

The United States Baseball League has announced the following players as June's Players of the Month:

C Nasir Hussaini (USA) - Dallas
Madison, Wisconsin

1B Devin Clark (CAN) - Boston
Hamilton, Ontario

2B Kyle Lewellen (USA) - New York
Nashville, Tennessee

3B Alex Munoz (USA) - Miami
Waldoboro, Maine

SS Jorge Calderon (MEX) - Washington
Cuernavaca, Mexico

LF Jose Mendez (DOM) - Miami
Padre las Casas, Dominican Republic

CF Steve Byrne (USA) - Miami
Albemarle, North Carolina

RF Nate Humphreys (USA) - Dallas
Minneapolis, Minnesota

SP Vance Armstrong (USA) - New York
Walpole, New Hampshire

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The 2016 season is about to get under way! This preview will include the following: Composite Rankings and the Top 5 Players at each Position. The OOTP Predictions will be posted with tonight's Week 4 update.

Composite Rankings



Positional Rankings

Catchers

1. T.J. Dugas (USA) - Puebla
2. Doug Wemp (CAN) - Tijuana
3. Shafgat Alavi (USA) - Guadalajara
4. R.J. Natal (MEX) - Monterrey
5. David Gutierrez (MEX) - Mexico City

First Base

1. Jack Collins (USA) - Mexico City
2. Emmanuel Lozada (MEX) - Guadalajara
3. Chris Wagers (USA) - Toluca
4. Ricky Acuna (CUB) - Puebla
5. Antonio Morin (MEX) - Monterrey

Second Base

1. Carlos Perez (MEX) - Puebla
2. Nelson Jimenez (MEX) - Monterrey
3. Jose Gonzales (MEX) - Mexico City
4. Alex Porras (MEX) - Toluca
5. Pete Corson (USA) - Tijuana

Third Base

1. Elias Menjivar (MEX) - Puebla
2. Carlos Segura (PUR) - Guadalajara
3. Alex Orozco (MEX) - Mexico City
4. Jesus Rosales (MEX) - Monterrey
5. Alberto Ceja (SLV) - Toluca

Shortstop

1. Dave Gomez (MEX) - Guadalajara
2. Miguel Navarro (MEX) - Puebla
3. Tony Fuentes (PUR) - Monterrey
4. Armando Juarez (MEX) - Toluca
5. Alfonso Trujillo (MEX) - Mexico City

Left Field

1. Esteban Bello (MEX) - Guadalajara
2. Martin Starrett (CAN) - Leon
3. Juan Munoz (MEX) - Toluca
4. Tony Cortes (MEX) - Mexico City
5. Jose Juarez (MEX) - Puebla

Center Field

1. Jorge Hernandez (MEX) - Toluca
2. Lazaro Hernandez (MEX) - Tijuana
3. Eddie Lopez (MEX) - Monterrey
4. Ricky Loaiza (MEX) - Guadalajara
5. Santiago Acuna (MEX) - Mexico City

Right Field

1. Steve Coblentz (USA) - Mexico City
2. Hector Flores (MEX) - Puebla
3. Raleigh Speck (CAN) - Guadalajara
4. Alex Muniz (MEX) - Monterrey
5. Manny Pantoja (MEX) - Toluca

Starting Pitcher (Ace Listed)

1. Santiago Garduno (MEX) - Mexico City
2. Alejandro Salinas (MEX) - Monterrey
3. Carl Walker (USA) - Puebla
4. Alex Palacios (MEX) - Guadalajara
5. Alex Larriva (MEX) - Toluca

Relief Pitcher/Closer

1. Myun-gu Kim (KOR) - Puebla
2. Angelo Aguilar (MEX) - Toluca
3. Alberto Ochoa (MEX) - Mexico City
4. Danny Castillo (MEX) - Monterrey
5. Juan Guerra (MEX) - Guadalajara

The season will get underway tonight!

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Standings: July 10, 2016



Contracts

Dallas signs RP Will March (CAN) to a 3 year extension for $25,500

Dallas signs SP Glen Leahy (CAN) to a 6 year extension for $24,520

Team Spotlight: Chicago
Top 5 Players of 2016

SP Steven Watson (USA) - 2-1 Record - 2.21 ERA - 6 BB - 33 K - 2.82 FIP - 1.01 WHIP
3B J.D. Brown (USA) - .299 AVG - 0 HR - 7 RBI - .721 OPS - 7 SB
C Alex Marquez (CRC) - .286 AVG - 3 HR - 10 RBI - .767 OPS - 0 SB
2B Andy Crawford (CAN) - .305 AVG - 0 HR - 7 RBI - .730 OPS - 0 SB
SP Mike Garrett (USA) - 2-2 Record - 3.52 ERA - 9 BB - 36 K - 3.49 FIP - 1.24 WHIP

Position Spotlight: Third Base
Top 5 Players of 2016

3B Alex Munoz (USA) - MIA - .312 AVG - 5 HR - 18 RBI - .948 OPS - 2 SB
3B J.D. Brown (USA) - CHI - .299 AVG - 0 HR - 7 RBI - .721 OPS - 7 SB
3B Alfred Kerry (CAN) - SF - .269 AVG - 1 HR - 4 RBI - .714 OPS - 5 SB
3B Edgar Bonilla (MEX) - DAL - .333 AVG - 1 HR - 14 RBI - .871 OPS - 6 SB
3B Kent Marsh (USA) - WSH - .247 AVG - 3 HR - 13 RBI - .670 OPS - 0 SB

Leaderboard: Home Runs

1. 1B Bob Wolfe (USA) - New York - 9
2. SS Antonio Santos (MEX) - Chicago - 6
2. CF Antonio Torres (HON) - Houston - 6
4. RF Tony Gomez (MEX) - Dallas - 5
4. 1B Victor Gonzalez (PAN) - Dallas - 5
4. 3B Alex Munox (USA) - Miami - 5



Standings: July 10, 2016



Trades

Toluca acquires 1B Johnny Rivera (MEX) from Ottawa for C Antonio Davila (MEX) and C Victor Contreras (MEX)


OOTP 2016 MEXBL Predictions




Team Spotlight: Toluca

SP Sal Santiago (MEX) - 0-0 Record - 1.23 ERA - 0 BB - 4 K - 2.66 FIP - 0.68 WHIP
1B Johnny Rivera (MEX) - .333 AVG - 1 HR - 2 RBI - 1.262 OPS - 0 SB
CF Jorge Hernandez (MEX) - .286 AVG - 0 HR - 0 RBI - .730 OPS - 1 SB
2B Alex Porras (MEX) - .286 AVG - 0 HR - 1 RBI - .714 OPS - 0 SB
RP Randy Phillips (USA) - 1-0 Record - 0.00 ERA - 0 BB - 2 K - 1.35 FIP - 0.00 WHIP

Position Spotlight: Starting Pitcher

SP Santiago Garduno (MEX) - MC - 1-0 Record - 1.29 ERA - 1 BB - 7 K - 2.18 FIP - 1.14 WHIP
SP Alex Palacios (MEX) - GUA - 1-0 Record - 0.00 ERA - 2 BB - 8 K - 2.55 FIP - 0.96 WHIP
SP Sal Santiago (MEX) - TLC - 0-0 Record - 1.23 ERA - 0 BB - 4 K - 2.66 FIP - 0.68 WHIP
SP Ray Rosales (MEX) - PUE - 0-0 Record - 9.00 ERA - 1 BB - 2 K - 2.75 FIP - 1.75 WHIP
SP Manuel Hernandez (MEX) - PUE - 0-0 Record - 0.00 ERA - 0 BB - 3 K - 0.75 FIP - 0.00 WHIP

Leaderboard: Wins Above Replacement (Batters)

1. CF Mario Ramos (MEX) - Leon - 0.4
2. RF Alvaro Ortiz (MEX) - Tijuana - 0.3
2. C R.J. Natal (MEX) - Monterrey - 0.3
2. 3B Eduardo Hernandez (MEX) - Tijuana - 0.3
2. CF Lazaro Hernandez (MEX) - Tijuana - 0.3

In our next series, the CANBL Preview will be up tomorrow!

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The 2016 season is about to get under way! This preview will include the following: Composite Rankings and the Top 5 Players at each Position. The OOTP Predictions will be posted with tonight's Week 4 update.

Composite Rankings



Positional Rankings

Catchers

1. Jorge Gomez (MEX) - Toronto
2. Stan Neily (CAN) - Calgary
3. Raul Ramos (MEX) - Vancouver
4. Antonio Davila (MEX) - Ottawa
5. Larry Colbourne (CAN) - Montreal

First Base

1. Gerald Durieux (CAN) - Montreal
2. Tom Downey (CAN) - Ottawa
3. Rich Barber (CAN) - Vancouver
4. Maurice Borel (CAN) - Calgary
5. John Mahoney (CAN) - Toronto

Second Base

1. Ray Coulter (CAN) - Ottawa
2. Gautier Fabre (CAN) - Vancouver
3. Ed Triska (CAN) - Montreal
4. Rick Munroe (CAN) - Toronto
5. Tarek Caron (CAN) - Calgary

Third Base

1. Ed Mathews (CAN) - Vancouver
2. Julien Blanc (CAN) - Calgary
3. Bruce George (CAN) - Montreal
4. Ward Fox (CAN) - Toronto
5. Cory McIntyre (CAN) - Ottawa

Shortstop

1. Max Cole (CAN) - Ottawa
2. Jules Morand (CAN) - Montreal
3. David Salomon (GUA) - Calgary
4. Ludovic Neveu (CAN) - Vancouver
5. Antonio Gamez (VEN) - Toronto

Left Field

1. Bill Merritt (CAN) - Vancouver
2. Tim Strong (USA) - Montreal
3. Adam Howell (CAN) - Ottawa
4. Mitchell Jamet (CAN) - Toronto
5. Bill Connolly (CAN) - Calgary

Center Field

1. Gary Starr (CAN) - Toronto
2. Dave Spinks (CAN) - Vancouver
3. Joe Jenkins (USA) - Montreal
4. A.J. Britten (CAN) - Calgary
5. Sonny Myers (CAN) - Ottawa

Right Field

1. Pascal Jourdain (CAN) - Toronto
2. Francisco Abreu (PUR) - Vancouver
3. Brad Updegraff (USA) - Montreal
4. Jim Buckley (USA) - Ottawa
5. Jimmy Parsons (CAN) - Calgary

Starting Pitcher (Ace Listed)

1. Andy Stewart (USA) - Ottawa
2. Cyril Robert (CAN) - Vancouver
3. Bob Winsor (CAN) - Toronto
4. Regis Bernard (CAN) - Calgary
5. Jason Kraiss (USA) - Montreal

Relief Pitcher/Closer

1. Yasuro Hirano (JPN) - Ottawa
2. Jean Vial (CAN) - Calgary
3. Jake Mortimer (CAN) - Montreal
4. Denis Gauthier (CAN) - Vancouver
5. Stuart Freemann (CAN) - Toronto

Week 5 is next!

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Trades

Miami trades SP Angelo Lorenzo (MEX) to Toronto for RP Alex Calderon (HON) and CF Laurent Richard (CAN)



Standings: July 17, 2016



Team Spotlight: San Francisco

CF Jean-Luc Delattre (CAN) - .314 AVG - 1 HR - 10 RBI - .788 OPS - 13 SB
SP Jacob Dempsey (USA) - 3-1 Record - 2.79 ERA - 9 BB - 33 K - 3.16 FIP - 1.14 WHIP
3B Alfred Kerry (CAN) - .243 AVG - 1 HR - 5 RBI - .652 OPS - 5 SB
LF Mario Moreno (MEX) - .283 AVG - 1 HR - 11 RBI - .747 OPS - 6 SB
SS Raul Galvan (MEX) - .271 AVG - 0 HR - 9 RBI - .653 OPS - 14 SB

Position Spotlight: Right Field

RF Bill Klein (CAN) - BOS - .293 AVG - 3 HR - 21 RBI - .878 OPS - 6 SB
RF Arturo Calderon (CRC) - MIA - .279 AVG - 2 HR - 7 RBI - .768 OPS - 3 SB
RF Eric Towers (USA) - HOU - .268 AVG - 1 HR - 7 RBI - .743 OPS - 10 SB
RF Broderick Paul (CAN) - LA - .277 AVG - 1 HR - 9 RBI - .765 OPS - 7 SB
RF Young-u Che (KOR) - WSH - .280 AVG - 2 HR - 13 RBI - .746 OPS - 0 SB

Leaderboard: Isolated Power

1. CF Antonio Torres (HON) - Houston - .339
2. 1B Bob Wolfe (USA) - New York - .268
3. 2B Tony Gomez (MEX) - Dallas - .250
4. RF Bill Klein (CAN) - Boston - .241
5. LF Pete Abbey (USA) - New York - .226



Standings: July 17, 2016



Team Spotlight: Puebla

SS Miguel Navarro (MEX) - .478 AVG - 0 HR - 5 RBI - 1.122 OPS - 2 SB
RF Hector Flores (MEX) - .484 AVG - 1 HR - 6 RBI - 1.332 OPS - 0 SB
2B Javy Cantu (MEX) - .647 AVG - 0 HR - 3 RBI - 1.406 OPS - 1 SB
SP Manuel Hernandez (MEX) - 1-0 Record - 1.00 ERA - 2 BB - 11 K - 1.92 FIP - 1.11 WHIP
CF Mario Gomez (MEX) - .346 AVG - 0 HR - 2 RBI - .777 OPS - 2 SB

Position Spotlight: Right Field

RF Hector Flores (MEX) - PUE - .484 AVG - 1 HR - 6 RBI - 1.332 OPS - 0 SB
RF Alex Muniz (MEX) - MTY - .310 AVG - 1 HR - 5 RBI - .893 OPS - 0 SB
RF Alvaro Ortiz (MEX) - TIJ - .286 AVG - 1 HR - 5 RBI - 1.007 OPS - 0 SB
RF Steve Coblentz (USA) - MC - .273 AVG - 3 HR - 7 RBI - .909 OPS - 0 SB
RF Juan Munoz (MEX) - TLC - .320 AVG - 0 HR - 0 RBI - .713 OPS - 1 SB

Leaderboard: Strikeouts/9 IP

1. SP Mario Cardenas (MEX) - Guadalajara - 13.00
2. SP Tony Peralta (MEX) - Guadalajara - 11.70
3. SP Manuel Hernandez (MEX) - Puebla - 11.00
4. SP Santiago Garduno (MEX) - Mexico City - 10.97
5. RP Nick Aguilar (MEX) - Puebla - 9.00
5. SP Josh Rodriguez (USA) - Tijuana - 9.00



Standings: July 17, 2016



With only 2 games in the books, there's not enough sample to really give leaderboards/spotlights just yet. Those will start for Week 6.

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The first votes are starting to trickle through for the IBF's different Halls of Fame. With another year looking to disappoint, Philadelphia has worked with the committee to announce their first team inductee:

Philadelphia Franchise Hall of Fame



Philadelphia is proud to induct 3B Darby Duncan (USA) into their franchise Hall of Fame. Duncan played 6 seasons with Philadelphia from 2003 until his retirement in 2008, and compiled the following stats (team All-Time rank at induction date, where applicable):

Games: 271 - 6th
At-Bats: 950 - 5th
Runs: 115 - 5th
Hits: 252 - 4th
Doubles: 37 - 9th
Triples: 4 - 5th
Home Runs: 23 - 3rd
RBIs: 122 - 1st
Stolen Bases: 9
AVG: .265 - 2nd
OPS: .742 - 2nd
WAR: 7.4 - 2nd

Duncan also won the 2003 All-Star at 3B with the club and appeared in their only playoff appearance in 2005, where he hit .200-0-2 in 3 games. He also represented the club in the initial 2007 IBF Gold Cup, a competition in which he won with the United States.

Duncan is the first inductee into the Philadelphia Franchise Hall of Fame, and he is the first player to ever be inducted in any IBF Hall of Fame. The now 44 year old will be celebrated on field with his former club in a game against his other former team, New York, on August 19.

Week 6 is coming up next

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Trades

Boston trades CF Tyler Hickmott (BRB), RP Antonio Leyva (CUB), and SP Adam Cartright (USA) to Chicago for SS Antonio Santos (MEX) and RP Koryusai Saito (JPN)

Wow! Blockbuster.... what I like most about this trade? 5 players in the deal... representing 5 different countries.

Miami trades C Josh Brown (USA) to Ottawa for SP Corey Richard (CAN) and C Victor Contreras (MEX)



Standings: July 24, 2016



Team Spotlight: Miami
Pre-Season Top-5 Positional Updates

C Bob Roseberry (USA) - .232 AVG - 3 HR - 14 RBI - .589 OPS - 0 SB
2B Alex Haydon (CAN) - .303 AVG - 3 HR - 16 RBI - .750 OPS - 2 SB
3B Alex Munoz (USA) - .293 AVG - 5 HR - 21 RBI - .876 OPS - 2 SB
RF Arturo Calderon (CRC) - .272 AVG - 2 HR - 7 RBI - .741 OPS - 4 SB
RP Rod Wallace (USA) - 1-3 Record - 6.19 ERA - 6 BB - 10 K - 6.28 FIP - 1.56 WHIP

Positional Spotlight: Center Field

CF Antonio Torres (HON) - HOU - .270 AVG - 13 HR - 24 RBI - .955 OPS - 1 SB
CF Jose Guzman (PUR) - LA - .259 AVG - 6 HR - 18 RBI - .893 OPS - 3 SB
CF Tyler Hickmott (BRB) - BOS/CHI - .320 AVG - 1 HR - 17 RBI - .805 OPS - 12 SB
CF Jean-Luc Delattre (CAN) - SF - .305 AVG - 1 HR - 12 RBI - .748 OPS - 14 SB
CF Bobby Wicker (USA) - NY - .238 AVG - 8 HR - 23 RBI - .794 OPS - 5 SB

Leaderboard: On-Base Percentage

1. LF Dan Aylward (CAN) - Boston - .478
2. 3B Edgar Bonilla (MEX) - Dallas - .444
3. SS Jorge Calderon (MEX) - Washington - .442
4. 3B Alex Munoz (USA) - Miami - .428
5. RF Jose Rojas (MEX) - Chicago - .427



Standings: July 24, 2016



Team Spotlight: Leon

LF Martin Starrett (CAN) - .362 AVG - 1 HR - 5 RBI - .860 OPS - 4 SB

Position Spotlight: Left Field

LF Esteban Bello (MEX) - GUA - .417 AVG - 2 HR - 6 RBI - 1.086 OPS - 2 SB
LF Martin Starrett (CAN) - LEN - .362 AVG - 1 HR - 5 RBI - .860 OPS - 4 SB
LF Wilson Tinajero (MEX) - PUE - .455 AVG - 1 HR - 4 RBI - 1.202 OPS - 0 SB
LF Tony Cortes (MEX) - MC - .286 AVG - 0 HR - 11 RBI - .736 OPS - 4 SB
LF Juan Munoz (MEX) - TLC - .333 AVG - 0 HT - 4 RBI - .748 OPS - 2 SB

Leaderboard: Batter Strikeouts

1. SS Omar Perez (MEX) - Leon - 22
2. SS Jordan Guevara (MEX) - Toluca - 18
3. 2B Alex Porras (MEX) - Toluca - 17
4. 2B Jose Gonzles (MEX) - Mexico City - 15
4. 3B Ruben Hernandez (MEX) - Leon - 15
4. RF Manny Pantoja (MEX) - Toluca - 15



Standings: July 24, 2016



Team Spotlight: Calgary

C Stan Neily (CAN) - .310 AVG - 0 HR - 0 RBI - .747 OPS - 1 SB
3B Julien Blanc (CAN) - .172 AVG - 0 HR - 1 RBI - .501 OPS - 0 SB
RP Jean Vial (CAN) - 0-1 Record, 1 SV - 15.43 ERA - 2 BB - 1 K - 10.64 FIP - 2.14 WHIP

Position Spotlight: Shortstop

SS Max Cole (CAN) - OTT - .318 AVG - 0 HR - 4 RBI - .985 OPS - 0 SB
SS Jules Morand (CAN) - MON - .300 AVG - 0 HR - 4 RBI - .730 OPS - 2 SB
SS David Salomon (GUA) - CGY - .138 AVG - 0 HR - 2 RBI - .360 OPS - 1 SB
SS Jon Rodriguez (CUB) - VAN - .241 AVG - 0 HR - 3 RBI - .532 OPS - 0 SB
SS Antonio Gamez (VEN) - TOR - .229 AVG - 0 HR - 2 RBI - .479 OPS - 0 SB

Leaderboard: HR/9 Innings Against

1. 9 Pitchers Tied at 0.00
- Jerry Umlah (CAN) - MON
- Steve Tompkins (USA) - CGY
- Andy Stewart (USA) - OTT
- Cyril Robert (CAN) - VAN
- Adrian Nelson (USA) - OTT
- Johan Leon (CAN) - TOR
- Pierre-Jean Henry (CAN) - MON
- Paul Hart (CAN) - OTT
- Jean-Paul Diot (CAN) - VAN

A newly announced country is next, followed by Week 7!