132 Random Debut League - 2024- (est 2019)

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Willie McCovey of the AL West leading Utah Saints won American League Player of the week this week by slugging 7 homers and driving in 17 runs while batting .379. Stretch now has 57 homers and 145 RBI's this year and vying for AL MVP.

National League player of the week goes to Jim Thome of the NL Midwest leading Sioux Falls Velocity. Thome went 15 for 26 with 3 homers and 14 RBI's. He has 19 homers and 69 RBI's on the season.

Oasis guitarist and Lincoln Music outfielder Noel Gallagher delivered a big 3 homer game today as Lincoln battered the Morgantown Cottonmouths 19-2 at home. Gallagher drove in 4 runs and has hit 21 bombs this year. Phil Heckman also had 3 hits and 4 RBI's in the one sided game.

The Starbucks Lattes outscored the Galveston Whitehawks 16-13 at home as OOTP poster Hendu Style delivered 5 hits for Starbucks with the win. Hendu scored 3 runs and drove in 3 in the game while Ossie Chavarria had 4 hits and 2 RBI's.

Austin Donkeys triumphed over the Provo Allecyats as star slugger Ray Durham hit for the cycle. Durham went 4 for 6 with 5 RBI's and has 95 RBI's on the season. Boog Powell and Jeff Bagwell each had 3 hits and 3 RBI's for Austin in the easy 15-6 win.

The Savannah Thunder dropped the Kimberly Ocelots at home 15-6, but it was a big day for Kimberly's George Wright as he hit his 300th career homer. Wright hit a solo shot in the 8th inning off of Arodys Vizcaino to reach the landmark number. His best season was 2023 with the Sacramento Bees with 52 homers where he hit most of his homers between 2022 and 2028.

Also hitting his 300th career homer was Laughing Larry Doyle of the Albuquerque Blackbirds but they lost at home 9-5 to the Little Rock Sunbirds. Doyle hit a 3 run shot off of Little Rock starter Bob Welch in the 6th inning. Doyle's best year was 2026 with 68 homers and has hit all 300 homers in an Albuquerque uniform.

The Utah Saints annihilated the St John Cavalry 35-3 at home today as star hitter Jesse Burkett went 6 for 7 and drove in 4 runs. Burkett has 47 homers and 132 RBI's with a torrid .414 batting average for Utah

Reliever Jeff Innis of the Altoona Jammers will retire at 36 as he has an 11.97 ERA for Altoona this year. Innis has appeared in 633 games in his career, and spent a better part of his career with the Cincinnati Reds.

The Evansville Steelhawks acquired outfielder Ryan Ludwick from the Delaware Big Train today in exchange for SS Tim Anderson and 1B John Baxter. Ludwick hit 25 homers this season for Delaware.

Infielder Marlon Anderson was traded to the Montreal Anchors by the Allentown Chiefs today for 2B Joseph Demers, 1B Matt Lane and RP Joey Devine. Anderson struggled hitting .205 this year in Allentown.

The NL Pacific contending Van Nuys Arrows landed RP Charlie Jaeger today in a deal with the Dayton Mud Hens. Dayton gets in the trade, 3B Ethan Martin and RF Charlie Mead. Jaeger was 5-3 out of the Dayton pen this year.

Evan Reed was today to the Shreveport Sting today by the Montauk Hounds with Montauk returning SS Bernie Creger and RP Dustin McGowan. Reed had 14 saves in Montauk this year with a wretched ERA of 8.82.

The Utah Saints defeated the St John Cavalry at home 7-3 as ace pitcher Noodles Hahn struck out 15 batters. Hahn improved 15-3 as he pitched 7 innings and did not allow an earned run.

Gregg Olson of the Scranton Owls is done for the season with a torn labrum. He was 1-1 out of the Scranton pen in 2029.

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Andy Pafko hit his 300th career homer today for the St Thomas Snappers and then said he will retire at years end. St Thomas crushed the Buffalo Bisons on the road 13-6 in Orchard Park. Pafko went 3 for 5 and hit 2 homers and drove in 4 runs. The first homer in the first inning off of Christian Friedrich was the 300th. Pafko hit 44 homers in 2022 for the Riverhead Racers and was much traveled in his career with a 3 year stint with the Mobile Swordfish from 2024 to 2026. Pafko is now 38 years old.

The Chicago White Sox blanked the Raleigh Spitfires 7-0 today as Wiley Piatt hurled a 1 hit shutout and struck out 13 batters. Piatt improves to 12-6 on the season as he only allowed an 8th inning double to Bill Barrett. Buck Jordan hit a 3 run homer to carry the offense, his 31st of the season.

Actor and starting pitcher Joaquin Phoenix has been sent to the Minnesota Twins in a trade with the Beijing Airhogs for RF Showboat Fisher and 3B Steve Boros. Phoenix was 6-6 for Beijing this year and is happy to be back in the states.

The Brentwood Thirteens tore up the Galveston Whitehawks on the road at Glen Campbell Park 10-5 as veteran Jonathan Schoop hit his 300th career homer. Schoop hit 3 homers on the day and had 4 hits in the game. His 300th came in the first inning off of Jerrod Eshleman. Schoop has 30 homers on the season his best year was 2028 with the Boise Parrots with 44, he played for Boise from 2021-2028.

Bug Holliday of the Oslo Walruses hit his 300th career homer today in a 6-3 win over the Abilene Robins at Wilbert Montgomery Stadium. Holliday hit 2 homers and drove in 4 runs in the game. Holliday hit the 300th in the 4th inning off of Jonathan Poncedelon of Abilene. Holliday has hit his homers for Oslo and the Tampa Bay Rays where he hit his season best 40 in his rookie season in 2020.

The Odessa Friars have lose RP Fred Scherman for the season with a torn labrum. Scherman was 0-2 for Odessa this year.

Whitey Ford of the Montreal Anchors is done for 2029 with a torn tricep muscle. Ford was 8-5 this year so this is not an easy one for Montreal.

The Atlanta braves acquired RF Mule Haas from the St Louis Cardinals for LP Jake Weimer. Haas had 23 homers and a .286 average for St Louis so he helps Atlanta in their chase of Philadelphia in the NL Atlantic.

First baseman Mark Grace is heading to the AL East contending Rochester Surge in a deal with the Houston Astros. Houston will get back RP Dick Hughes. Grace had 9 homers and 28 RBI's for Houston.

The Duluth Champions landed 3B Cody Asche in a trade with the Provo Alleycats and they send Provo back SS Kevin Hunt, RF Tim Starling and LP Ken Chase. Asche had 14 homers and 40 RBI's in Provo this season.

SP Kip Young is heading to the Houston Astros today in a trade with the Reading Pumas. Reading will get back C Danny Lopez, RP Tom Shipman, and 3B Scott Faurot. Young was 2-9 with a 4.54 ERA for Reading before being dealt.

The Morgantown Cottonmouths made a move to land outfielder Jim Rice in a trade with the Worcester Sundevils. They send 2B Brad Wellman, 2B Ken Wilke and LF Luke Lewis to Worcester. Rice had 12 homers and 57 RBI's for Worcester this year.

RP Chris Peters is done for 2029 for the Little Rock Sunbirds with a torn rotator cuff. Peters was 2-2 out of the Little Rock bullpen.

The Barcleona Magicians acquired RP Will Harris from the Glasgow Barons today with CF Mike Loney and 2B Zack Neunaber heading to Scotland. Harris was 2-3 for Glasgow this season.

Outfielder Aaron Rowand was dealt to the Billings Beacons today by the Hicksville Comets with Hicksville getting back RF Burhan Comert. Rowand had 11 homers and 48 RBI's playing for Hicksville.

SP Yu Darvish was traded to the Ottawa Argonauts by the Newark Thieves for 1B David Golden and SS T E Newell. Darvish was 5-3 with a 3.55 ERA in Newark this year

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Vic Wertz of the AL Midwest leading Kansas City Royals was named American League Player of the week. Wertiz hit 6 homer and drove in 19 runs while batting .571. He has 56 homers, 115 RBI's and a .359 average for the KC jugernaut.

The National League player of the week goes to Hensley Meulens of the Moscow Battalion. Bam Bam slugged 5 homers and drove in 16 runs while going 13 for 23. He has 26 homers and 91 RBI's thus far in 2029 for Moscow.

Kirby Puckett of the Moose Jaw Cowboys delivered his 2000th career hit today as Moose Jaw defeated the Monte Carlo Blazers 2-1 at home. Puckett hit a 7th inning single off of Cliff Young to get the milestone hit. Puckett had 4 seasons of 200 hits or more for the Seattle Mariners and much like real life got 2 World Series rings.

Ed Konetchy's 400th career homer accounted for the lone run today as the Tacoma Battle Wings were dropped by the Barbados Arsenal 2-1 at home. Konetchy hit the homer in the 9th inning off of Matt Kinzer but Tacoma fell short. Konetchy has 23 homers this season and his best year was 2023 with 66 homers and he had mammoth seasons for the San Juan Storm between 2022 and 2028 before Bill Gates offered him the big contract to play in Tacoma.

The Calgary Fusion were dealt a heavy blow losing starting pitcher Juan Marichal for the season with a torn meniscus. Marichal was 10-6 this year after winning 20 games in 2028. Calgary is in 2nd place in the AL West. The loss occurred on the road in a 4-2 blown lead loss to the lowly Worcester Sundevils at the Atrium.

1B Babe Dahlgren was dealt to the Beijing Airhogs today by the Aruba Jackrabbits for 2B Wally Weingarten and LF Kyle Farquhar. Dahlgren had 9 homers and 22 RBI's this year for Aruba.

The NL East 2nd place Halifax Eclipse made a trade to land RF Pete Fox from the Texas Rangers and gave up phallic challenged Dan "Pee Wee" Monahan and C Roger Hed to Texas. Fox had 19 homer and 62 RBI's with a .307 average in Arlington so he should help Halifax chase Brooklyn.

Tommy Edman is heading back to Florida as he was traded today to the West Palm Beach Dinos from the Little Saint James Castaways for CF Omari Smith and 1B Jim Maler. Edman has 15 homers and 56 RBI's with a .296 average on the private island, so he should give West Palm a boost as they try to catch the Cozumel Scouts in the NL Tropical

The Evansville Steelhawks made a trade to land infielder Tim Flannery from the Panama Buccaneers for RP Jack Warner and RP Fernando Hernandez. Flannery was struggling at .195 in Panama.

Superstar George Davis had a monster 4 homer game today for the Utah Saints as they obliterated the Delaware Big Train 23-7. Davis hit 4 solo homers in the game while Wally Schang had 3 hits and 6 RBI's in the one sided battle.

The Kimberly Ocelots acquired RP Forrest More from the Curacao Gryphons today in exchange for RP Elijah Small and RP Ryan Childs. More as 1-5 this year in Curacao.

Veteran SP Ferdie Schupp has been trade to the Rome Thoroughbreds by the Cape Cod Manatees for LF Ike Eichrodt and RP Brad Graham. Schupp was 4-12 at 35 years old for Cape Cod but had a 4.09 ERA. Rome thinks they can catch Paris in the NL World.

3B Matt Duffy has been sent to the Morgantown Cottonmouths by the Montgomery Crunch for SS Walt Noe and RF Harry Halblieb. Duffy has 6 homers and 40 RBI's this year in Montgomery, but Morgantown is going nowhere.

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Cy Williams of the Moline Oilers hit his 400th career homer today in a 5-1 home loss to the Vermont Black Bears. Williams hit a solo homer in the 8th inning off of Vermont reliever Jumbo Elliott. He has 26 homers this year with his best seasons with the Sacramento Bees where he hit 64 homers in 2021 and 2024. Roy McMillan had 2 hits and 2 RBI's to lead Vermont to victory.

In a pretty huge trade today the Rio Astronauts acquired star outfield Jeff Heath from the Pittsburgh Pirates for 1B Adrian Gonzalez and SP Frank Tanana. Heath had 36 homers and 121 RBI's for Pittsburgh this year, but many consider that a great haul for the Bucs.

The Bermuda Seawolves have extended newly acquired infielder Henry Easterday for 5 years at 68 million today. Easterday was recently brought in from the Myrtle Beach Rage and is a lifetime .221 hitter so this extension is a bit bizarre.

Kid Elberfeld hits for the cycle today as the Nassau Stingrays lit up the Taipei Herons 15-1 on the road at Tik Tok Stadium. Elberfeld drove in 4 runs and scored 3 while Steve Yerkes collected 5 hits and Ed Jurak drove in 5 runs.

The Amsterdam Smokies acquired via trade slugger Francisco Cabrera from the Baton Rouge Warbirds today in exchange for CF Jeremy Schaeffer and SS Josh Zanetti. Cabrera had 29 homers this season for Baton Rouge.

SP Miguel Gonzalez is lost for 2029 to the Albany Warcats with a torn labrum. He was 9-4 this year and having a solid season at 34.

The Grand Rapids Crawdads made a trade with the Quebec City Black Wolves and got OF Chief Roseman in exchange for 2B Adam Stone. Roseman had 15 homers and 50 RBI's for Quebec City.

SP Alex Fernandez has been dealt to the Dayton Mud Hens today by the Salinas Fire Ants for LF Denny Walling and SS Nate Appleby. Fernandez was a wretched 2-15 for the low producing Salinas team.

The AL Pacific contending Spokane Gangsters added RP John Burrows today in a trade with the Monte Carlo Blazers. Going to Monte Carlo will be LP Denny Neagle, 3B Doug Moser and C Pete Koi. Burrows was 2-2 for Monte Carlo and had 23 saves in 2027 for them.

RF Johnny Lush is heading to the West Palm Beach Dinos today in a deal with the Bakersfield Red Aces with Bakersfield landing CF Cesar Escalante and 3B Dario Camarena. Lush had 14 homers and 56 RBI's playing for Bakersfield this year.

The AL East contending Rochester Surge acquired 2025 World Series hero George Jackson today in a trade with the Saginaw Dragons. Saginaw gets back LF Joe Ellis. Jackson is 37 years old but still had 21 homers and 68 RBI's for the weak Saginaw team.

Reliever Scott Elbert is heading to the Van Nuys Arrows in a trade with the Key West Condors. Key West will receive LF Shano Collins. Van Nuys will also get LP Nick Way and SS Mike Gable. This is a bigger trade. Elbert was 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA for Key West but Van Nuys gives up a lot in Collins who had 103 RBI's this year already.

The AL World leading Tel Aviv Thunderbolts bolstered their pen today landing Brent Gaff in a trade with the Tacoma Battle Wings. Tacoma acquires back SS Brian Malone. Gaff had 12 saves and a 2.30 ERA for Tacoma so he should help Tel Aviv as they try to repeat as division champions.

Veteran 1B Gregg Colbrunn is heading to the Aruba Jackrabbits in a trade today with the Barbados Arsenal. These islands are close to each other as Barbados will get RP Alan Bateman and LP Jon Varvel. Colbrunn had 20 homers and 63 RBI's for Barbados.

RP Jonathan Sanchez was dealt to the Houston Astros today by the Brentwood 13's. Brentwood gets back Fred Lewis in this trade. Brentwood also sent over SS Nick Roman and 1B Josh Palmer. Sanchez had 25 saves this year for Brentwood, helps Astros who are very buried. Lewis had been buried in the Astros system so he gets his opportunity in Brentwood.

The Fargo Horsemen have lost 1B Bill Terry for 8 weeks with a fractured thumb. Terry already had 32 homers and 103 RBI's this year for Fargo.

RP Jim Brillheart was traded to the Rochester Surge as they try to catch the New York Yankees in the AL East. The trade was with the Fire Island Rogues who get back C Jarrod Saltalamacchia who comes back to Long Island where his family roots are. Brillheart struggled this year at 1-4 in the Fire Island bullpen.

The Little Rock Sunbirds have made a trade for C Jack Lapp from the Colorado Rockies with Colorado getting RP Todd Worrell and Basketball Legend Julius "Dr J" Erving. Lapp had 6 homers and 32 RBI's for Colorado in a backup role so he should see more at bats in Little Rock.

Closer Alex Malloy is heading to the Jones Beach Jets today in a trade with the Detroit Tigers. Tigers will return back 2B Lou Klein. Mallow has been an elite reliever in the league and was 9-3 with 20 saves for Tigers in 2029.

The Dublin Outlaws have traded for RP John Stephens from the Fairbanks Triplets. Fairbanks will get RP Luis Sanchez and LP Seth Morehead. Stephens was 0-9 this year in Fairbanks so can't see how he helps.

Veteran SS Milt Bolling has been traded to the Cheyenne Black Aces by the Taipei Herons. Taipei gets back C Matt Bell and LP Scott Day. Bolling had 7 homers and 25 RBI"s playing in Taiwan.

Zany LF Joe Charboneau is heading to the Edmonton Bluebirds today via the Corpus Christi Blue Hens with Corpus Christi acquiring back LP Todd Wiener and SS Ralph Ham. Charboneau had 23 homers for Corpus Christi.

The London Cyclones made a move to get catcher Carlos Ruiz from the Billings Beacons with LF Xavier Nady heading back to Billings. Ruiz was hitting .177 as a backup in Billings so not sure what London was thinking.

RP Fred Olmstead was sent to the Paris Swingers today by the Tallahassee Heat with Tallahassee getting LP John Fleming. Olmstead was 0-5 with a 7.82 ERA for Tallahassee not exactly exciting.

C Barry Foote will now call Afghanistan home as he was sent to the Kabul Biplanes by the Sarasota Typhoon for RP Alejandro Sanabia. Wimpy metal singer Vince Neil is also heading to Kabul. Foot was buried in Sarasota so he isn't as mad as he should be going to Kabul, but Neil was already asking about strip clubs that don't exist.

The Billings Beacons landed veteran infielder Julio Franco from the Green Bay Yellow Jackets with Green Bay getting back C Vance Spinks and RP Eric Roll. Franco had 15 homers and 59 RBI's for Green Bay.

Closer Bobo Newsom is going to the AL Pacific contending Oakland Athletics from the Wall Street Black Cats today with for CF Hunter Pence. Newsom had 21 saves and a 1.71 ERA for Wall Street but Wall Street does get back a solid prospect in Pence.

Veteran SS Kip Selbach is going to the Morgantown Cottonmouths in a trade with the Texas Rangers. Rangers will get RP Cory Schaffer and RF Robert Mance. Selbach had 9 homers and 42 RBI's in 2029 for Texas.

The NL Central contending Mobile Swordfish added depth today by getting Bill Monboquette from the Dayton Mud Hens. Dayton gets back 2B David McNutt and RF Tom Daley. Monboquette was 1-2 with a 3.55 ERA for Dayton this year.

Catcher Jesse Gonder is going to the St John Cavalry with RP Tom Sommerville and 3B Eric Youngquist going to the Sarasota Typhoon. Gonder has not been able to see the majors in Sarasota so he welcomes the move to the Maritimes.

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Will put all the trade deadline movements in a separate report as there were too many to speak of

Chris Shelton of the Fresno Bashers was named AL Player of the Week. Shelton went 14 for 27 and drove in 16 runs while slugging 5 homers. He has 31 homers and a 103 RBI's this season for Fresno as they contend in the AL Pacific.

National League Player of the week was named as Elmer Smith of the New Orleans Zebras. Smith slammed 6 bombs while driving in 18 runs and hit a cool .469 for the week. He has 47 homers and 130 RBI's in 2029.

The Beijing Airhogs outlasted the Athens Odyssey today at home as Pat Mullin went 5 for 5 and scored 3 runs. Mullin was just recently acquired from the San Francisco Giants. Rafael Devers and Rupper Jones each had 3 hits and 4 RBI's in the Beijing win.

Pete Dowling of the Pittsburgh Pirates fired a 6 hit shutout on the road against the Lexington Big Stick as Pittsburgh won the game 7-0 at Churchill Downs. Dowling fanned 9 batters in the game and improved to 10-9 on the year. Hanley Ramirez hit a big 3 run shot to provide the offense.

The NL Pacific co-leading Honolulu Riptide defeated the Abilene Robins 8-2 at home today as Devon Travis crushed 3 homers. Travis went 3 for 3 and drove in 6 runs as he has a .328 average on the year. Ham Iburg improved to 12-5 with 5 innings pitched allowing just one run.

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These are the key players that were traded new team/old team

CF Michael Taylor - Lubbock Brigands (from Barcelona Magicians)
CL AJ Minter - Miami Marlins (From Dayton Mud Hens)
RF Mike Kingery - Grand Rapids Crawdads (from Amagansett Assassins)
RP Brian Snyder - Paris Swingers (from Curacao Gryphons)
SP Jason Marquis - San Bernardino Butchers (from Trenton Beach Boys)
C Matt Lecroy - Trenton Beach Boys (from San Bernardino Butchers)
RP - Ray Crone - Paris Swingers (from Texas Rangers)
RP - Craig Eaton - Buenos Aires Bishops (from Rapid City Counts)
CF - Jimmy Conway - Buenos Aires Bishops (from Rapid City Counts)

Conway is the hitman in Goodfellas played by Robert Deniro

CF Ryan Kalish - Richmond Gamecocks (from Billings Beacons)
LF Harvey Hendrick - Billings Beacons (from Richmond Gamecocks)
CF Ken Landreaux - Baghad Sultans (from Billings Beacons)
RP Pedro Astacio - Billings Beacons (from Baghdad Sultans)
LF Cy Williams - Fire Island Rogues (from Moline Oilers)
2B Mike B Young - Lincoln Music (from Miami Marlins)
RP Dan Quisenberry - Miami Marlins (from Lincoln Music)
CF Freddie Krueger - Miami Marlins (from Lincoln Music)

Krueger of Nightmare on Elm Street fame

SS Luke Skywalker - Reading Pumas (from Oklahoma City Colts)

Skywalker of Star Wars fame

2B Jeff Reboulet - Cleveland Indians (from Scranton Owls)
RP Pat House - Amagansett Assassins (from Sarasota Typhoon)
2B Mario Guerrero - Tijuana Pelicans (from Detroit Tigers)
2B Red Schoendiest - Montreal Anchors (from Worcester Sundevils)
RP Mike Gardiner - Mexico City Salukis (from Yukon Drillers)
LF Gates Brown - Saskatoon Beavers (from Portland Lions)
2B Chris Stynes - Billings Beacons (from Colorado Rockies)
SP Don Sutton - Colorado Rockies (from Billings Beacons)
RP Julius "Dr J" Erving - Billings Beacons (from Colorado Rockies)
RP James Hoyt - Dayton Mud Hens (from Saginaw Dragons)
CF Marcell Ozuna - Albany Warcats (from Salinas Fire Ants)
RP Dog Piatt - Richmond Gamecocks (from Shreveport Sting)
SP Carl Pavano - Albany Warcats (from Lexington Big Stick)
3B John Kennedy - Charleston Cheetahs (from Boston Red Sox)
1B Dan Baer - Utah Saints (from Acapulco Aztecs)
SP Kent Greenfield - Bermuda Seawolves (from Waco Bombers)
LF Matt Carpenter - Aruba Jackrabbits (from Texas Rangers)
RP AJ Schugel - El Paso Grizzlies (from Newark Thieves)
RP Chris Schroder - San Jose Skeeters (from Moline Oilers)
RP Luke Putkonen - Savannah Thunder (from Altoona Jammers)
RP Frank Corridon - Dayton Mud Hens (from Myrtle Beach Rage)
RF Luis Salazar - Birmingham Hillcats (from Charleston Cheetahs)
RP Tommy Layne - Barcelona Magicians (from Thunder Bay Elephants)
RP Tony Pena - Mobile Swordfish (from Altoona Jammers)
RP Dallas Green - Dayton Mud Hens (from Billings Beacons)
SP Roy Parmelee - Kingston Sea Lions (from Saginaw Dragons)
1B Will Clark - Atlanta Braves (from San Jose Skeeters)
CF Solly Drake - Amagansett Assassins (from Corpus Christi Blue Hens)
3B Carlos Sanchez - Providence Chargers (from Fire Island Rogues)

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American League Batter of the Month was named as AL Midwest leading Kansas City Royals 3B Eddie Mathews. Mathews hit 20 homers and drove in 39 runs while scoring 47 runs. He has 76 homers this year for KC.

Boog Powell of the Austin Donkeys takes home NL Batter of the Month. Powell hit .412 and slammed 15 homers and 46 RBI's. He has 38 homers with a .351 average this year for Austin.

Roger Clemens of the AL Pacific leading Spokane Gangsters earned AL Pitcher of the Month. The Rocket went 5-0 with a 0.86 ERA for July and teams batted .131 against him. He is 15-3 on the season.

The National League Pitcher of the Month goes to Orlando Alliance ace Bobby Wallace. Wallace went 5-0 with a 0.58 ERA in July and is now 13-6 with a 1.62 ERA for Orlando.

SS Joe Werrick of the Fresno Bashers earned AL Rookie of the Month. Werrick hit .411 with 7 homers and 15 RBI's for Fresno. He was acquired in the offseason from the Caracas Toros.

Psychologist Frasier Crane took home the NL Rookie of the Month award for the Glasgow Barons. Crane was 4-1 with a 1.10 ERA this month and is 6-3 with a 1.51 ERA playing in Scotland.


AL Leaders

Batting Average
1. Jesse Burkett (Utah Saints) .418
2. Corey Dickerson (Kansas City Royals) .384
3. Yoan Moncada (Utah Saints) .383

Homers
1. Eddie Mathews (Kansas City Royals) 76
2. Fred Luderus (Kansas City Royals) 66
3. Willie McCovey (Utah Saints) 65

RBI's
1. Fred Luderus (Kansas City Royals) 173
2. Willie McCovey (Utah Saints) 158
3. Jesse Burkett (Utah Saints) 150

Stolen Bases
1. Mike Griffin (Kingston Sea Lions) 56
2. Hugh Duffy (Calgary Fuision) 52
3. George Davis (Utah Saints) 50

WAR
1. Tris Speaker (Caracas Toros) 11.3
2. Jesse Burkett (Utah Saints) 10.2
3. Willie McCovey (Utah Saints) 10.1

Wins
1. Dean Chance (Utah Saints) 19
1. Ken Hill (Jacksonville Beach Bums) 19
3. Noodles Hahn (Utah Saints) 18

Strikeouts
1. Bobby Mathews (Auckland Seadogs) 299
2. Christy Mathewson (Toronto Blue Jays) 261
3. Tom Hughes (Saskatoon Beavers) 256

ERA
1. Bob Wicker (Acapulco Aztecs) 1.20
2. Howard Stern (Oakland Athletics) 1.35
3. Bobby Mathews (Auckland Seadogs) 1.42

Saves
1. Bert Dorr (Kingston Sea Lions) 34
2. Wally Holborow (Cleveland Indians) 32
3. Whit Wyatt (Baltimore Orioles) 31


National League Leaders

Batting Average
1. Sam Thompson (Austin Donkeys) .383
2. Henry Larkin (Melbourne Caribou) .361
3. Tom Burns (San Bernardino Butchers) .358

Homers
1. Al Simmons (Honolulu Riptide) 64
2. Ron Northey (Philadelphia Phillies) 53
3. Chris Duncan (Oslo Walruses) 52

RBI's
1. Don Hurst (Moscow Battalion) 157
2. Elmer Smith (New Orleans Zebras) 133
3. Ron Northey (Philadelphia Phillies) 132

Stolen Bases
1. Shorty Fuller (Mobile Swordfish) 60
2. Billy Hamilton (Vancouver Men-O-War) 53
3. Bryce Harper (Memphis Cougars) 48

WAR
1. Ken Griffey Jr (New Orlenas Zebras) 8.2
2. Henry Larkin (Melbourne Caribou) 8.1
2. Bernie Williams (Riverhead Racers) 8.1

Wins
1. Art Nehf (Memphis Cougars) 21
2. Ed Killian (New York Mets) 19
3. Carlos Carrasco (Madison Monarchs) 18

Strikeouts
1. Joe Blong (Atlantic City Sharks) 295
2. Charile Sweeney (Duluth Champions) 246
3. Madison Bumgarner (Las Vegas Snake Eyes) 245

ERA
1. Joe Blong (Atlantic City Sharks) 1.26
2. Ed Killian (New York Mets) 1.27
3. Bill Sowders (Philadelphia Phillies) 1.34

Saves
1. Ewell Blackwell (Atlanta Braves) 35
2. Jonathan Broxton (Redding Missions) 33
2. Brian Fisher (Santa Fe Impact) 33

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Here are the .500 and over teams

AL East
1. New York Yankees (87-36)
2. Rochester Surge (82-41)
3. Providence Chargers (78-45)
4. Boston Red Sox (77-46)
5. Buffalo Bisons (76-47)
6. Foxwoods Colonials (74-49)
7. Toronto Blue Jays (73-50)
7. Maine Attack (73-50)
9. Albany Warcats (67-56)
9. Syracuse Maroons (67-56)

AL Atlantic
1. Charlotte Spiders (87-36)
2. Baltimore Orioles (86-37)
2. Jacksonville Beach Bums (86-37)
4. Richmond Gamecocks (82-41)
5. Tampa Bay Rays (81-42)
6. Staten Island Blue Jackets (76-47)
7. Raleigh Spitfires (72-51)

AL Central
1. Indianapolis Bulldogs (89-34)
2. Chicago White Sox (83-40)
3. Columbus Barracudas (80-43)
4. Nashville Judges (72-51)
5. Cleveland Indians (71-52)
6. Mississippi Crew (69-54)
7. Evansville Steelhawks (66-57)

AL Midwest
1. Kansas City Royals (98-25)
2. Des Moines Jaguars (83-40)
3. Branson Jackals (74-49)
4. Omaha Eagles (70-53)
4. Fargo Horseman (70-53)
6. Minnesota Twins (69-54)
7. Mexico City Salukis (66-57)

AL West
1. Utah Saints (99-24)
2. Calgary Fusion (85-38)
3. San Antonio River Kings (81-42)
4. Saskatoon Beavers (75-48)
5. Tucson Tomahawks (74-49)
6. Cheyenne Black Aces (70-53)
7. Reno Armada (66-57)

AL Pacific
1. Spokane Gangsters (89-34)
2. Oakland Athletics (88-35)
3. Los Angeles Angels (84-39)
4. Fresno Bashers (83-40)
5. Portland Lions (81-42)
6. Santa Barbara Dolphins (78-45)
7. Seattle Mariners (77-46)
8. Anchorage Bears (74-49)

AL Tropical
1. Kingston Sea Lions (87-36)
2. Caracas Toros (83-40)
3. Santo Domingo Oceanics (77-46)
4. Guadalajara Bighorns (74-49)
5. Nassau Stingrays (72-51)
6. Bogota Broncos (67-56)
7. Cabo San Lucas Black Gold (63-60)
8. San Juan Storm (62-61)

AL World
1. Tel Aviv Thunderbolts (90-33)
2. Tokyo Alligators (75-48)
3. Amsterdam Smokies (71-52)
4. Auckland Seadogs (70-53)
5. Dublin Outlaws (68-55)
6. Barcelona Magicians (63-60)


NL East
1. Brooklyn Brawlers (95-28)
2. Halifax Eclipse (81-42)
2. New York Mets (81-42)
4. Riverhead Racers (80-43)
5. Hartford Rocketmen (77-46)
6. Montreal Anchors (76-47)
7. Jones Beach Jets (70-53)
8. Ottawa Argonauts (63-6)

NL Atlantic
1. Philadelphia Phillies (89-34)
2. Washington Nationals (81-42)
3. Atlanta Braves (79-44)
4. Atlantic City Sharks (78-45)
5. Charleston Cheetahs (68-55)
6. Savnnah Thunder (67-56)
7. Orlando Alliance (66-57)

NL Central
1. Chicago Cubs (94-29)
2. Mobile Swordfish (87-36)
3. Madison Monarchs (83-40)
4. Milwaukee Brewers (82-41)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (75-48)
6. Louisville Bats (74-49)
7. Birmingham Hillcats (70-53)
8. Cincinnati Reds (69-54)
8. Grand Rapids Crawdads (69-54)

NL Midwest
1. Sioux Falls Velocity (92-31)
2. Memphis Cougars (87-36)
3. Oklahoma City Colts (81-42)
4. New Orleans Zebras (77-46)
4. Little Rock Sunbirds (77-46)
6. Tulsa Rattlers (75-48)
7. St Louis Cardinals (70-53)
8. Winnipeg Wolf Pack (69-54)
8. Wichita Hawkeyes (69-54)
10. Duluth Champions (65-58)

NL West
1. Colorado Rockies (93-30)
2. Las Vegas Snake Eyes (84-39)
3. Austin Donkeys (80-43)
4. Arizona Diamondbacks (75-48)
5. Boise Parrots (74-49)
6. Edmonton Bluebirds (69-54)
7. Santa Fe Impact (64-59)
8. El Paso Grizzlies (63-60)
9. Albuquerque Blackbirds (62-61)

NL Pacific
1. Van Nuys Arrows (84-39)
2. Honolulu Riptide (83-39)
3. Los Angeles Dodgers (76-47)
3. San Francisco Giants (76-47)
3. Redding Missions (76-47)
3. San Diego Padres (76-47)
7. San Bernardino Butchers (74-49)
8. Vancouver Men-O-War (67-56)
9. San Jose Skeeters (66-57)

NL Tropical
1. Cozumel Scouts (85-38)
2. West Palm Beach Dinos (72-51)
3. Tijuana Pelicans (71-52)
4. Key West Condors (64-59)
5. Miami Marlins (63-60)
5. Fort Lauderdale Blue Wings (63-60)

NL World
1. Paris Swingers (78-45)
2. Melbourne Caribou (77-46)
3. London Cyclones (75-48)
3. Moscow Battalion (75-48)
5. Lagos Hammerheads (67-56)
5. Rome Thoroughbreds (67-56)
7. Oslo Walruses (62-61)
7. Lisbon Pipers (62-61)

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The Atlanta Braves still have the upperhand on the New York Mets as Braves ace Bobby Mitchell fires a no hitter on the road at CitiField. Mitchell fanned 13 batters and improved to 15-3 with a 1.82 ERA. Eddie Miller hit a 3 run homer and newly acquired Will Clark hit his first homer as a Brave to help Mitchell.

It was the 2nd career no hitter for Mitchell as he tossed one in 2025 for the Braves against the Van Nuys Arrows. For the Braves it was now there third no-hitter as Frank Smith also pitched one in 2021 against the Hartford Rocketmen. The Mets were no hit for the first time.

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Star pitcher Bobby Mathews of the Auckland Seadogs struck out 19 batters today as Auckland triumphed over the Monte Carlo Blazers 6-0. Matthews pitched 8 2/3 innings and allowed just 1 hit and walked 3 to improve to 14-3 on the season. Ozzie Veliz was the offensive star with 3 hits for Auckland. King Kong Keller had the one hit off of Mathews before Mike Strahler entered the game to close it out.

The Norfolk Zips defeated the St Cloud Muskies 4-1 on the road at Fingerhut Stadium as Luis Valbuena slammed his 300th career homer. Valbuena hit his 28th homer of the season off of St Cloud reliever Bobby Fuentes in the 8th inning. Valbuena hit his career best 46 for the Honolulu Riptide in 2028 who he played for between 2021 and 2028.

It was a nasty beanball incident today in a game where the Cheyenne Black Aces defeated the Myrtle Beach Rage 8-1 on the road Beach Music Park as Wild Thing Ricky Vaughn threw a fastball at Myrtle Beach slugger Jay Buhner's head. Bret Boone homered off Vaughn the batter before and may have been celebrating too much and the former convict Vaughn took matters into his own hand as he got the rare start in a bullpen game. Cheyenne went on to win the game 8-1 as Brandon Phillips hit 2 homers and drove in 3 runs.

The Eugene Swashbucklers announced that veteran infielder Sean Rodriguez will retire at year end at 37 years old. Rodriguez was hitting just .173 this year and knew it was time to hang them up. His best year was 2021 with the Riverhead Racers when he hit 21 homers.

Reliever George Bausewine of the Rome Thoroughbreds is done for 2029 with bone chips in his elbow. He suffered the injury in a 3-2 walk off win over the Key West Condors. Bausewine was 3-5 with a 3.11 ERA with a heavy work load in Italy.

The Chicago White Sox reported that RP Jerry DiPoto is done for 2029 with a torn rotator Cuff. DiPoto was struggling with a 9.00 ERA so not sure if this really means much for the Chisox as they chase the Indianapolis Bulldogs in the AL Central.

RP Jeff Innis of the Altoona Jammers is done for the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament. He was 3-5 out of the Altoona pen this year.

The Des Moines Jaguars lost oft used RP Frank Williams for the year with shoulder inflammation. Williams was 5-3 with 2 saves in 2029.

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The American League Player of the Week goes to outfielder Mike Mitchell of the Seattle Mariners. Mitchell went an impressive 17 for 25 with 3 homers and 9 RBI's for the week and had 39 homers with 104 RBI's in 2029.

National League Player of the Week goes to Tom Burns of the San Bernardino Butchers. Burns hit. 640 with 3 homers and 11 RBI's during the week. He has 110 RBI's with a robust .363 average for San Bernardino.

Paper salesman and San Jose Skeeters 3rd baseman Jim Halpert got his milestone 2000th career hit today but San Jose fell to the San Bernardino Butchers on the road 5-2 at Route 66 stadium. Halpert singled off of San Bernardino starter Jason Marquis in the 3rd inning to reach the 2000 mark. His best season was 2023 with the Washington Nationals when he had 227 hits. At 36 he is hitting .307 in 2029 for San Jose.

Wally Berger of the Madison Monarchs hit his 300th career home but Madison was defeated at home 10-3 by the Lisbon Pipers. Berger hit his 31st homer in the 4th inning off of George Bradley which was career 300.
Berger's best year was his rookie year in 2020 with the Utah Saints with 54 homers. Rod Barajas hit a big grand slam to lead Lisbon to the win.

The Quebec City Black Wolves surprised the Austin Donkeys 12-9 on the road at Dell Park today as Chris James hit for the cycle. James scored 3 runs and drove in 5 as the NL East bottom feeders got the win. Odubel Herrera added 2 hits and 3 RBI's for Quebec City.

Infield Chris Woodward of the Des Moines Jaguars had 6 hits career wise coming into the game and delivered 6 hits in one game as Des Moines defeated their division rivals the Branson Jackals 19-9 in 15 innings on the road at Bass Pro Park. Des Moines scored 10 runs in the 15th inning to break the tie. Woodward was 6 for 8 in the game while David Ortiz and Gary Sanchez each drove in 4 runs in the odd game.

The Vermont Black Wolves announced they lost RP Doug Slaten for the season with a damaged elbow ligament. We was 5-0 out of the pen this year for Vermont.

Tom Long came up huge with a 6 hit game for the Moline Oilers as they triumphed over the Caracas Toros on the road at Bolivar Park 8-3 in 15 innings. Long went 6 for 7 in the game while Piggy Ward drove in 3 runs as Caracas pen was stretched.

The Detroit Tigers learned that reliever Craig Kimbrel is done for 2029 with a torn back muscle. Kimbrel was struggling this year with a 6.41 for the disappointing Detroit ream.

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Zach Davies of the Charlotte Spiders is the latest to add his name to the no hitter list as Charlotte devoured the Knoxville Axemen on the road 21-0 at Volunteer Stadium. Davies fanned 14 batters and only walked one batter in the game (John Christensen) to improve to 12-4 for the AL Atlantic leading Charlotte Spiders. Mike Fiore had 2 homers and drove in 8 runs while Carlos Correa had 3 hits and 5 RBI's to lead the Charlotte offense.

It was the first no hitter in Charlotte Spiders history and first time the Knoxville Axemen got no hit.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers got another no hitter today as they beat the Saginaw Dragons 9-0 at home with the crafty pitching of Joel Davis. Davis fanned 6 and walked none as Omar Infante's error cost him the perfect game. Davis is 14-4 with a 2.42 ERA. Don Lock had 2 hits and 5 RBI's and Infante actually scored 3 runs for the Dodgers.

It was the 4th no hitter for the Dodgers in their history with Rube Kisinger getting one in 2028 against the Scranton Owls. Nap Rucker and Pete Conway also fired no hitters in the past for Los Angeles. It was the 2nd time that Saginaw has been no hit, oddly they were no hit by Pete Conway in 2028 while pitching for the Scranton Owls in the odd twists of things.

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Robby Thomson hit his historic 500th career homer today for the New York Mets as they destroyed the rival Amagansett Assassins 15-0 at home. Thomson hit his 32nd homer of the 2029 in the fourth inning off of Amagansett starter Bill Sweeney. He has hit all 500 homers for the Mets with 68 being hit in 2020.

Pitbull lawyer and Mexico City Salukis catcher Louis Litt slammed 3 homers today in a 9-1 road win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Litt goes 4 for 4 and drives in 5 runs and now has 23 homers and a .299 average this year for Mexico City. Larry Cheney got the win for Mexico City allowing just one unearned run over 5 innings.

Dynamic Joe Blong of the Atlantic City Sharks struck out 20 batters today as Atlantic City dumped the Utica Fighters 9-0 on the road at Herkimer Park. Blong improves to 15-6 with a 1.20 ERA as he did not walk a batter over 8 2/3 innings and just allowed a single to Utica catcher Tom Prince. Brandon Moss had 3 hits and 3 RBI's to carry the Atlantic City offense.

The Tucson Tomahawks beat the San Juan Storm at home 7-3 today as Daisy Davis mowed down 16 batters. Davis fanned 16 over 8 innings and left with shutout and 4 hits allowed before Juan Berenguer got tattooed in the 9th inning. Davis is 14-5 with a 2.05 ERA on the year and got help offensively from Nick Markakis with 2 hits and 3 RBI's.

Oft injured Syracuse Maroons starter Craig Swan is done for the year with a damaged elbow ligament. Swan was 3-7 in 2029 and the injury occurred in a 6-2 road loss to the Cancun Copperheads on the road at El Presidente Field.

The Austin Donkey lost SP Ed Brandt for 2 weeks as he tripped over a coffee table. Brandt is 7-5 this year and part of the slim hopes for Austin to catch the Colorado Rockies in the NL West.

SP Al Atkinson of the Mexico City Salukis is done for 2029 with shoulder inflammation. Atkinson was 10-7 this year for Mexico City who are not going to catch the Kansas City Royals in the AL Midwest.

The Flint Bearcats reported that reliever Mark Williamson is done for the season with a torn rotator cuff. Williamson was 6-5 out of the Flint pen.

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The American League Player of the week went to Yoan Moncada of the AL West leading Utah Saints. Moncada went 16 for 27 with 6 homers and 11 RBI's and raised his average to .395 on the season. He has 52 homers and 157 RBI's thus far in 2029.

National League Player of the week was named as Jimmy Ryan of the San Jose Skeeters. Ryan drove in 14 runs with 6 homers and hit .550 for the week. He has a .333 average and 26 homers on the year.

The Tulsa Rattlers defeated the San Jose Skeeters 12-11 in walk off fashion as Reggie Jackson hit for the cycle and had 5 hits. Mr October hit 2 homers to give him 30 on the season and drove in 5 runs, but it was Jonathan Villar that hit the walk off homer off of Jeremy Horst.

Joe Lake of the AL Pacific contending Spokane Gangsters struck out 17 batters today as Spokane blanked the division rival Santa Barbara Dolphins 5-0 at home. Lake improves to 16-7 with 7 2/3 innings of 3 hit ball. Manny Sanguillen carried the offense with a 3 run homer for Spokane as they battle the Oakland Athletics for the division crown.

San Bernardino Butchers SS Tom Burns extended his hitting streak to 25 games with a hit in a 3-2 win over the Tijuana Pelicans. Burns is hitting .365 on the season

The Utah Saints obliterated the Moline Oilers 20-2 as Dean Chance fanned 17 batters en route to his 21st win. Chance allowed 2 hits and 3 4 runs over 8 2/3 innings. Willie McCovey drove in 5 runs to ignite the Utah offense.

CF Brett Gardner of the Curacao Gryphons is lost for the season with a broken bone in his elbow. He had 14 homers this year for Curacao.

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Chuck James of the West Palm Beach Dinos fires the 15th no hitter of the 2029 season against the Waco Bombers at home 11-0. James fanned 7 batters and improved to 12-3 with a 2.63 ERA this year. Ed Barney was walked by James and prevented the perfect game. Chris Thompson had the huge game for West Palm Beach offensively with a grand slam and a 3 run homer.

It was the first no hitter in West Palm Beach Dinos history and the first time the Waco Bombers have been no hit.

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Just 27 games left in the 2029 season

The Cheyenne Black Aces thumped the Flin Flon Nightowls at Bobby Clarke stadium today as "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen fired a 1 hit shutout in an 18-0 win. Springsteen fanned 10 and walked one and is now 9-10 on the season just allowing a hit to Matt Short. Babe Young went 4 for 4 and drove in 4 runs to give Cheyenne a lot of offense.

Jimmie Hall of the AL East leading New York Yankees hit his 500th career homer today as the Yankees defeated the Auckland Seadogs at home 6-2. Hall hit his 24th homer of the year in the 2nd inning off of Auckland starter Micah Owings. Hall hit most of his homers between 2020 and 2028 with the Texas Rangers including hitting 77 just last season in 2028 for Texas.

The Savannah have lost SP Ed Knouff for 4 months with a partially torn labrum. Knouff was 5-5 with a 4.06 ERA this year. The injury occurred back in July in a 4-2 win over the Grand Rapids Crawdads

Jon Garland of the Orlando Alliance is shot for the season with a torn labrum. Garland was 12-5 with a 2.09 ERA this year. Orlando isn't going to the postseason so he will recuperate. The injury occurred in a 4-3 road loss in 12 innings to the Billings Beacons at Redford Park.

The Fairbanks Triplets upset the Calgary Fusion 18-7 on the road at the Saddledome as Bruce Bochte had 5 hits and 4 RBI's to lead the way. Fairbanks is 29-106 but had to smile at landslide win. They also got 4 hits and 5 RBI's by Jorge Piedra in the win.

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Phil Plantier of the Dayton Mud Hens takes home AL Player of the Week. Plantier drilled 7 homers and drove in 15 runs while going 12 for 22. He has 48 homers and 119 RBI's in 2029.

National League Player of the Week goes to Billy Shindle of the Allentown Chiefs. Shindle collected 16 hits in 28 at bats while slamming 4 homers and driving in 12 runs. He has 74 RBI's and a .329 average this season for Allentown.

The Utah Saints took care of the Vermont Black Bears at home 9-1 as elite pitcher Noodles Hahn struck out 17 batters. Hahn improved to 20-3 as he now has won 20 games in 8 straight seasons. He pitched 8 2/3 innings and allowed 1 run on 5 hits. Yoan Moncada hit 2 homers and drove in 4 runs to carry the offense for Utah who lead the AL West by a large margin.

Eddie Castillo hit his 300th career homer today for the St John Cavalry but they lost 7-6 on the road to the Mexico City Salukis at Corona Stadium. Castillo hit his 16th homer of the year in the 2nd inning off of Mexico City starter Anthony DeSclafini. His best season was 2020 with the Baltimore Orioles when he 47 homers and hit a majority of his homers between 2020 and 2025 for Baltimore. Johnny Damon hit a walk off double for Mexico City to give them the win.

The St Louis Cardinals blanked the Cape Cod Manatees 5-0 on the road at Kennedy Park as Ray Collins fired a hit shutout. Collins fanned 4 and walked one and is now 6-1 for the Redbirds since coming over from the Tucson Tomahawks. Scott Sizemore had the lone hit for Cape Cod in the game. Don Buford had 2 hits and drove in 2 to lead St Louis in this contest.

SP Rip Coleman of the Copenhagen Oaks is out for the year with radial nerve compression. Coleman was 8-11 this year for Copenhagen.

The Montauk Hounds have lost reliever Mike Rowland for the year with a stretched elbow ligament. Rowland was 2-3 out of the Montauk pen in 2029.

3B Brandon Weaver will retired at season's end for the Green Bay Yellow Jackets. Weaver had 11 homers and 35 RBI's this year but was hitting .183. His best season was 2023 for the Anchorage Bears when he hit 21 homers and drove in 93 runs.

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The Berlin Cannons defeated the Buenos Aires Bishops 1-0 today in walk off fashion at home as Bud Tinning fired the 1 hit shutout for Berlin. Tinning fanned 11 and walked just one to improve to 11-9 on the year with a 3.15 ERA. Luther Hackman walked Boston area indie director Rome Howard with the bases loaded to plate home Don Wert to give Berlin the win. Jose Vidro had the lone hit for Buenos Aires in the game and former 20 game winner John Conner pitched 7 scoreless innings but Buenos Aires lost the contest.

Yoan Moncada of the AL West Division champion Utah Saints collected his 2000th career hit today as Utah crushed the Worcester Sundevils 20-2 on the road at the Atrium. Moncada went 4 for 6 in the game with 2 RBI's. Moncada gets the big hit as an 8th inning double off of Worcester infielder Robbie Barrett. Moncada has 225 hits this year and had 238 in 2028 as he gets better with age.

The Little Rock Sunbirds got trounced on the road 8-1 against the Las Vegas Snake Eyes at Caesar's Palace, but it was an historic game for David Justice who slugged his 300th career homer. Justice hit a solo shot in the 2nd inning off of Josh Johnson. Justice hit 53 homers in back to back years for the Chicago White Sox in 2023 and 2024. He has 41 homers this season between Little Rock and the Barbados Arsenal.

Juan Soto of the Texas Rangers was able to hit his 400th career bomb today but Texas fell to the Albany Warcats on the 12-4 at Mario Cuomo Stadium. Soto hit a 2 run shot in the 8th inning off of Albany reliever Ron Blazier to hit the 400 marker. Soto has 58 homers this year and his best mark was 66 in 2023 with Texas and has hit all of his homers as a member of the Rangers.

The St Cloud Muskies destroyed the Baton Rouge Warbirds 15-0 at home today as Ruben Gomez fired the 2 hit shutout. Gomez fanned 5 and walked 2 and is now 6-10 on the year. Mike Grady drove in 5 runs while Walter Prince collected 3 hits to help St Cloud's offense.

The Utah Saints are the first team to punch their ticket into the postseason as they won the AL West division.

John Ginocchio was fired today as Manager of the Boca Raton Gold Sox and replaced by former Amagansett Assassins and Lagos Hammerheads manager Matthew Well. Ginocchio did not understand why it could not have waited to the off season and felt embarrassed.

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Jack Clements of the Mobile Swordfish pounded out 6 hits today as Mobile downed the Saginaw Dragons 16-3 on the road at Merle Haggard Stadium. Clements goes 6 for 7 with 6 RBI's in the game.

The Maui Lobos defeated the Topeka Sand Gants 5-0 as Mark Mulder tossed a hit shutout. Mulder fanned 12 and walked 1 in the game to improve to 8-9 on the season. Jim Hopper of Topeka had a double in the 3rd inning which was their only hit.

Newly acquired Frank Tanana struck out 16 batters over 8 innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled over the Copenhagen Oaks 10-1 on the road at Wozniacki Park. Tanana allowed 1 run and 4 hits and is now 2-2 since coming over from the Rio Astronauts

The Scranton Owls took down the Morgantown Cottonmouths 6-0 as Scranton starter Jeff Tesreau pitched the 1 hit shutout. Tesreau fanned 11 and walked 3 to improve to 9-12 on the season. Morgantown catcher Cal Neeman had the lone hit for them.

Dave Fleming improved to 14-5 for the Nashville Judges as he pitched a one hit shutout in their 1-0 road win over the Auckland Seadogs at Split Enz Stadium. Fleming struck out 6 and walked 1 and only allowed a first batter of the game double to Jack Crooks and retired everyone else. Charlie Ferguson hit the solo homer in the 3rd inning for his support.

The Wall Street Black Cats won a narrow 3-1 contest over the Athens Odyssey at home as Doc McJames struck out 15 batters over 7 innings. McJames allowed just 1 hit over the 7 innings and is now 12-4 on the year. Jason Thompson hit the 3 run blast for all the Wall Street offense.

Trent Thornton of the Dublin Outlaws also tossed a 1 hit shutout today for the Dublin Outlaws as they defeated the Worcester Sundevils 8-0 at home. Thornton improves to 6-7 on the year as he fanned 8 and walked one. Montauk Point horse farmer Cole Lockhart got the lone hit for Worcester. Yasmani Grandal had 3 hits and 2 RBI's to carry the Dublin offense.

The Oslo Walruses have lost RP Bill Ayers for the season with a torn labrum. Ayers was 5-7 with a high 8.77 ERA out of the Oslo pen this season.