June 28th, 2009 by George Rafael
Around the WBH - June 12, 2017
USA - Motoshige Sanda was on fire and sparked his club to a 14-6 victory over the Fighting Jalapenos. The Mao catcher was a tough out and went 6 for 7 against Maracay in a fine hitting display.
JPN - Santiago de Cuba playing well on the road, going 16-5 to date.
June 20th, 2009 by George Rafael
Around the WBH - May 22, 2017
PUR - Osan’s Han-su Yi extended his consecutive-game hitting streak to 21 games.
MEX - After injuring himself, Toucans starting pitcher Francisco Marroquín headed straight to the hospital. He was removed from the game as a precaution after throwing a pitch and the team’s worst fears were confirmed when it turned out to be a little more serious. Marroquín will miss at least 2-3 months with a torn back muscle.
JPN - Toeldo’s Robert Stroupe goes 4-4 with two HR and five RBI in 9-4 win over Tokorozawa.
June 11th, 2009 by Frank Blanco
Who is Pat Wiggins?
I know I was asking myself that as I was going through this year’s awards ballot. I was shocked to find out that Pat, who received the fewest votes for hitter of the year of the candidates considered, set the WBH single season record for hits in a season.
April 19th, 2009 by George Rafael
WBH Weekly Wrap-Up for August 3, 2016
CAN - Detroit and Xi’an have been battling for 1st place in the Canadian LAD all season. The series opener at Detroit went 16 innings and saw the Xi’an staff rack up 20 strikeouts in the win! Xi’an took 2 of the 3 games, with 28 strikeouts to only 7 walks.
USA - The Akashi Fordians have lost seven of their past eight games and are now three behind San Lorenzo in the LOD. They’ve scored a total of only three runs in their past five games. Slumps by 1B Hideaki Shimizu and RF Je-Ju Yi aren’t helping.
CUB - Toa Baja Coquis go 9-1 in their last 10 games.
April 10th, 2009 by George Rafael
WBH Weekly Wrap-Up for July 21, 2016
JPN - Happy times in Tokorozawa as the Arsenal and star starting pitcher George Eames put the finishing touches on a $41,970,000 contract extension that will keep the 33-year-old in town 3 years longer. But, wait! This deal was a pre-req to a trade between the Arsenal and the Detoit Tigers. Yes, Eames is coming to Detroit, and here is the announcement…
CAN - The Tigers and Arsenal confirmed this afternoon that a trade had been agreed upon. In the deal, Detroit will get 33-year old starting pitcher George Eames, while Tokorozawa will receive 37-year old starting pitcher Jung-min Yu, 21-year old minor league shortstop Huang-fu Tsu, 22-year old minor league catcher Dalton Laporte and 20-year old minor league right fielder Won-sup Kim.
April 9th, 2009 by George Rafael
WBH Weekly Wrap-Up for July 14, 2016
JPN - Tokorozawa Arsenal have been playing solid baseball. The team is 19-6 in its last 25 games.
CUB - BNN reports that the Toa Baja Coquis have just agreed with starting pitcher José Arendz on a contract extension. The total value is $19,500,000 for 3 years, which equals $6,500,000 per season.
April 7th, 2009 by George Rafael
WBH Weekly Wrap-Up for July 7, 2016
DOM – The Hiroshima Aftermath go 4-0 on the week.
VEN - Chung Li led the Jackals to a 14-1 triumph over the Monterrey Alacranes. He collected 5 hits in 5 at-bats to spark his club in the victory. Li singled in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off J. Guerrero in the 7th, singled in the 8th and hit a GRAND SLAM off D. Carter in the 9th.
April 4th, 2009 by George Rafael
WBH Weekly Wrap-Up for June 30, 2016
KOR - The Marauders received bad news this morning. Yorkin Javio will miss 7-8 weeks due to a herniated disc. In the San Juan-Jeonju game he sustained the injury while making a defensive play. “I’m disappointed more than anything,” he told reporters later in the day. “You can’t help your team on the bench,” Javio sighed. “I’ll do the rehab work and hope for a quick recovery.”
PUR - Flying Squid third baseman Raúl García went ballistic today with the bat. He smoked the Bulldogs for 5 hits and sparked Osan to a 11-5 win over Bayamon at Flying Squid Ballpark.
PAN - Balboa Barracudas are on an 11-game win streak. They went 22-4 in June.
April 1st, 2009 by George Rafael
WBH Weekly Wrap-Up for June 23, 2016
PUR - Osan is looking to add some payroll this offseason and would be willing to add an aging vet with 1-2 years left of a large contract if combined with some solid younger pitchers!
CAN - Every team in Canada has a losing record on the road. Ony Hong Kong has a losing record at home.
DOM - Bocas del Toro Ranas Rojas: SS Julián García was injured while throwing the ball. The Diagnosis: torn bicep muscle. He’s expected to miss about 7 months.
March 30th, 2009 by George Rafael
WBH Weekly-Wrap-Up for June 16, 2016
CHN - Rally Cat 1B Alberto Anruvio went on a tear this week, raising his batting average 30 points in one calendar week. At the heart of his blazing bat were two 4 hit performances, the most impressive on June 10th against Quebec. In this game, Anruvio went 4-6 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI’s. His two home runs totaled 822 feet (382, 440).
MEX - Toluca’s Roldán ‘Tiog’ Molina pulls up his boot straps and performs after hearing rumors of a demotion to AAA. He went 8 strong innings against Cancun allowing 5 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, and 6 K’s. Toucans still don’t know what a Tiog is…