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.
CUB - Jorge Zauala of the Baracoa Bahia was something to behold at Baracoa Grounds. He was on fire and fanned 15 Tigers en route to a 5-0 victory. Zauala shackled Detroit on 2 hits and gave up 2 walks in an outstanding performance.
DOM - Sapporo struggling to get fans to the park. The team is averaging just over 22,000 fans per game.
KOR - Cheju Volcano pitcher Kyung-ryul Chong may have many memorable performances during his baseball career, but none will likely compare to the outing he had against Victoria de Las Tunas today at Volcano Ballpark. Chong was perfect, retiring every batter he faced to give his team a 3-0 victory over the Tigres. He finished the game with 7 strikeouts, walked no one, gave up no hits and his teammates made no errors. He retired all 27 batters he faced.
VEN - Team officials triumphantly announced that the Gila Monsters and superstar shortstop Iván Elorz have closed a deal that keeps the 34-year-old in a Mexico City uniform for another 2 years.
CAN - Hamilton reliever Huai-yi Fa could miss the remainder of the season because of a torn labrum. He exited yesterday’s Hukuoka game after injuring himself while throwing a pitch. The original diagnosis said Fa would be out 13 months. Later on his doctors said he could be out even longer.
PAN - Bigger paychecks may be in the offing, if Shotaro Ishii continues to hit like he did today against the Pumas. The Nagasaki third baseman crushed three into the stands at Blues Ballpark in a remarkable performance, propelling the Blues to a 6-5 win over Puerto Plata.
PUR - Han-su Yi might be greedy, but there’s no disputing his talent. The hotshot shortstop will pocket $19,500,000 after re-signing with the Flying Squid earlier today, and will hang around another 3 years.
MEX - After a lackluster May, Cancun heated up in June, going 7-3 in its last 10 games.
CHN - No frontrunner in the LOD. One game is the difference between first and last place.
USA - The season is ending on a bad note for Castel Vera, starting pitcher for the Lagunillas Loros. It was announced today that he will miss the rest of the season because of injury. Vera was hurt against the San Lorenzo Legends while throwing a pitch. He suffered bone chips in his elbow and will be out for at least 7 months.
JPN - Mauro Pacheco of Barquisimeto easily handled the Deadwood Aces & Eights, stopping them on 2 hits and chucking a complete-game 5-0 shutout.
CUB - The season is ending on a bad note for Ernesto Pérez, first baseman for the Taegu Black Bears. It was announced today that he will miss the rest of the season because of injury. Pérez was hurt against the Seoul Warlords while making a defensive play. He suffered a fractured ankle and will be out for at least 7 months.
DOM - It wasn’t just another day at the ballpark for Víctor Franco. It was a very special day, one that many players never experience. But he did. Franco went on a tear and cracked hit after hit off Hiroshima pitching. When the dust settled on the diamond at Barracudas Ballpark, he had a career 5-5 day and something he will long remember.
KOR - Asahikawa’s Juan ‘Ducky’ Colinas feeling as his nickname describes. He’s 5-0 with an ERA of 1.61, so far.
VEN - Oaxaca Nueve is 8-1 so far this year versus Anaco.
CAN - La Habana looking for answers. The team is 12-24 to date.
PAN - Fans hailed the signing of Pete Sweet today as the Puerto Plata Pumas center fielder came to terms with the club. Set to make $12,000,000 over the upcoming 2 years, Sweet signed primarily out of loyalty to the organization, thrilling the most diehard supporters who think there isn’t much loyalty in a market driven by free agency.
PUR - Bayamon starts June cold. The team goes 3-7 in its last 10 games.
MEX - Tight race in the LAD. Only three games separate the four teams.
CHN - Wuhan RF Chien-shih Quan in a class by himself. He leads the league in average (.377), HR (11), and is third in RBI (27).