Monday, July 2nd, 2012: Walsh Finalizes Contract Extension with Washington


Team officials triumphantly announced that the Senators and superstar starting pitcher Ed Walsh have closed a deal that keeps the 37-year-old in a Washington uniform for another 2 years.

Walsh will earn $32,240,000 as part of the settlement.

So far this year Walsh has compiled a 6-9 record with a 5.30 ERA.

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Monday, July 2nd, 2012: NL Announces Player of the Week


One of the league's most exciting young players, Michelle Rogozynski of the Portland Sea Dogs earned himself National Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.

For the week the 24-year-old first baseman had a lofty .640 average (16-25), collecting 6 home runs, 17 RBIs and 10 runs scored.

Thus far this year Rogozynski is batting .363 with 26 home runs, 94 RBIs and 82 runs scored.

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Monday, July 2nd, 2012: AL Awards Player of the Week


Lee Imler demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the American Player of the Week Award.

The Queens second baseman wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .500 average (12-24) with 2 home runs and 12 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.

This year Imler has collected a .316 batting average to date with 99 hits in 313 at-bats, 61 RBIs, 16 home runs and scored 44 times. He has played in 80 games.

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Sunday, July 1st, 2012: Rosales Humbles Louisville


It was a dazzling performance by Jose Rosales of the Queens Sky Hawks. He shut out the Louisville Sluggers 2-0 on a well-pitched 4-hitter, ringing up 6 strikeouts and issuing 1 walk.

So far this year Rosales has made 16 starts, tossed 129 innings, struck out 94 batters and walked 27. His record is 12-3 with a 3.84 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .270 batting average.

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Sunday, July 1st, 2012: MLIB News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced


Once again it is time to honor the elite players in the Major League Internet Baseball. The league office today announced the names of the players selected to play in the annual league All-Star classic.

Representing the American:

SP D. Ford (TOR)
SP F. Biscan (QUE)
SP G. Maddux (TOR)
SP C. Dice (TOR)
SP R. Cantu (QUE)
SP H. Penner (AF)
MR T. Murphy (AF)
CL M. Sandoval (QUE)
CL R. Noriega (LS)
CL J. Trammell (SDJ)
CL C. Schiraldi (LVG)
CL C. Oxley (TOR)
CF A. Dalrymple (TOR)
SS E. Douglas (TOR)
LF C. Sierra (LAG)
1B I. Prieto (TOR)
2B P. Velásquez (TOR)
RF T. Polanco (QUE)
C D. Wilson (LS)
3B V. Everhart (QUE)
C M. Peterson (AF)
1B T. Matsumura (QUE)
LF M. Salas (TOR)
RF R. Reyes (LS)
SS M. Chamberlain (QUE)
RF J. Stenzel (LAG)
SS M. Rogozynski (TOR)
SS B. Ewing (LAG)

Participating for the National:

SP M. Fidrych (TEX)
SP C. Hendrix (PSD)
SP C. McGee (FF)
SP B. James (WSE)
SP G. Bradley (PSD)
SP J. Clarkson (SW)
MR L. DelArco (SW)
CL A. Okamoto (Cal)
MR F. Barron (TEX)
CL A. Huenke (TEX)
CL D. Martin (CD)
MR L. Francisco (TEX)
1B M. Rogozynski (PSD)
2B B. Rodríguez (PRD)
RF D. Dodd (PSD)
LF D. Jones (CD)
3B C. Negrón (PSD)
C T. Romero (TEX)
C R. Nuno (CD)
CF R. Vega (PRD)
SS J. Rodríguez (TEX)
2B D. Harrell (CD)
LF J. Bell (PSD)
LF C. Ramírez (SW)
3B P. Cain (TEX)
1B A. Shimizu (Cal)
2B H. Yamamoto (PSD)
LF M. Alonso (TEX)

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Sunday, July 1st, 2012: Carlos Ramírez Named NL Rookie of Month
Carlos Ramírez's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Stripling left fielder has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In June he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.

During the month he hit .373 with 5 doubles, no triples and 1 home run. Ramírez also scored 17 times and drove in 12 runs.

Ramírez is hitting at a .383 mark this season. His stats show 5 home runs, 37 RBIs and 55 runs scored. He has played 79 games for the Warriors (NL).

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Sunday, July 1st, 2012: American Names Rookie of Month


A veritable toddler to the American, Cristóbal Fierro just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for June.

Over the past month the 23-year-old shortstop for Anchorage hit .263 with 26 hits, 3 home runs and 14 runs batted in. He also logged 14 walks and compiled a .354 on-base percentage.

This year Fierro has hit 8 home runs and posted a .305 batting average.

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Sunday, July 1st, 2012: NL Honors June's #1 Pitcher


There's no doubt that Sea Dogs starter Claude Hendrix earned his National Pitcher of the Month award. He left absolutely no room for doubt as he mowed his way through the opposition in June.

During the month Hendrix was 4-1 with a 0.84 ERA. He made 5 starts, tossed 43 innings and had 26 strikeouts.

So far this year Hendrix has 8 wins and 4 losses and a 2.27 ERA.

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Sunday, July 1st, 2012: AL's Premier Starter is Maddux


It was a very good month for Greg Maddux in June. The 35-year-old veteran starter for the Toronto Bloodhounds outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the American Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.

Maddux ran up a 4-1 record in his 5 starts during the month. In 44 innings he fanned 43 and recorded a 2.45 ERA.

This season Maddux has registered 11 wins and 1 loss in 15 starts with a 3.23 ERA.

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Sunday, July 1st, 2012: Rogozynski Wins NL's Best Bat Trophy


Michelle Rogozynski battered National pitchers all June and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around Major League Internet Baseball long enough to know you really have to work hard day in and day out to be able to put up this kind of consistency," the 24-year-old Rogozynski told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I may not take the field and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 27 games, Rogozynski hit .407 with 13 home runs, 48 RBIs and scored 32 runs.

This season Rogozynski has hit at a .367 clip with 94 RBIs, 26 home runs and 82 runs scored. He has played in 82 games.

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Sunday, July 1st, 2012: Douglas Captures AL Batter of Month Award


Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 26-year-old Elijah Douglas put together a solid offensive month for Toronto and was crowned June's top batter in the American.

He batted .429 with 4 home runs, 19 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

This season Douglas is hitting at a .432 pace with 15 home runs, 77 RBIs and has scored 76 times.