Monday 5/1/2081: Milwaukee's Mechling named Pitcher of the Month
Winner of this months American League Pitcher of the Month award is Detroit's Gregory Hillyard. He went 3-1 in April and finished the month with an ERA of 0.96. He struck out 49 in 46.2 innings. Winner of this months National League Pitcher of the Month award is Milwaukee's James Mechling. He had an ERA of just 2.02 in 35.2 innings of work in which he struck out 45 hitters. His record in April is 5-0. James pitched a shutout as well.
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Monday 5/1/2081: Red hot Baeza and Callan win Batter of the Month award
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Toronto's Jesus Baeza this time, as the catcher displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Baeza helped his team with an average of .372 and 20 RBI in 78 at bats. Milwaukee's second baseman Tyrone Callan had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Batter of the Month. Tyrone was on fire, hitting .390 with 5 homeruns and 20 RBI.
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Monday 5/1/2081: Milwaukee's Boothby wins Player of the Week award
Dan Arguelles of Kansas City wins his 1st Player of the Week award for dominating American League's hitters the entire week. Arguelles was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 1.15. Along the way he struck out 13 in 15.2 innings. Herman Boothby wins his 1st Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. He hit .545 with 7 RBI and slugged .955 in 22 at bats.
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Thursday 4/27/2081: Pittsburgh's Wynne severely injured
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh is without its right-hander Daniel Wynne for at least 6 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Tomas Jimenez in a game against Atlanta. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Pulled Bicep Muscle. In 5 starts this year Daniel struck out 27 batters in 31.1 innings of work. His ERA is 4.02, his record 2-1.
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Monday 4/24/2081: New York (A)'s Diez wins Player of the Week award
Oswaldo Diez wins his 1st Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. In 21 at bats he hit .476 with 3 HR and 9 RBI. Leslie Daly from Arizona wins his 1st Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. He hit .370 with 11 RBI and slugged .815 in 27 at bats.
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Monday 4/17/2081: Cincinnati's Donnelly wins Player of the Week award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Victor Johnson, Seattle's starting rightfielder. Victor pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .455 with 1 HR and 7 RBI while slugging .818. He has hit 2 bombs while batting .451 this season. His 23 hits and 5 walks add up to a .509 on-base percentage. He's 1st in the American League in batting and 1st in RBI! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Roosevelt Donnelly, Cincinnati's starting first baseman. He had an on base percentage of .500 and hit .481, while driving in 8 runs.
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Sunday 4/16/2081: Alex Rivera has 2000th career hits
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's players had every reason to congratulate Alex Rivera, who reached a milestone today, collecting his 2000th career hit! He hit a single in the 3rd off Balta Valdes for number 2000. In 13 years of big league action so far, Alex has compiled a batting average of .308, along with 524 homeruns and 1667 RBI. 'You dream about that as a kid, but when you reach such a milestone it's hard to believe. Fantastic.'
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Monday 4/10/2081: Clarke (BAL) and Aguero (STL) win P.O.W. award
Baltimore's centerfielder Scott Clarke had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Clarke helped his team with an average of .435 and 9 RBI in 23 at bats. Marcos Aguero from St. Louis wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Aguero helped his team with an average of .391 and 14 RBI in 23 at bats. He now has homered in 5 consecutive games as well!
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Monday 4/3/2081: Neal Robinson pitches his 1st shutout of the season
NEW YORK (A) - Neal Robinson had his best stuff going, and New York (A) hitters had nothing to cheer about. Toronto's right-hander pitched a 1-hitter, his 1st shutout of the season. With one out in the 7th inning Thomas Holsinger singled to break up the no-hitter. 'Hey, that's my job! Everytime I take the mound I give the best I can. And my best stuff was too much for them today.' Robinson (1-0) was really unbelievable, striking out 16 and walking 1, throwing 81 of 124 pitches for strikes. Alejo Reynosa provided Toronto with the offense Robinson needed as he finished 2 for 4, blasting a homerun, and driving in 3 runs. Toronto scored 5 runs on 5 hits.
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