FOOL-X 2026 Regular Season

[Alan T]

Here is the reposting of the preseason preview

Originally Posted by Alan T

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[Alan T]

I may have a record number of PMs for season instructions this morning. So this will take me a little bit

[TeachEnEspanol]

Sorry to add to the issues!

[Alan T]

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent MR Stephen Simmons to a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent SP Jorge Jiménez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,131,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent LF Shao-qi Niu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,211,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent CF Gula Najub to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,409,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent 1B Terry White to a 1-year contract worth a total of $991,000.

Spring Lions: Signed MR Cory Moore to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $13,225,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent C Júlio Villaverde to a 1-year contract worth a total of $496,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent 2B Shigetaka Suzuki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,857,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent 1B Júlio Pérez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,163,000.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent MR Joe Webb to a 1-year contract worth a total of $675,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed free agent RF Anastasio Coronado to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Randy Scott to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,386,000.

Chicago Southpaws: Signed free agent MR Max Galloway to a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,000,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 1B Morgan Weld to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,867,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Jorge Valéncia to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 1B Richard Morse to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Alfonso Martínez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,249,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed free agent SP Francisco Gutiérrez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent CL Françisco Kennedy to a minor league contract.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent RF Álex Parra to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,300,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Landon Jones to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,383,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent LF Paco Gallegos to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Vincente Padilla to a minor league contract.

New York Legends: Signed free agent 2B Michael Morgan to a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent C Pedro Segura to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,276,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 3B Pat Castillo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,503,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent CF Dan Jenkins to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SS Josh DeRose to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Anthony Common to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 2B Miguel Zamora to a minor league contract.

Spring Lions: Signed C Bob Joly to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $49,688,000.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Jeff Ransdell to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent 3B Robert Birss to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent RF Akinori Takahashi to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent CF An-yan Yan to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent CL Garrett Lynch to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent RF Alfonso Pérez to a minor league contract.

Spring Lions: Signed C Keisuke Fujita to a minor league contract extension.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent SP Garrett Simmons to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP José Martínez to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent CL Jesús Calderón to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent C José Hernández to a minor league contract.

Portland Axemen: Signed SP Kinfu Anum to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $22,500,000.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Chris Steele to a minor league contract.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Víctor Manzanar to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Eduardo Ramírez to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Kee Fou to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Steef Fraters to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR León Caraballo to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Michael Watson to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Gerard Gambrell to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Miguel Romero to a minor league contract.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Jean-Michel LeBlanc to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Jesús Pérez to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent SP Manny Zavala to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR António Mata to a minor league contract.

Waikiki Beach Boys: Signed free agent MR Tzu-jao Dong to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Jesús Rodríguez to a minor league contract.

Plantana Pirates: Signed free agent MR Cristo Carrillo to a minor league contract.

St Louis Hops: Signed free agent SP Eddie Moore to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Ok here we go. Good luck to all this season!

[Alan T]

Red-Hot Bat: Hobbs Collects Cycle
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026: Southpaws right fielder Willie Hobbs had one of the best days of his career today when he hit for the cycle and paved the way for the Chicago 19-10 win over the Plantana Pirates at Pirates Park. He shelled them for 5 hits in 7 at-bats, collected 12 runs batted in and scored 2 runs.

Willie Hobbs hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit a two-run triple in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, hit a two-run single in the 6th, hit a three-run double in the 7th, hit a GRAND SLAM off Donald Ross in the 8th and grounded out in the 9th.

this season for the

[Alan T]

Vargas Pounds HR #300
Thursday, April 16th, 2026: It was a great day for Rafael Vargas, but not a good one for his Havana Banana Sluggers. The 35-year-old third baseman reached a personal milestone with his 300th career homer, but it wasn't enough to beat the St Louis Hops, who came away with a 4-3 victory. Vargas finished the day with 1 hit, 1 run batted in and 1 run scored.

"Well, I've conceded the fact that you can't will yourself to hit a home run," he said. "I tried hard for the last few days. It was getting to be embarrassing with the crowd standing up every time I came to the plate."

As far as career numbers Vargas has compiled a .235 batting average and collected 1382 hits, 300 home runs and 1034 RBIs.

[cmldude]

Did the Pirates just empty out the Free Agent list? ha

[Alan T]

Axemen Starter Named April's Premier Pitcher
Friday, May 1st, 2026: Corrado Vitaini of the Portland Axemen was on top of his game the entire month of April, capping it off with the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors.

He was outstanding in 5 starts with 4 wins and 1 loss, 34 IP, 26 strikeouts and a fine 1.85 ERA.


Best Starter Chosen by Continental League
Friday, May 1st, 2026: Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Ricardo Castro still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in April. The 31-year-old starter for Havana was named Continental League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 4 wins and 1 loss with 27 strikeouts in his 5 starts, putting up a fine 1.80 ERA in 35 innings of work.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by cmldude

Did the Pirates just empty out the Free Agent list? ha

Ken wasn't left with a whole lot when he took over the team. So he had a ton of holes to fill.

[Alan T]

Republic League Announces April's Best Batter
Friday, May 1st, 2026: Seasoned by several years of professional experience, 28-year-old Bob Joly put together a solid offensive month for Spring and was crowned April's top batter in the Republic League.

He batted .356 with 7 home runs, 24 RBIs and 16 runs scored.


CL's Premier Batter Picked
Friday, May 1st, 2026: The Continental League has made it official -- Esteban Cruz is the winner of the Batter of the Month trophy.

In April, the Havana second baseman starred with a .333 batting average, 5 home runs and 21 RBIs. Cruz also had 11 walks, posted a .414 on-base percentage and scored 16 times.

[Alan T]

RL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
Friday, May 1st, 2026: A veritable toddler to the Republic League, Juan Vargas just sewed up the Rookie of the Month trophy for April.

Over the past month the 23-year-old second baseman for Waikiki hit .343 with 34 hits, 1 home run and 24 runs batted in. He also logged 10 walks and compiled a .404 on-base percentage.


Continental League Names Rookie of Month
Friday, May 1st, 2026: Youngster Willie Hobbs emerged as the latest Continental League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Chicago deserved the honor, batting .315 with 1 home run and 19 RBI. Is the month of April a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Hobbs enjoy the limelight.

[Alan T]

May 1st, 2026:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Oshawa Mullets 14 8 .636 - 12-10 2 6-1 8-7 1-1 4-2 140 L3 6-4 St Cloud Raindrops 15 9 .625 - 14-10 1 10-8 5-1 0-1 3-1 139 L3 4-6 Stafford Terriers 12 10 .545 2 13-9 -1 7-1 5-9 2-1 4-4 W3 9-1 Washington Freedom 11 11 .500 3 11-11 0 6-3 5-8 2-0 3-1 W3 6-4 Havana Banana Sluggers 11 12 .478 3½ 12-11 -1 7-5 4-7 0-0 2-2 W2 5-5 St Louis Hops 10 13 .435 4½ 10-13 0 8-6 2-7 0-0 3-5 L1 5-5 Plantana Pirates 9 13 .409 5 9-13 0 6-3 3-10 0-3 3-4 W1 2-8 Chicago Southpaws 8 14 .364 6 11-11 -3 5-8 3-6 1-0 3-6 L2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Portland Axemen 16 7 .696 - 15-8 1 11-1 5-6 1-1 2-1 138 W1 6-4 New York Legends 13 9 .591 2½ 11-11 2 8-1 5-8 1-2 6-4 L1 3-7 Cleveland Naps 12 10 .545 3½ 9-13 3 5-2 7-8 2-0 3-1 L2 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 10 12 .455 5½ 12-10 -2 5-3 5-9 2-0 3-4 W2 6-4 Spring Lions 10 12 .455 5½ 11-11 -1 6-3 4-9 1-0 4-4 W2 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 10 13 .435 6 12-11 -2 7-7 3-6 1-3 1-5 W1 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 10 14 .417 6½ 10-14 0 9-9 1-5 0-2 5-6 L2 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 9 13 .409 6½ 9-13 0 7-6 2-7 0-0 2-1 L1 4-6

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG A. Harris - LVS .407 2 R. Bravo LVS .402 3 F. Martin LVS .400 4 J. Chávez CLE .370 5 G. Field WAS .361	League Leaders HR G. Yi - STA 8 2 B. Joly SPG 7 3 M. Alomar NY 6 3 R. Brooks WAS 6 3 4 more tied with 6	League Leaders RBI R. Brooks - WAS 27 2 B. Joly SPG 24 2 J. Vargas WAI 24 4 E. Cruz HBS 21 4 2 more tied with 21
League Leaders W 3 tied with 4 1 R. Castro HBS 4 1 P. Ortíz WAI 4 1 C. Vitaini POR 4 4 11 tied with 3	League Leaders ERA C. Fox - MAR 1.78 2 Q. Strapoudopolos STA 1.80 2 A. López PLN 1.80 2 R. Castro HBS 1.80 5 C. Vitaini POR 1.85	League Leaders K C. Fox - MAR 42 2 D. Ross PLN 37 3 L. Soriano STC 36 4 E. Holt SPG 32 4 N. Muller ANN 32

[Alan T]

Rodríguez's Hit Streak Over
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026: The hitting streak that Portland shortstop Juan Carlos Rodríguez had going was ended today by the New York Legends. Rodríguez, who had hits in his previous 35 games, was stymied today, but the rest of his team picked him up, earning the Axemen a 5-4 victory at Legends Stadium. He was hitless in 5 at-bats.

"Hitting streaks come and go. One good thing came out of it, however, it perked up my batting average a little bit, but did put a little pressure on me. It's hard to be natural at the plate with the streak always in the back of your mind. If it had to end, I'm glad it was in a win."

So far this year Rodríguez has 3 home runs and a .322 batting average.

[Alan T]

Juan Carlos Rodriguez's 35 game hitting streak is the longest in FOOL-X since Spring's Robby LaVergne's 35 game hitting streak back in 1980.

[Alan T]

May's #1 Starter Named in RL
Monday, June 1st, 2026: Doug McDonah's been around the league long enough to appreciate the honor he received today. After going 5-0 in May, the 27-year-old New York hurler has been named Republic League Pitcher of the Month.

He fanned 32 in 36 innings, logged an ERA of 2.00 and allowed opponents to hit .168 against him.

For the season McDonah has logged 6 wins and 2 losses and struck out 60 batters in 63.1 innings while compiling a 2.70 ERA.


Continental League Announces Best Starter
Monday, June 1st, 2026: Veteran Jim Carr put together quite a successful stretch in May for the Oshawa Mullets, earning himself the Continental League Pitcher of the Month award.

Carr racked up a 3-0 record in 6 starts, posting a 1.83 ERA over 39.1 innings and striking out 17.

In 11 starts this year Carr has posted 6 wins while suffering 1 loss. He has pitched 64.2 innings, allowed 57 hits, struck out 38 and has a 1.95 ERA.

[Alan T]

Martínez Takes Home RL Top Batter Award
Monday, June 1st, 2026: May was a good month for Santiago Martínez. The New York right fielder had his way with opposing pitchers all month while posting a .398 batting average and was selected as the Republic League Batter of the Month.

Last month Martínez put up some solid numbers: 15 home runs, 39 RBIs, 30 runs scored and a .463 on-base percentage.

Martínez is currently hitting at a .351 pace with 19 home runs and 54 RBIs.


CL Honors Cardona, #1 Batter in May
Monday, June 1st, 2026: Enrique Cardona battered Continental League pitchers all May and wound up taking home the Batter of the Month Award.

"I've been around FOOL-X 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 27-year-old Cardona told reporters. "I put in a lot of work, even on the days I might not take the field, and it's always nice when everything comes together for me like it did this last month."

In 28 games, Cardona hit .419 with 5 home runs, 28 RBIs and scored 32 runs.

For the year Cardona has hit .359 with 5 home runs, 35 RBIs and scored 39 runs.

[Alan T]

RL Names Mendoza Best Rookie
Monday, June 1st, 2026: José Mendoza earned May's Rookie of the Month honors in the Republic League for last month's performance. The boyish Cleveland right fielder might be wet behind the ears, but he's proving that he has what it takes to play at this level.

Mendoza hit .344 with 5 home runs, 18 RBIs and 21 runs scored this past month on his way to winning the award.

This season Mendoza is batting at a .293 clip with 7 home runs and 31 RBIs.


May's Premier CL Rookie Named
Monday, June 1st, 2026: Willie Hobbs is still a bit shy, but then, who could blame the newest Continental League Rookie of the Month honoree? He hasn't been around the league long enough to fully know the ropes yet, despite the fact that he's putting up veteran-like numbers.

In May the Chicago hitter tagged opposing pitching for a .306 average with 30 hits, 2 home runs and 19 RBIs.

Hobbs on the season is hitting .310 with 3 home runs. His stats include 38 RBIs and 18 runs scored.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Something I learned from the TV at the gas pump this morning: The U.S. census considers anyone who speaks Spanish to be "Hispanic" regardless of their race.

Whoa, I just earned a whole new label!

[Alan T]

June 1st, 2026:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Oshawa Mullets 33 18 .647 - 30-21 3 19-8 14-10 4-4 8-4 110 L2 5-5 St Cloud Raindrops 32 20 .615 1½ 33-19 -1 16-12 16-8 4-2 7-5 W1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 26 23 .531 6 24-25 2 16-10 10-13 0-2 6-4 L1 4-6 Washington Freedom 27 24 .529 6 27-24 0 16-9 11-15 4-2 7-6 W2 7-3 Stafford Terriers 27 24 .529 6 28-23 -1 17-8 10-16 4-6 8-12 L1 5-5 Chicago Southpaws 21 30 .412 12 23-28 -2 10-15 11-15 3-0 8-9 L2 4-6 St Louis Hops 20 31 .392 13 22-29 -2 12-11 8-20 2-1 6-7 W1 6-4 Plantana Pirates 17 33 .340 15½ 17-33 0 9-15 8-18 0-4 5-8 W2 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 33 17 .660 - 31-19 2 19-5 14-12 4-4 11-7 111 W2 7-3 Portland Axemen 30 19 .612 2½ 32-17 -2 20-6 10-13 2-1 6-3 W3 4-6 Spring Lions 29 22 .569 4½ 33-18 -4 15-10 14-12 3-1 7-7 L1 8-2 Cleveland Naps 29 22 .569 4½ 27-24 2 18-9 11-13 4-1 8-4 W1 5-5 Waikiki Beach Boys 25 26 .490 8½ 29-22 -4 13-12 12-14 4-1 6-6 L3 3-7 Las Vegas Wildcats 25 27 .481 9 25-27 0 14-14 11-13 0-4 6-9 W6 9-1 Maricopa Rattlers 17 34 .333 16½ 20-31 -3 9-14 8-20 2-6 2-9 L5 2-8 Ann Arbor Wolverines 15 36 .294 18½ 12-39 3 8-17 7-19 0-1 3-4 L2 2-8

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG Á. Parra - HBS .360 2 E. Cardona STC .359 3 D. García PLN .358 4 S. Martínez NY .351 5 2 tied with .349	League Leaders HR S. Martínez - NY 19 2 M. Alomar NY 18 3 J. Chávez CLE 16 4 D. Fields POR 14 4 3 more tied with 14	League Leaders RBI B. Joly - SPG 59 2 S. Martínez NY 54 3 M. O'Reardan ANN 49 4 D. Garza POR 48 5 R. Brooks WAS 46
League Leaders W 2 tied with 7 1 R. Castro HBS 7 1 C. Vitaini POR 7 3 J. Carr OSH 6 3 4 more tied with 6	League Leaders ERA J. Carr - OSH 1.95 2 Q. Strapoudopolos STA 2.31 3 C. Fox MAR 2.48 3 C. Vitaini POR 2.48 5 B. Stokes NY 2.54	League Leaders K C. Fox - MAR 82 2 N. Muller ANN 67 2 D. Ross PLN 67 4 A. Durán WAI 64 4 E. Holt SPG 64

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Something I learned from the TV at the gas pump this morning: The U.S. census considers anyone who speaks Spanish to be "Hispanic" regardless of their race.

Whoa, I just earned a whole new label!

I think your gas pump lied to you. I'm pretty sure it is tied to location. ie: a Hispanic person is a person born from a country/culture derived from Spanish origins. (ie: Spanish Caribbean, most of Central Americ and all of non-Portugese South America, or American with hispanic heritage).

[Alan T]

Pak Slugs 300th Home Run
Monday, June 8th, 2026: St Cloud's 6-2 victory over St Louis was highlighted by Hyun-koo Pak's 300th career home run. His teammates congratulated him at home plate after he circled the bases.

"I didn't see all of them out there," Pak said with a chuckle, "until I rounded third base." He added sheepishly: "It was only a home run. It's not like I won us a World Series!"

In 4 at-bats the Raindrops right fielder collected 4 hits in his historic game, scored 3 runs, and had 1 run batted in.

During his career Pak has played in 1518 games, batted .281 with 300 home runs and 1660 base hits.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

I think your gas pump lied to you. I'm pretty sure it is tied to location. ie: a Hispanic person is a person born from a country/culture derived from Spanish origins. (ie: Spanish Caribbean, most of Central Americ and all of non-Portugese South America, or American with hispanic heritage).

Oh I completely agree with you, but that's no fun so I'm gonna go with the gas pump on this one!

[Alan T]

Chávez Booms 400th Homer
Wednesday, June 10th, 2026: The Cleveland Naps had something to celebrate today even though they dropped a 12-2 decision to Ann Arbor. The reason -- the splendid slugger Jorge Chávez hit his 400th career homer in today's contest at Ballpark of Cleveland.

"I'm fortunate to be here," Chávez told the media after the game. "The Naps have a classy organization and some great fans. Homer #400 was for them."

Looking at his all-time stats, Chávez has a career .302 average with 2094 hits, 457 doubles, 78 triples, 400 home runs and 1431 RBIs to date. He has scored 1261 runs, walked 568 times and stolen 277 bases.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Oh I completely agree with you, but that's no fun so I'm gonna go with the gas pump on this one!

Probably would do more people wise to listen to gas pumps over me, you're probably right!

[Alan T]

Spring's Banks Shuts Out Rattlers
Thursday, June 11th, 2026: An efficient outing for Jack Banks usually means a win for Spring. Today was no exception, as the 26-year-old starter held Maricopa to a long line of goose eggs. He struck out 8 and gave up 3 hits in the 8-0 shutout.

Up to now Banks has recorded a record of 4-3. In 12 starts he has fanned 43 batters in 62.1 innings with a 6.21 ERA.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Oh I completely agree with you, but that's no fun so I'm gonna go with the gas pump on this one!

It would be nice if the gas pump paid me for a change. I pay the pump all the time and feel its his turn this time.

[Alan T]

Legends Minobe June's #1 Pitcher
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026: Shunso Minobe was the anchor in the New York bullpen last month and snatched up the Republic League Pitcher of the Month honors for June. The 27-year-old is in the prime of his career and pitching like he intends to stay around baseball for quite some time to come.

He threw 11.1 innings over 11 relief appearances and collected a 3-0 record with 17 strikeouts and 6 saves while etching his 2.38 ERA.

For the season Minobe is 4-and-3 with 21 saves and a 2.55 ERA. He has given up 23 hits in 35.1 innings with 42 strikeouts.

Nalasco Earns CL's Best Pitcher Honor
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026: Luis Nalasco was ecstatic to win June's Continental League Pitcher of the Month honors today. The 25-year-old St Cloud pitcher thanked fans, his coaches and the voters for the honor -- despite the fact that he deserved much of the credit himself.

Nalasco's star burned bright last month as he made 13 relief appearances, notching 9 saves and 21 strikeouts in 15 innings. He held opposing hitters to a .154 average to put up his 1-0 mark and 0.60 ERA.

This year Nalasco has earned 15 saves, made 33 relief appearances, fanned 51 hitters in 40 innings and posted an ERA of 2.48 and a 4-1 record.

[Alan T]

Dillon June's Best Bat Choice
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026: When guys like Waikiki's Michael Dillon win Batter of the Month awards, it just makes you feel good. In a productive June, the longtime Republic League veteran toyed with opposing pitchers all month long, collecting 46 hits in 107 at-bats.

The veteran left fielder hit for a .430 batting average and collected 6 home runs, 31 RBIs and 26 runs scored.

Currently Dillon is batting .327 with 17 home runs, 73 RBIs and 56 runs scored.


Zamora Cops CL Batter of the Month Honors
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026: Manuel Zamora let his bat do the talking in June and the Continental League heard him loud and clear. He made plenty of noise as he put together a .333 batting average and was named the top hitter of the month.

Zamora's month to remember saw him accumulate 32 hits, 7 home runs, 28 RBI, 24 runs, 18 walks and a .427 on-base percentage.

Zamora is batting .287 this season in 77 games with 10 home runs, 60 RBIs and 42 runs scored. He has 84 hits in 293 at-bats.

[Alan T]

June's Best Rookie Honored by RL
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026: Juan Vargas's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Waikiki second baseman 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 .361 with 8 doubles, 5 triples and no home runs. Vargas also scored 25 times and drove in 31 runs.

This year Vargas is batting .336 with 3 home runs and 65 RBIs. In 79 games he has scored 59 times.


Sensational Month for CL Rookie
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026: Brian Smart was toddling around on his tricycle when some of the guys he's playing against were in their prime, but the 23-year-old left fielder definitely knows how to get to first, second or beyond. Today he was chosen June's Continental League Rookie of the Month for his remarkable month of hitting.

In 26 games Smart batted .318 for Plantana, slapping 27 hits in 85 at-bats with no home runs, drove in 8 runs and scored 16 times.

Smart is presently hitting at a .312 pace with 2 home runs, 25 RBIs and has scored 40 times.

[Alan T]

July 1st, 2026:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Cloud Raindrops 48 31 .608 - 49-30 -1 25-18 23-13 5-2 15-10 81 W3 6-4 Oshawa Mullets 44 34 .564 3½ 40-38 4 25-14 19-20 4-8 11-10 L1 5-5 Washington Freedom 42 36 .538 5½ 41-37 1 23-14 19-22 6-2 13-11 W2 6-4 Stafford Terriers 40 39 .506 8 45-34 -5 24-14 16-25 6-6 11-17 W1 5-5 Havana Banana Sluggers 38 38 .500 8½ 38-38 0 22-18 16-20 0-3 9-10 L1 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 39 40 .494 9 38-41 1 18-21 21-19 5-1 15-10 W1 7-3 St Louis Hops 31 47 .397 16½ 35-43 -4 19-19 12-28 3-3 9-12 L3 3-7 Plantana Pirates 30 47 .390 17 28-49 2 17-21 13-26 0-4 9-12 L3 4-6

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York Legends 47 30 .610 - 43-34 4 26-12 21-18 6-4 16-10 85 L1 6-4 Portland Axemen 45 31 .592 1½ 50-26 -5 27-13 18-18 5-2 11-6 L1 6-4 Waikiki Beach Boys 46 33 .582 2 50-29 -4 22-16 24-17 5-2 8-10 W1 7-3 Spring Lions 44 34 .564 3½ 49-29 -5 22-15 22-19 4-4 10-12 W1 7-3 Las Vegas Wildcats 42 37 .532 6 42-37 0 23-20 19-17 3-4 9-12 L1 6-4 Cleveland Naps 38 40 .487 9½ 38-40 0 22-17 16-23 5-4 10-7 W2 4-6 Maricopa Rattlers 29 49 .372 18½ 30-48 -1 14-24 15-25 3-8 7-11 W1 5-5 Ann Arbor Wolverines 21 58 .266 27 18-61 3 9-30 12-28 0-3 5-8 L13 0-10

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG B. Joly - SPG .369 2 M. O'Reardan ANN .364 3 T. Sutton CLE .357 4 Á. Parra HBS .349 5 M. Sakurai SPG .347	League Leaders HR S. Martínez - NY 27 2 M. Alomar NY 26 3 B. Joly SPG 23 4 J. Chávez CLE 22 5 2 tied with 20	League Leaders RBI B. Joly - SPG 95 2 M. O'Reardan ANN 78 3 S. Martínez NY 75 4 M. Dillon WAI 73 5 D. Garza POR 69
League Leaders W C. Vitaini - POR 10 2 R. Castro HBS 9 2 P. Ortíz WAI 9 4 J. Carr OSH 8 5 6 tied with 7	League Leaders ERA C. Fox - MAR 2.34 2 Q. Strapoudopolos STA 2.37 3 J. Carr OSH 2.51 4 R. Castro HBS 2.82 5 A. Durán WAI 2.98	League Leaders K C. Fox - MAR 116 2 D. Ross PLN 106 3 E. Holt SPG 97 4 R. Hartley STL 96 5 L. Soriano STC 94

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: The All-Star Game Rosters Have Been Announced
Sunday, July 12th, 2026: It's time once again for the FOOL-X All Star game!
The game features the top players from the Continental League and the Republic League slugging it out in a baseball extravaganza.

This year's Continental League standouts are:

SP Jim Carr (OSH) - 9-3, 3.38 ERA
SP Ricardo Castro (HBS) - 9-4, 3.03 ERA
SP William Grant (PLN) - 6-4, 3.53 ERA
SP Johnny Samuels (CHI) - 7-8, 3.11 ERA
SP León Soriano (STC) - 6-4, 3.69 ERA
SP Quinn Strapoudopolos (STA) - 8-2, 2.60 ERA
MR Zeth Bilias (STC) - 3-0, 1 SV, 1.88 ERA
MR Edgar Leyva (OSH) - 2-4, 22 SV, 3.72 ERA
MR Leonardo Miranda (HBS) - 2-3, 14 SV, 4.24 ERA
CL Gerald Morton (STA) - 2-4, 14 SV, 1.73 ERA
CL Luis Nalasco (STC) - 4-1, 17 SV, 2.30 ERA
CL Tom Womack (WAS) - 2-0, 20 SV, 1.73 ERA
C Jonas Atkinson (STA) - .290/.437/.423, 10 HR, 42 RBI
C Pedro Segura (PLN) - .366/.482/.516, 3 HR, 14 RBI
1B Gil Field (WAS) - .304/.408/.516, 19 HR, 67 RBI
2B Juan Quiñones (WAS) - .333/.444/.475, 5 HR, 41 RBI
2B Tom Holmes (CHI) - .286/.363/.473, 13 HR, 47 RBI
2B Enrique Cardona (STC) - .309/.375/.481, 8 HR, 58 RBI
3B Kyle Allen (WAS) - .285/.405/.460, 11 HR, 60 RBI
3B David García (PLN) - .342/.435/.465, 0 HR, 38 RBI
SS Manuel Zamora (PLN) - .302/.387/.485, 12 HR, 72 RBI
LF Júlio Flores (WAS) - .311/.367/.521, 14 HR, 65 RBI
LF Jorge Martínez (STC) - .302/.388/.463, 9 HR, 58 RBI
CF Daryl McDonald (PLN) - .266/.345/.447, 7 HR, 41 RBI
CF Ron Brooks (WAS) - .283/.378/.518, 14 HR, 57 RBI
RF Hyun-koo Pak (STC) - .290/.372/.505, 16 HR, 70 RBI
RF Luis Velásquez (STL) - .306/.405/.486, 10 HR, 33 RBI
RF Álex Parra (HBS) - .337/.414/.534, 4 HR, 34 RBI


The Republic League stars will represented by:

SP Alberto Durán (WAI) - 8-4, 2.83 ERA
SP Clyde Fox (MAR) - 6-5, 2.68 ERA
SP Edward Holt (SPG) - 7-3, 3.30 ERA
SP Ke-yue Jian (NY) - 7-4, 4.40 ERA
SP Doug McDonah (NY) - 7-4, 2.98 ERA
SP Bob Stokes (NY) - 6-4, 2.89 ERA
SP Corrado Vitaini (POR) - 12-3, 3.75 ERA
MR Jack Duffy (WAI) - 2-3, 1 SV, 1.88 ERA
MR Cory Moore (SPG) - 3-2, 2 SV, 1.76 ERA
MR Leonardo Valdés (MAR) - 3-1, 3 SV, 3.04 ERA
CL Charlie Lewis (LVS) - 2-3, 23 SV, 1.59 ERA
CL Richard Molenaar (NY) - 4-0, 1 SV, 2.90 ERA
C Bob Joly (SPG) - .358/.405/.602, 24 HR, 100 RBI
C Roberto Bravo (LVS) - .336/.388/.438, 2 HR, 62 RBI
1B Juan García (ANN) - .330/.429/.524, 7 HR, 43 RBI
2B Alberto Rodríguez (POR) - .261/.403/.535, 21 HR, 72 RBI
2B Juan Vargas (WAI) - .340/.418/.475, 3 HR, 73 RBI
2B Mark O'Reardan (ANN) - .360/.415/.604, 20 HR, 81 RBI
3B Juan Castillo (POR) - .304/.441/.465, 12 HR, 58 RBI
3B Tom Sutton (CLE) - .344/.389/.537, 16 HR, 54 RBI
SS Alan Chapman (LVS) - .332/.394/.438, 5 HR, 58 RBI
LF Harry King (SPG) - .321/.435/.523, 12 HR, 44 RBI
LF Michael Dillon (WAI) - .325/.426/.569, 22 HR, 88 RBI
CF Juan Alaniz (WAI) - .305/.427/.467, 3 HR, 54 RBI
RF Anastasio Coronado (POR) - .303/.488/.456, 8 HR, 52 RBI
RF Daniel Garza (POR) - .304/.397/.562, 17 HR, 77 RBI
RF Carlito Carmelo (WAI) - .342/.436/.512, 14 HR, 72 RBI
RF Santiago Martínez (NY) - .310/.359/.611, 27 HR, 80 RBI

[Alan T]

Muller Tosses Shutout Against Waikiki
Sunday, July 12th, 2026: It was a razor-sharp performance by Nelson Muller of the Ann Arbor Wolverines against the Waikiki Beach Boys. He fashioned a fine 4-hitter in blanking them 7-0 and chalked up 10 strikeouts and 1 walk.

This season Muller has crafted a 7-6 mark with a 5.51 ERA in 112.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .261 against him and he has 117 strikeouts.

[Alan T]

Holt Nabs RL #1 Pitcher Award
Saturday, August 1st, 2026: Edward Holt really put his best foot forward in July with 4 wins and no losses and walked off with the Pitcher of the Month honors in the Republic League. When he got the start for the Spring Lions, it was good news for his club, but bad news for the opposition.

In 35 innings of work, Holt limited opposing batters to 25 base hits and a .198 batting average. He notched 34 strikeouts, issued 10 walks and had a 1.54 ERA.

In 21 starts this season Holt has recorded a 9-3 record and a 3.18 ERA.


Ross Voted Best CL Pitcher in July
Saturday, August 1st, 2026: Donald Ross of the Plantana Pirates strung a bunch of high quality starts together in July to earn the Continental League Pitcher of the Month trophy.

For the month he finished with a superlative 3 wins and no losses and a 1.63 ERA. The Plantana star started 6 games, pitched 38.2 innings and struck out 46.

Ross has made 21 starts, tossed 132.2 innings, struck out 152 batters and walked 92. His record is 7-4 with a 3.66 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .215 batting average.

[Alan T]

RL's #1 Batter Chosen
Saturday, August 1st, 2026: July's Batter of the Month has been chosen by the Republic League. This month's trophy was awarded to the Waikiki right fielder, Carlito Carmelo.

He starred by hitting .449 with a .521 on-base percentage, totaled 44 hits in 98 at-bats, 3 home runs, 29 RBIs and 17 runs scored.

For the year Carmelo is batting .354 with 17 home runs.


CL's Top Hitter Announced
Saturday, August 1st, 2026: Jonas Atkinson of the Stafford Terriers swung a mean bat for the last 30 days and was acclaimed the Continental League Batter of the Month for July.

The 26-year-old catcher slapped out a .378 batting average, 5 home runs, 15 RBIs, 18 runs scored and a .549 on-base percentage.

This year Atkinson is hitting .296 with 13 home runs.

[Alan T]

Mendoza Voted July's Top RL Rookie
Saturday, August 1st, 2026: This month José Mendoza bashed, belted and battered just about every Republic League pitcher in his path as he put up some substantial numbers to win the Rookie of the Week honors.

Day in and day out throughout July, the Cleveland right fielder punished opposing teams with base hits, finishing with a .310 average. Mendoza went 26-84 in 24 games with 6 home runs, 18 RBIs, and 19 runs scored.

This season Mendoza is batting .292 with 100 hits, 16 home runs, 67 RBIs, .366 OBP and has scored 60 runs.



Left Fielder Honored by CL
Saturday, August 1st, 2026: Brian Smart was named the top rookie in the Continental League for his outstanding performance last month.

In July, the Plantana left fielder posted a .272 average while racking up 22 hits, 2 home runs and 14 RBIs.

This season Smart has delivered 101 hits in 334 at-bats for a .302 average with 4 home runs. He is getting on base at a .372 clip and his totals also include 39 RBIs and 54 runs scored. This year Smart has played in 91 games.

[Alan T]

August 1st, 2026:

Continental League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St Cloud Raindrops 59 45 .567 - 64-40 -5 30-22 29-23 5-3 17-15 57 W1 3-7 Washington Freedom 56 47 .544 2½ 54-49 2 29-16 27-31 6-2 15-14 W1 5-5 Oshawa Mullets 55 48 .534 3½ 51-52 4 32-23 23-25 4-9 12-15 L1 3-7 Chicago Southpaws 55 48 .534 3½ 52-51 3 29-24 26-24 6-1 20-12 L1 8-2 Stafford Terriers 51 52 .495 7½ 55-48 -4 31-23 20-29 6-6 16-18 L2 4-6 Havana Banana Sluggers 48 55 .466 10½ 50-53 -2 28-22 20-33 0-4 11-14 W2 3-7 Plantana Pirates 46 56 .451 12 40-62 6 26-26 20-30 2-4 15-13 W2 9-1 St Louis Hops 42 61 .408 16½ 46-57 -4 26-25 16-36 4-4 11-16 L2 5-5

Republic League Standings

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Waikiki Beach Boys 62 41 .602 - 66-37 -4 34-20 28-21 6-4 11-11 59 L1 6-4 New York Legends 60 42 .588 1½ 55-47 5 34-18 26-24 7-5 21-10 W1 4-6 Portland Axemen 59 44 .573 3 65-38 -6 31-19 28-25 6-2 11-10 L3 5-5 Spring Lions 56 47 .544 6 62-41 -6 28-17 28-30 6-5 14-18 W3 6-4 Las Vegas Wildcats 52 52 .500 10½ 53-51 -1 26-26 26-26 4-6 13-17 W1 5-5 Cleveland Naps 49 54 .476 13 52-51 -3 31-24 18-30 6-5 13-10 L1 6-4 Maricopa Rattlers 42 61 .408 20 43-60 -1 23-28 19-33 4-9 10-16 W1 4-6 Ann Arbor Wolverines 32 71 .311 30 26-77 6 17-36 15-35 0-3 11-12 L1 5-5

[Alan T]

League Leaders AVG M. O'Reardan - ANN .366 2 C. Carmelo WAI .354 3 M. Sakurai SPG .347 4 D. García PLN .340 5 B. Joly SPG .337	League Leaders HR M. Alomar - NY 32 2 S. Martínez NY 30 3 M. Dillon WAI 26 3 B. Joly SPG 26 3 M. O'Reardan ANN 26	League Leaders RBI B. Joly - SPG 105 2 M. O'Reardan ANN 98 3 M. Dillon WAI 97 4 S. Martínez NY 91 5 2 tied with 88
League Leaders W C. Vitaini - POR 13 2 P. Ortíz WAI 11 3 C. Brodbeck STA 10 3 J. Carr OSH 10 3 5 more tied with 10	League Leaders ERA Q. Strapoudopolos - STA 2.37 2 C. Fox MAR 2.42 3 A. Durán WAI 2.63 4 R. Castro HBS 2.80 5 D. McDonah NY 2.93	League Leaders K 2 tied with 152 1 C. Fox MAR 152 1 D. Ross PLN 152 3 N. Muller ANN 141 4 E. Holt SPG 131

[Alan T]

Strapoudopolos needs a nickname. Something like "The Cyprus Cannonball"

I can't ever remember how to spell that stupid thing!

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Strapoudopolos needs a nickname. Something like "The Cyprus Cannonball"

I can't ever remember how to spell that stupid thing!

Dinosaur

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Strapoudopolos needs a nickname. Something like "The Cyprus Cannonball"

I can't ever remember how to spell that stupid thing!

And you're going to remember something like "the cyprus cannonball?"

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Dinosaur

Good Call!

[Alan T]

Makes me think of Snuffleuffagus (or however his name is spelled)

[Alan T]

Bryant Slams Milestone Homer
Monday, August 3rd, 2026: At Fog Bowl John Bryant smashed his 400th career home run in a game against Havana today. The 34-year-old left fielder had a hand in the St Cloud Raindrops 8-7 victory with 1 home run and 1 RBI. For the day he went 1 hit-3 at-bats.

At the press conference after the game, Bryant downplayed his achievement.

"Obviously, I've hit 400 home runs so I belong in that 400 club. But when you talk about the other guys that have done it, I'm not as good as they were. Those guys were the greatest of all time. I've just been able to scrape together some good years and stayed healthy and gotten there."

Lifetime Bryant has hit for a .253 average and totaled 1825 hits, 400 home runs and 1185 RBIs.

[Alan T]

Ortíz Shuts out Cleveland
Saturday, August 15th, 2026: Waikiki was pleased to see so many goose eggs up on the scoreboard today as Pedro Ortíz blanked Cleveland 7-0. He stopped them on 2 hits with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts.

His skipper said, "Once he gets in a groove, he can be dynamite. He was on top of his game in this one."

In 24 starts this year Ortíz has crafted a 12-3 record and a 5.24 ERA.

[Alan T]

Number 300 for Brooks
Wednesday, August 19th, 2026: The Washington Freedom defeated the St Louis Hops 5-2 yesterday in a game that featured Ron Brooks's 300th career home run.

In the clubhouse, the Freedom center fielder spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"

On his historic day, Brooks banged out 1 hit in 3 at-bats and scored 2 runs with 2 runs batted in.

In his career Brooks has hit for a .249 average and totaled 1805 hits, 300 home runs and 1219 RBIs.