R.I.P. Jose Fernandez

The DMBL recently lost a budding superstar in Jose Fernandez, who was killed in a boating accident in September.

Cruz earns MVP in Tucson's 1st title run

Nelson Cruz came up with a number of big hits during this year's title run for top-seeded Tucson, earning playoff MVP honors after the Scorpions won Game 6 over Arkansas to win their first DMBL title.

8th-inning rally caps Game 6, first title for Tucson

An 8th-inning rally secured Game 6 for Tucson over Arkansas, 6-5, and with it the 2016 DMBL World Series title.

In war of attrition, Tucson takes Game 5 in 14 innings

Tucson outlasted Arkansas for a 2-1 win in a critical Game 5 on Monday, taking advantage of a fielding miscue after an epic pitching battle that lasted into the 14th inning.

Tucson takes Game 4 to tie series

Tucson pounded out 12 hits on their way to a 5-3 win in Game 4 at Arkansas, trying the DMBL World Series at 2-2.

Arkansas wins ugly to take 2-1 series lead

A single, a walk, an error, and groundball double play -- it wasn't the most exciting way to score runs but Arkansas took advantage to put up the biggest offensive output of the DMBL World Series so far, taking Game 3 by a score of 4-2, for a 2-1 series lead.

Lester twirls 4-hitter to even series

It was another crisp, well-pitched matchup in Game 2 of the DMBL World Series but this time Tucson came out on top, thanks to some timely hitting and a brilliant 4-hit shutout by Jon Lester.

Arkansas sneaks past Tucson in 12 innings

The Game 1 pitching duel between Jake Arrieta and Dallas Keuchel came to fruition if only for 6 innings but it was Lorenzo Cain's magic postseason bat that came through for Arkansas yet again for a 2-1 extra-innings win at Tucson.

Tucson blasts its way into the final

Blasting five solo home runs, including two 8th-inning shot that proved to be the difference, top-seeded Tucson defeated 5th-seeded Allentown, 5-4, in the clinching Game 5 of the semifinal series. It was the third one-run game in the Best-of-Seven series.

Mules dominate to force Game 5

Whoa, save some runs there, Mules! Allentown seemed to take out all of their frustrations of the past three games on Scorpions ace Jake Arrieta, throttling Tucson, 10-0, in Game 4 to stay alive in their Best-of-7 semifinal series.

Keuchel, Cain power Falcons to sweep

A rematch of last year's five-game DMBL final ended a game sooner as Arkansas swept San Francisco with a 4-0 win in Game 4 at San Francisco.

Tucson escapes Game 3 to push Allentown to the brink

Top-seeded Tucson held on for a 4-3 win in Game 3 against offensively-effiicient Allentown, to take a 3-0 lead in the Best-of-7 semifinal series.

Arkansas pulls out Game 3 in the 9th

Mike Fiers and Edison Volquez matched one another for 6-plus innings but Falcons pulled out another late victory with a run in the 9th for a 2-1 win in San Francisco. The Game 3 triumph puts the defending champion Arkansas in a commanding 3-0 lead in the Best-of-7 semifinal series.

Tucson takes Game 2 behind Greinke, Cruz

Nelson Cruz powered the offense with a 3-run home run and Zach Greinke delivered a fine performance over 7 innings to give No. 1 Tucson a 5-3 win over 5th-seeded Allentown in Game 2 of their semifinal tilt.

Back-to-back jacks in the 10th tie, then win Game 2 for Arkansas

Both playoff games on Sunday were decided by back-to-back home runs but Arkansas did it more dramatic fashion - in extra innings.

Schwarber, Realmuto go back-to-back to push Tucson past Allentown

Pitching took center stage in Game 1 of the Tucson-Allentown semifinal but a falsh of power in the 7th, with back-to-back home runs by the Scorpions, proved to be the difference.

Keuchel shuts down Frisco for Game 1 win

Arkansas took Game 1 in their semifinal series against San Francisco in a rare postseason duel between 20-game winners.

Late home run lifts Allentown past Sardine City to first series win franchise history

Ian Kinsler came up with a big hit for Allentown, leading the Mules to a 2-1 win over Sardine City on the road to take the first round series, 3 games to 2. It's the first series win in franchise history.

Sardine City forces Game 5 versus Allentown

An opening round series between No. 4 Sardine City and No. 5 Allentown will come down to a deciding Game 5. The winner advances to the semifinals with a date to face top-seeded Tucson.

San Francisco strikes Vancouver bullpen again

Catching up on the first-round series between Vancouver and San Francisco...

Heaney shuts down San Francisco to keep Vancouver alive

A rookie left-hander kept Vancouver's season alive for at least one more game.

Iwakuma pitches Allentown to 6-1 win

Allentown evened their opening round series against Sardine City with a 6-1 win behind a strong outing from Hisashi Iwakuma.

Another 8th inning score gives San Francisco 2-0 lead in Best of 5 with Vancouver

Another big 8th-inning run on Friday night proved the difference for San Francisco, which took a 2-0 lead over Vancouver in the 1st round of the DMBL playoffs, after  the 5-2 victory.

Kluber K's 10 in complete-game win over Allentown in Game 1

Corey Kluber went the distance, striking out 10 and limiting the Allentown offense to seven hits and a run as Sardine City took Game 1 of their opening series, 5-1.

San Francisco takes Game 1 versus Vancouver

Vancouver loaded the bases in the 9th but Kenley Jansen held on after three innings of relief to give San Francisco a 3-2 win in Game 1 of the 1st round of the 2016 playoffs.

2016 pitching leaders

Clayton Kershaw made his final start of the season against Hopatcong on Saturday, needing 12 strikeouts to reach 300 for the second year in a row. He got 11.

2016 league batting leaders

No records were shattered during this season but there were some impressive efforts from batters in 2016, and one quirky DMBL mark was matched.

Warren, Price reach 20 wins

Third-seeded San Francisco (88-74) will face sixth-seeded Vancouver (89-73) and fourth-seeded Sardine City (87-75) will take on fifth-seeded Allentown (91-71) in the first round of the 2015 playoffs, which open on Thursday.

Battle for the 3rd and 6th seeds

Going into the season finale on Sunday night, only two things have not been determined: the 6th and final playoff team, and the 3rd seed.

BREAKING: Keuchel kans 20th win

Dallas Keuchel became the first pitcher to reach 20 wins this season, and the first pitcher to win 20 games since fellow left-hander Clayton Kershaw and San Francisco's Anibal Sanchez both went 20-7 in 2014, along with Durham's Sonny Gray who sported a 23-6 mark that year.

Four teams, two seeds

Just three games remain in the 2016 DMBL season, and still not all has been decided about the playoffs - or even who's in.

Big series sweeps impact playoff races

A series of key matchups last week ended up in one-sided affairs that swung the balance of power in key division races.

At least half-dozen teams still duking it out

With just a dozen or so games remaining in the 2016 season, little about the postseason has been mathematically decided, with some races even creeping closer.

Race for 20 wins down to the wire

Dallas Keuchel was denied in his bid to become DMBL's first 20-game winner this season. The left-hander had won six straight starts before Hopatcong's 4-2 win over Arkansas on Saturday.

Cespedes, Stanton race for the Mitchell

Allentown slugger Giancarlo Stanton and Hopatcong's Yoenis Cespedes have done their best the past week to make the Kevin Mitchell Award a two-man race in the home stretch of the season.

Sano swings for the fences

Hillsborough rookie Miguel Sano is having a sensational season and has an outside chance at matching a DMBL record, if not put himself in historic if dubious company.