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Jansen was the first pitcher to notch a career milestone in 2026, making his first appearance in the season opener, which was the 1,000th of his career.
Spring training is but 28 games and teams may not even play their best players. But let's have a look anyway at some of the players who lit up the scoreboard in these exhibitions.
Green Lake's Spencer Schwellenbach and Paul Skenes of Empire City topped the field again, this time for the Ben McDonald Award, honoring the DMBL's top pitcher in 2025.
It was a big year for starting pitchers and Jacksons when it came to rookies in 2025, with those groups accounting for four of the six players and all but two votes in the race for the Pat Listach Award.