Sale reaches 300 starts, 8th in strikeouts

Chris Sale became the 31st pitcher in DMBL history to make his 300th start but more impressively, he moved into 8th place on the all-time strikeouts list.

Verlander snares lone victory of 2025, now 5th all-time in wins

After sitting on the sidelines most of the season, Justin Verlander snuck in a few starts, including a single but significant win on the final day of the season.

Verlander the 4th to 3,000 strikeouts

Justin Verlander became the 4th DMBL pitcher to reach 3,000 career strikeouts, 

Stanton crushes HR No. 400

Giancarlo Stanton's first home run of the season - and his first as member of the Merrill Creek Mudskippers - was the 400th of his DMBL career.

Bonds Division comes down to final dozen games

It was a busy Saturday night in DMBL as the 2020 season comes down to the final 15 games -- or less -- for most teams.

2019 Ben McDonald Award winner

Ballots were all over the place in the wide open race for the Ben McDonald Award, with a clear top 3 that separated from the field in the final result.

2018 Ben McDonald Award winner

Hopatcong's Stephen Strasburg, the league's only 20-game winner and the ERA champion in 2018, was a nearly unanimous selection as the Ben McDonald Award.

2018 Ben McDonald candidates

At first glance, it may seem like the 2018 Ben McDonald Award is a runaway. There was only one 20-game winner in the league last season and the same starter also led the league in ERA. But maybe not so fast.

2018 pitching leaders

For the second straight season, only one pitcher was able to win 20 games, which could make Stephen Strasburg the man to beat in the race for the Ben McDonald Award.

Sale breaks K record with one start to go

San Francisco's Chris Sale shattered the league record for most strikeouts in a season, and still has one more start to extend his new mark.

Sale Ks 18, on pace to set new mark

Mired in a losing season, Chris Sale (9-16) pulled out a masterful performance Thursday night, with a league-high 18 strikeouts in a 3-hit, 4-0 shutout at Tucson.

Ramirez ties record with 4 HRs

Jose Ramirez became the sixth player to club four home runs and Philly blasted 10 homers in all, tying a league record, in a 17-2 thrashing at Livingston Stadium (Citi Field 2016) on Thursday night.

2017 McDonald Award winner: Johnny Cueto

Vancouver's Johnny Cueto easily held off three left-handers and was a near-unanimous selection for the 2017 Ben McDonald Award after a league-leading 22-5 mark.

2017 McDonald Award candidates

There was only one 20-game winner in the DMBL this season but wins aren't a measure of a pitcher like they once were, as SABRmetrics and other numbers have taken a more prominent place in evaluating a pitcher's season.

2017 pitching leaders

There was only one 20-game winner in the DMBL this season but a few other hurlers put up historically good years in some categories.

Cueto notches 20th win

Vancouver's Johnny Cueto became the DMBL's first 20-game winner this season, solidifying his candidacy for the Ben McDonald Award. Coincidentally, the win also was the 100th of his career.

The bats bust out in Week 3

The offense took center stage last week with 5 teams scoring more than 40 runs for the week, taxing bullpens but some starting pitchers shined.

2016 McDonald Award candidates

There are any number of ways to go on your ballot for this year's Ben McDonald Pitching Excellence Award, recognizing the DMBL's finest pitcher and named for the first winner of the award, Larry Benard McDonald (a.k.a., The LBM).

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.

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.