2020 Ben McDonald Award winner: Lance Lynn

Before this past season, Lance Lynn had registered double-digit losses in five of his six DMBL seasons, including a brutal 15-43 record over three years. The four-time draftee broke out in 2020 after latching on with Sardine City, going 24-6 to help the Straphangers to a 104-win campaign and the commissioner's cup.

2020 McDonald Award candidates

The 2020 Ben McDonald Award could become more of a coronation than last year's close race after a season that saw the second-highest win total by a starting pitcher in DMBL history. 

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.

2019 Ben McDonald candidates

There was no 20-game winner in 2019. There was no historic season by a relief pitcher. It seems like the race for the Ben McDonald Award is much more wide open than in years past.

2019 pitching leaders

There was no lack of solid campaigns by pitchers in the DMBL in 2019 but nothing quite spectacular.
No 20-game winners. The ERA king approached 3.00. Even the saves leader finished with a ho-hum total.

2019 Playoff MVP

On a team replete with stellar postseason pitching performances, rookie Juan Soto shined in key moments of Livingston's DMBL championship run.

Ryu K's 15 in 1-hitter

Hyun-Jin Ryu, the league's ERA leader for most of the season, struck out 15 in a one-hitter at Hillsborough, 3-0, on Aug. 8, setting a new single-game season high.