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.
Despite walking 7 batters, reigning Ben McDonald Award winner Cole Ragans of Poovey Farms added another highlight to his resume combining with Lucas Erceg to throw this season's 3rd no-hitter.
Shohei Ohtani struck out 13 and homered before leaving with an injury and two relievers finished off a combined no-hitter for Poovey Farms in a 4-0 win on Thursday night at home over Empire City.
In the long and storied history of the franchise, Marietta had never had a player win the Kevin Mitchell Award or Ben McDonald Award, despite three titles on its shelves. In its 28th and final season in the DMBL, that changes.
There was no 20-game winner during the 2023 season but there are three previous Ben McDonald Award winners among this year's contenders, including the reigning award winner.
If you're a designated hitter in the Micro Conference not named Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., and you're being honest with yourself, you're probably aiming to be a reserve.
Recent drafts may have ushered in a new era, with a changing of the guard among some of the DMBL's stars upon arrival of some impressive youngsters. The 1st round in 2018 saw three ineligible prospects chosen within the first seven picks, including No. 1 overall for the first time ever, along with some fruitful late-round prospects selected the past two years.