The 2022 DMBL draft saw a record 11 starting pitchers drafted in the 1st Round -- including an unprecedented 8 in a row -- making for the highest percentage of 1st Round SPs in at least a decade.
For the second consecutive year, and only the fifth time in league history, one franchise has swept the awards honoring the DMBL's top pitcher and batter.
In a historic year for pitching, with record strikeouts, ERA and innings, Aaron Nola took home a record 7th Ben McDonald Award for the Vancouver franchise.
Ke'Bryan Hayes lived up to the billing of being a No. 1 overall draft pick and after a putting together a monster season for the Blue Ridge Bombers, easily won the Listach Award as the DMBL's top rookie in 2021.
2021 was a wild and wacky year in the DMBL. Expansion brought the league from 16 to 20 franchises and the season was simulated on the 60-game 2020 MLB season, so statistics come with a bit of an asterisk.
The last few season have seen some tremendous rookie performances and not just one-year wonders but first-year players who have gone on to become cornerstones of their franchise.