After an action-packed Week 1, the next six days worth of games sees two new squads enter the mix. From Friday, June 12 to Sunday, June 21, Baseball Canada’s Junior National Team and Mexico will participate in the MLB Draft League International Series, where the two teams will be embedded into the regular season schedule expanding from three games a night to four.
Each Draft League team will get a chance to face one of the two international teams in a three-game series that will count towards the regular season standings:
June 12 - 14: Canada @ Aberdeen, Mexico @ Williamsport
June 16 - 18: Canada @ State College, Mexico @ Trenton
June 19-21: Canada @ Mahoning Valley, Mexico @ West Virginia
Standings
(Team, W/L, PCT, GB, STRK)
Trenton, 5-0, 1.000, -, W5, 0-0
Mahoning Valley, 4-2, .667, 1.5 GB, L1, 0-0
West Virginia, 3-3, .500, 2.5 GB, W4, 1-0
Aberdeen, 2-4, .333, 3.5 GB, W1, 0-0
State College, 2-4, .333, 3.5 GB, W3, 0-1
Williamsport, 1-4, .200, 4 GB, L2, 0-0
Who’s Hot
Hitter of the Week: INF Carlos Sanchez, Mahoning Valley - 5 G, .474/.565/.947, (1.512 OPS), HR, 2 3B, 2 2B, 8 R, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB
Pitcher of the Week: RHP Tommy Gross, State College - G, 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 6 K
INF Maddix Dalena, Williamsport - 3 G, .571/.700/1.143, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, HBP
RHP Gabriel Barrett, West Virginia - GS, W, 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 8 K, HB
INF JT Taylor, Aberdeen - 6 G, .368/.556/.684, HR, 3 2B, 6 R, 5 RBI, 7 BB, 5 SB, HBP
RHP Chris Domke, Mahoning Valley - GS, 4 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 5 K
OF Tyree Reed, State College - 5 G, .286/.464/.667, 2 HR, 3B, 8 RBI, 7 R, 5 BB, HBP
LHP Elijah Coston, Aberdeen - 2 G, 3.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 K (two-way player)
C/1B Beau Sylvester, West Virginia 5 G, .400/.435/.800, 2 HR, 3B, 6 RBI, 4 R, BB
RHP Elijah Foster, Trenton - 2 G, 2 W, 6.1 IP, R, 2 H, 4 BB, 7 K
RHP Andrew Berg, Trenton - 3 G, SV, 6 IP, R, 4 H, 2 BB, 10 K
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Home Games & Promotions
Aberdeen: TUES (7 p.m.), WED (7 p.m. Woof Wednesday) THUR (11 a.m. Baseball Poker Night) vs. State College. FRI (7 p.m. Teachers Appreciation Night), SAT (7 p.m. Latinx Heritage Night), SUN (2 p.m) vs. Team Canada.
Mahoning Valley: TUES (7:05 p.m. First Responders Night), WED (11:05 p.m. Senior Fair + Military Appreciation Day), THUR (7:05 p.m. Buck Night) vs. Trenton. FRI (7:17 p.m. Fireworks Night), SAT (7:05 p.m. Youth Jersey Giveaway), SUN (2:05 p.m. Youth League Day + Every Sunday Matters) vs. West Virginia.
State College: None
Trenton: FRI (7 p.m. Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Purple Baseball), SAT (6 p.m. Post Game Fireworks “Regards to Broadway”), SUN (1 p.m. Thunder Flashlight Giveaway) vs. State College.
West Virginia: TUES (7 p.m. Opening Day + Fireworks Night), WED (6:30 p.m. Junior/Senior Discount Day), THUR (1 p.m. Camp Day) vs. Trenton.
Williamsport: FRI (6:35 p.m. Mexican Heritage Weekend), SAT (6:35 p.m. Mexican Heritage Weekend + Post Game Fireworks), SUN (4:05 p.m. Mexican Heritage Weekend + Baseball Bingo) vs. Team Mexico.
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