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Winter Leagues: Big Games From Jose Osuna and Elias Diaz

In Venezuela on Sunday, Elias Diaz and Jose Osuna both had big games in a 12-0 victory for Bravos de Margarita. Diaz had three...

Winter Leagues: Mel Rojas Jr. Leads the Dominican League in Homers

Just one game in the Dominican on Thursday night, but it produced one of the strangest stats of the off-season. Mel Rojas Jr. hit...

Winter Leagues: Alen Hanson Capitalizes on Recent Playing Time Off Bench

In the Dominican on Wednesday night, Alen Hanson wasn't in the starting lineup for the fourth straight game, but he could see some more...

Winter Leagues: Heredia Picks Up Extra Work, Munoz Homers

In the Dominican on Sunday, Alen Hanson went 1-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. He committed his first error at second base....

Winter Leagues: Jose Osuna Extends Hit Streak With Home Run

In Venezuela, Jose Osuna connected on a two-run homer in the second inning, his first home run of the winter. Osuna has an eight-game...

Winter Leagues: Andrew Lambo Returns to Action

In Mexico on Thursday, Luis Heredia made his fourth relief appearance. In his last game, he recorded five outs on just 15 pitches. He...

Winter Leagues: Rojas Opens Dominican League Season With a Home Run

The Dominican League became the third winter league to begin on Thursday night and Mel Rojas Jr. opened the season with a bang. He...

Winter Leagues: Jose Osuna Surpasses Last Year’s Hit Total

In Mexico on Sunday, Harold Ramirez played his second winter game, once again playing left field and batting third. He went 1-for-4 with a...

Winter Leagues: Dodson Pitches Gem in Winter Debut

It was a busy Friday night in Venezuela for players from the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system. We start off with Zack Dodson making his...

Winter Leagues: Elvis Escobar Could Be One to Watch This Off-Season

On Wednesday night, as the season ended in Pittsburgh, a new season began down in the Caribbean. You can read the winter league preview...

The Adjustment That Could Put Elvis Escobar Back on the Radar

In 2011, the Pirates signed Venezuelan outfielder Elvis Escobar to a $570,000 bonus, making him one of the Pirates' top international investments that year,...

Three West Virginia Players Named to SAL All-Star Game

The South Atlantic League has announced the rosters for their All-Star game to be held on June 23 in Asheville. Representing the WV Power...