| Breaking News |  | Sunday, July 1st, 2029: AL's #1 Batter Announced
When Jorge Martínez stepped up to the plate in June, he did it with confidence and today he was honored with the American League Batter of the Month award.
The young New Britain first baseman posted a .320 batting average with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and scored 19 runs. Martínez also worked pitchers for 11 walks to post a .385 on-base percentage.
This season in 82 games, Martínez has hit at a .283 clip with 81 hits, 16 home runs, 58 RBIs and 46 runs scored.
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| Monday, June 25th, 2029: AL Star of the Week Announced
19-year-old Albert McNeal sent shock waves through HBL Double A last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the American League Player of the Week Award.
A newcomer to the league, McNeal made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .615 average, 16 hits in 26 at-bats, 1 home run and 9 RBI.
Where the New Britain Rock Cats catcher goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but McNeal certainly made his mark last week.
So far this year McNeal is batting .314 with 6 home runs, 38 RBIs and 34 runs scored.
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 | Saturday, June 23rd, 2029: Peña Hot, Rock Cats Cold
Speaking after the game, the Midland manager said, "Iván Peña had everything going for him. He changed speeds effectively, stayed down, had a lot of movement... he had it all... masterful."
Peña held the New Britain Rock Cats to 5 hits and fashioned a fine 3-0 shutout. He had 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in the game.
"We couldn't get anything going. He certainly had our number," the New Britain skipper told reporters.
In 8 starts this season Peña has compiled a 1-6 record and a 5.66 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Leonard Snow | torn back muscle | 5 months | Not on DL | | 2B Edmund Monette | strained anterior cruciate ligament | 6 days | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 54-36, .600 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 32-16, .667 PCT | | Record on the road | 22-20, .524 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-7, .417 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 19-11, .633 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 40-24, .625 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in April | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in May | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in June | 14-11, .560 PCT | | Record in July | 6-2, .750 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .252 - 4th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .337 - 3rd in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .392 - 3rd in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .729 - 3rd in AL | | Runs Scored | 436 - 3rd in AL | | Hits | 771 - 4th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 274 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs | 72 - tied for 1st in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 360 - 3rd in AL | | Strikeouts | 572 - 4th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 56 - 10th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.28 - 3rd in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.32 - 2nd in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.17 - 4th in AL | | Runs allowed | 338 - 3rd in AL | | Hits allowed | 697 - tied for 2nd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .229 - 3rd in AL | | BABIP | .279 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 47 - 3rd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 313 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 672 - 1st in AL |
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