MEXICO - Mazatlan plated six runs in a pivotal eighth inning - including a three-run shot by Los Angeles Angels prospect Freddy Sandoval - to turn back the Obregon Yaquis, 6-5, and win the best-of-7 first-round series, four ...

Dominican - The regular season is over in the Dominican League, with the 30-20 Ciboa Gigantes edging the 30-22 Este Azucareros for first place. The two teams will be joined by Licey and Cibaenas in the first round ...

MEXICO - Former Braves farmhand Iker Franco homered and drove in two runs and former Eastern League All-Star Sergio Santos went 4-for-4 with a run scored as the Obregon Yaquis won their third straight with a 3-2 win against Guasave. Rafael Cruz allowed two runs on eight hits over 6 ...

MEXICO - The 27-19 Mazatlan Venados have taken the Mexican Pacific League second half lead despite a 6-5 loss to Hermosillo on Wednesday. Humberto Cota led the Narajeros with a pair of two-run homers. First half champion Los ...

MEXICO - Team Mexico has named former major leaguer Vinny Castilla its new manager for the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) next spring. The star-studded international tournament begins on March 5. Alonso Pérez, president of Mexico's National Sports Commission, made the announcement on Tuesday at a news conference in Mexico ...

MEXICO - The Mochis Caneros completed a three-game sweep against the Guasave Algodoneros with a 3-1 win on Sunday at the Emilio Ibarra Almada Stadium to claim sole possession of the top spot in the Mexican Pacific League. Starters Ismael Castillo and Francisco Cordoba locked horns in an impressive pitching duel ...

MEXICO - The Guasave Algodoneros swept the Mazatlán Venados, 7-5 and 6-1, on Sunday in Mexican Pacific League action. Angel Chavez of Panama paced the Algodoneros in the opening game with a three-run homer and Tike Redman went 3-for-4. Édgar Lizárraga (1-0) picked up the win while closer Tim Lavigne ...