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OSC Original by Dan Krieger
May 18, 2026 - BASEBALL American Association: The independent American Association started its 2026 season this week with the same 12 teams and six-team East and West divisional alignment as last season. Each team will play 100 games through September 7, 2026. The league's Kane County Cougars (Geneva, IL) will play three games this season as the Kane County Swedish Meatballs to celebrate the strong Swedish population in the Geneva area. Atlantic League: The York (PA) Revolution of the independent Atlantic League will play all Wednesd... Full Story

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Hill Shines, Titans Blow out Boulders

FL Ottawa Titans May 18, 2026 - Ottawa, ON - The Ottawa Titans (7-3) dominated the New York Boulders (7-3) in a 14-1 victory, where pitcher Kaleb Hill (win, 1-0) went seven and a third innings, giving up one run and striking out four. Hill looked strong early, going three up, three down in his first frame. Kaiden Cardoso, down 0-2 in the count, got things going with a bases-clearing double to give the Titans an early 3-0 lead. In the top of the second, Henry Garcia would bring in the only run of the day for the Boulders with an RBI single, scoring... Full Story

Zander Darby Named Northwest League Player of the Week

NWL Eugene Emeralds May 18, 2026 - EUGENE, OR - Zander Darby was named the Northwest League player of the week for his performance against the Tri-City Dust Devils this past week at Gesa Stadium in Pasco, Washington. Darby appeared in 5 games and went 13-21 at the plate with a .619 batting average and a 1.632 OPS. He recorded at least two hits in four of the games and had two four-hit performances on Tuesday's 17-4 victory and Saturday's 15-8 victory. He tallied five doubles and his first triple of the season while scoring eight runs and seven RBI's. He en... Full Story

Quinn McDaniel Named FSL Player of the Week

FSL Fort Myers Mighty Mussels May 18, 2026 - FORT MYERS, Fla. - Quinn McDaniel has been named the Florida State League Player of the Week for the week of May 11-17, as announced by the offices of Minor League Baseball. McDaniel was signed by the Minnesota Twins as a MiLB free agent on May 12 and joined the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels for the start of their series in Bradenton. The outfielder torched Marauder pitching to the tune of a .538/.519/.062/.1.481 slash line. He recorded five XBH and eight RBI, while scoring nine times across his six games played. McD... Full Story

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