Vegas Golden Knights head coach John Tortorella speaks with the media on Fri May 1, 2026 after defeating the Utah Mammoth in round 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tortorella was fined $100,000 and the Knights were docked their second round draft pick for keeping the locker room shut following the Knights win eliminating the Anaheim Ducks in round 2 game 6. (AP News photo)
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast Len Shapiro:
#1 Talk about Thursday’s four goal 5-1 win as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 at the Duck Pond in Anaheim to eliminate the Ducks from round 2 of the playoffs.
#2 The Knights wasted no time in the first period scoring three goals getting past Anaheim goaltender Lukas Dostal.
#3 In game 5 of the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres the Canadiens over came a 3-2 first period deficit that saw lots of offense in the opening period.
#4 It was the second period that exploded for the Canadiens who scored three goals to no goals for the Sabres and that pretty much put away the Sabres as Montreal takes a 3-2 series lead.
#5 Talk about the Golden Knights-Colorado Avalanche match up with the puck dropping in game 1 on Wed May 20th at Ball Arena in Denver.
#6 What’s up with Knights head coach John Tortorella refusing to open the locker room up to allow the media in after the Knights win over the Ducks after game 6. Tortorella has had a history with battles with the media everywhere he gone. The NHL fined Tortorella $100,000 and docked the Knights their second round draft pick.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Mahle delivers a pitch to the Sacramento A’s line up in the bottom of the second inning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Fri May 15, 2026 (AP News photo)
Friday, May 15, 2026
Sutter Health Park
West Sacramento, California
San Francisco Giants 2 (18-27)
Sacramento Athletics 5 (23-21)
Win: Aaron Civale (5-1)
Loss: Tyler Mahle (1-5)
Save Hogan Harris (3)
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 12,348
By Stephen Ruderman
WEST SACRAMENTO–The San Francisco Giants’ three-game winning streak has been wiped out, as Luis Arraez and Harrison Bader hit solo home runs, but the A’s got to Tyler Mahler for four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, and the Sacramento A’s beat the Giants 5-2 to hand the Giants their third-straight loss on Friday night.
The Giants’ offense finally came to life, and hit the way they were supposed to during their three-game winning streak, in which they scored 22 runs. By that, of course I mean that they were playing station to station, and keeping the line moving.
Unfortunately, the Giants were shutout on Wednesday, and scored just two runs last night. Friday night was the second-straight night in which the Giants didn’t get a single hit over the first three innings.
Luis Arraez got the Giants’ first hit with a home run to lead off to the top of the fourth. However, the Giants were unable to do anything with a two-out rally later in the inning.
Harrison Bader put the Giants ahead with a solo home run with one out in the top of the fifth. Sadly, like the inning before, the Giants wasted an opportunity later in the inning.
Tyler Mahle was shaky over the first two innings. He escaped a two-out double in the bottom of the first, but he gave up a run in the bottom of the second.
Mahle then threw a pair of 1-2-3 innings in the third and fourth, but he imploded in the bottom of the fifth. The A’s batted around, and scored four runs to take a 5-2 lead.
The Giants could not do anything with a one-out double by Willy Adames in the top of the sixth. They then had runners at second and third with one out for Matt Chapman in the top of the seventh. Chapman hit a long fly ball down the right field line that went just foul. You just knew after that happened that the Giants were not going to come through. Indeed, Chapman struck out, and Rafael Devers grounded out to first.
The Giants got a two-out base-runner in both the eighth and ninth, but both innings were otherwise uneventful.
The only real drama in the later innings was that Heliot Ramos left the game with right quad tightness.
The one positive tonight was that the Giants finally got Daniel Susac back from the Injured List. There was no better place for Susac to make his return, and take the mantle as the Giants’ everyday catcher than his hometown of Sacramento with 20-30 family and friends present.
Christian Koss was sent down to the River Cats to make room for Susac, and the Giants will carry three catchers in Susac, Jesus Rodriguez and Eric Haase.
Aaron Civale, who started and win five innings for the A’s got the win. He is 5-1. Tyler Mahler took the loss, and is 1-3. Hogan Harris picked up his third save of the season.
The Giants are now back to nine games under .500 at 18-27.
San Francisco will turn to the kid, RHP Trevor McDonald (1-0 ERA 2.92), to try and stop the slide Saturday. For Sacramento RHP Luis Severino (2-4 ERA 4.07)
Mar 31, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; A general view of Sutter Health Park before the game between the Chicago Cubs against the Athletics. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images | Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
Sacramento wants an MLB expansion team. Will they get it?
That’s Amaury News and Commentary
By Amaury Pi-González
The Sacramento A’s will play in Sacramento for one more year, 2027, until they can complete their new ballpark in Las Vegas, which is scheduled to open in 2028. However, there is a good chance that in 2027, the team owners will lock out the players in a salary dispute over the salary cap and other issues they want to resolve.
Whatever happens, the City of Sacramento is not guaranteed a new franchise; other cities (before Sacramento) have thrown their hats in the ring seeking an expansion team. Here they are: Nashville and Salt Lake City, considered front-runners, and then Montreal, Charlotte, Portland, and Vancouver, with expansion expected to bring the league to 32 teams by 2030. In other words, Sacramento is not alone; there are four (4)cities planning to have one of their two expansion teams.
Sacramento-area leaders are expected to announce a formal bid for a Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion team on May 28, 2026, with the Greater Sacramento Economic Council leading the effort, including a partnership between Sacramento and West Sacramento, as they aim to land a franchise by 2031-2033. Sacramento is leveling its role in hosting the Athletics to prove market viability for building a park near Sutter Health
Why I do not think it will happen. Sacramento is currently leveraging its role as the A’s ‘temporary host. So far this season, the A’s at Sacramento are averaging 10,490 fans per home game (stadium capacity is 13,800) at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.
For a small minor league baseball park, 10,490 attendance per game is not that bad. The main reason I believe Sacramento is a very long shot to land an expansion team is the competition it will face from the other cities mentioned above, including one that was a Major League City, Montreal, Canada.
The Montreal Expos played for 36 years (1969-2004). The Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area has a population of around 3.4 million, the second-largest city in Canada, and the largest French-speaking city in the Americas. They would have to beat Montreal, Salt Lake City, Portland, Charlotte, Nashville, and Vancouver, and that is not an easy task.
Quote: “I think if we expand, it provides us with an opportunity to geographically realign,” Manfred said. “I think we could save a lot of wear and tear on our players in terms of travel. And I think our postseason format would be even more appealing for entities like ESPN, because you’d be playing out of the east and out of the west.” -Rob Manfred, MLB Commissioner.
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.
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Los Angeles Dodgers Alex Call (right) kicks up a little dirt on the infield surface near San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (left) after hitting an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium on Thu May 14, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
The Los Angeles Dodgers (25-18) led early 2-0 but the San Francisco Giants (18-25) tied up the game in the fifth inning. The Giants were back in this game until the Dodgers pushed back scoring three runs in the sixth inning.
Los Angeles held onto that lead for the remainder of the game. It was a rough offensive game for the Giants with only two hits in the game. The bats had gone silent for San Francisco the past two games.
Game recap: The Dodgers picked up right where they left off Wednesday night scoring a run in the first inning and a second run in the second inning taking a 2-0 lead. Will Smith knocked one out of the park 390 feet for the early 1-0 lead. Hyeseong Kim was responsible for the second run driving Max Muncy home from third base for the 2-0 tally.
The Dodgers carried the 2-0 lead through the fourth inning but San Francisco turned it all around in the fifth inning. With two outs, Jung Hoo Lee hit an inside-the-park home run scoring two runs and this game was tied 2-2 driving in Eric Haase from first base.
The Giants went three and out in the sixth inning and the game remained tied at 2-2. Giants pitcher Landen Roupp was holding his own allowing five hits and the two earned runs but had seven strikeouts. The Dodgers threatened in the bottom of the inning.
Teoscar Hernandez doubled, his third double of the game, and with Max Muncy on third and only one out Los Angeles was looking at possibly taking back the lead. After the Hernandez double there was a change on the mound for the Giants.
Matt Gage relieved Roupp who allowed six hits, two runs with the seven strikeouts. The Dodgers did make good on their threat scoring two runs taking a 4-2 lead when Alex Call singled both Muncy and Hernandez home.
The Dodgers would score their third run of the inning extending their lead to 5-2. Miguel Rojas singled Call home from second base and once again the Giants were playing from behind the eight ball.
The Giants would again make a change on the mound with Dodger runners at first and second with two outs. Ryan Borucki would try to get that third out in a very very long sixth inning. Borucki successfully got that third out and the game went into the seventh inning.
There was not much going on for San Francisco in the top of the seventh going three and out against Los Angeles relief pitcher Edgardo Henriguez. The Dodgers also went three and out in the bottom of the inning.
After a quiet eighth inning for both teams this game went into the ninth inning with the Dodgers closing in on a win in game four. The Giants were down to their final three outs. San Francisco went three and out and that was the ball game losing the game 5-2 and splitting the series 2-2 with Los Angeles
Game notes: The Giants will finish off their four game series with Dodgers Thursday night but couldn’t get the series win. The Giants had a great start to the series winning the first two games of the series but ran into a buzzsaw in game three and four.
San Francisco really struggled Wednesday night with Shohei Ohtani on the mound getting the shutout. Ohtani was pretty much unstoppable in fact the Giants only had two hits through six innings of the seven he pitched. The Giants would finish the game with five hits.
San Francisco starter Landen Roupp pitched 5.1 innings, allowed six hits and four runs for Los Angeles starter Emmet Sheehan pitched six innings, allowed two hits and two earned runs and struck out six.
Friday night the Giants will jet up to Sacramento for a three game series with the Sacramento Athletics. Probable starting pitcher for the Giants is Tyler Mahle. He has a 1-4 win/loss record and a 5.18 ERA. The A’s plan on sending Aaron Civale to the mound with a 4-1 win/loss record and a 2.59 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 6:40 PM.
Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers (23) went 3-5 against the St Louis Cardinals on Thu May 14, 2026 at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento
Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:
How did Michael McGreevy and the Cardinals’ pitching staff respond to the Athletics’ early momentum after Nick Kurtz’s leadoff home run?
What were the biggest turning points in the Cardinals’ late comeback during the 5-4 win over the Athletics?
How important was Jordan Walker to St. Louis offensively and defensively throughout the series finale?
What positives can the Athletics take away from performances by players like Nick Kurtz and Zack Gelof despite losing the game and series?
After splitting the first two games and losing the finale, what does this series reveal about the Athletics’ competitiveness against strong National League teams like the Cardinals?
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jaylon Tyson, left, and Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart fight over a ball during the first half in Game 5 of a second-round NBA playoffs basketball series, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
NBA Playoffs podcast Michael Roberson:
#1 Cleveland Cavaliers James Harden scored 30 points and Donavon Mitchell had 21 points as the Cavaliers bounced back from nine points down as the Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night. The Cavs now have a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference in the semifinal series.
#2 The Pistons took a 15 point lead in the first half 103-94 with two plus minutes left. Cleveland caught up with Detroit to tie up the game 103-103. Evan Mobley converted free throws with 45.2 seconds left.
#3 For the Cavaliers they went on a 13-0 unanswered run against the Pistons with five minutes left in the fourth quarter to the midway point in the overtime stanza. The Cavs caught the Pistons with 2:39 left in OT on a Mitchell three pointer.
#4 Harden had a free throw and also rebounded his second free throw attempt his other free throw helped the Cavs get the win and put the Cavs in the lead in the series 3-2.
#5 Next game Friday night in Cleveland for game 6 as the Cavs could put it way and get two shots to advance to the third round of the playoffs against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Confernce finals.
Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers (23) is on base after hitting a double in the bottom of the seventh inning against the St Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St Louis on Thu May 14, 2026 (AP News photo)
The Cardinals Turn The Page with a Plot Twist Win 5-4
By Mauricio Segura
WEST SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Athletics had this one in their hands, then watched it wriggle loose in the ninth like a grounder in a cow field. A Thursday afternoon that began with Nick Kurtz continuing his rise and Shea Langeliers adding another big swing to his scorching season ended with St. Louis stealing a 5-4 win after a two out rally flipped the game like a turtle in a typhoon.
Kurtz wasted no time putting the A’s in front. After Jacob Lopez retired St. Louis in order in the top of the first, Kurtz opened the bottom half by launching his seventh home run of the season to center field. It was another marker in a season that keeps making him look less like a young hitter finding his way and more like the heartbeat of the Athletics’ lineup. He entered the day riding the longest reaching base streak in the majors this season, and that first inning blast stretched it again.
For a while, Lopez made the lead feel heavier than one run. He cruised through the first two innings, helped by an overturned ABS challenge that turned José Fermín into a called strikeout to end the second. St. Louis put two runners on in the third and two more in the fourth, but Lopez escaped both times, getting Iván Herrera on a forceout and Yohel Pozo on a line drive to right.
The Cardinals finally cracked through in the fifth when Victor Scott II homered to right, tying the game at 1. Then the sixth became the inning that changed the temperature of the afternoon. Jordan Walker opened it with a homer to right center, Masyn Winn reached on back to back throwing fiascos by Lopez and Jeff McNeil, and Nolan Gorman dropped in a run scoring single to right. Just like that, the Cardinals led 3-1. Justin Sterner entered and prevented the inning from becoming a bigger mess, getting Nathan Church to bounce into an inning ending double play.
The Athletics did not go quietly. Zack Gelof, who had entered the day swinging better after a rough opening stretch, brought the A’s back within one in the seventh with his fifth homer of the season, a drive to left center off Ryne Stanek. That homer felt like the first tug on a loose thread, and St. Louis’ bullpen soon started to unravel.
McNeil took a free pass, Colby Thomas came off the bench and singled to left, and Kurtz followed with a single of his own to load the bases. Then Langeliers delivered the hit the A’s needed most, a ground ball single to center that scored McNeil and Thomas for a 4-3 lead. Langeliers has been one of the hottest hitters in the league, and this was another reminder that his bat has become less of a surprise and more of a weekly problem for opposing pitchers.
The lead survived the eighth thanks to Scott Barlow. Winn doubled with one out, but Barlow got Gorman on a fly ball to center and Alec Burleson on a fly ball to left. In the bottom half, Henry Bolte singled and stole second, adding another small spark after making franchise history the night before as the first Athletics player with a hit, free pass and sacrifice fly in his Major League debut.
But the ninth was cruel. Jack Perkins gave up a leadoff single to Pozo, who was replaced by pinch-runner Thomas Saggese. After Church flew out and Scott lined out, the A’s were one out from closing it. Instead, JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch, Herrera singled to left to score Saggese, and Walker doubled to right to bring home Wetherholt for a 5-4 Cardinals lead. Joel Kuhnel entered and stopped the damage, but the game had already turned.
The A’s had one final chance when Kurtz was hit by a pitch to begin the bottom of the ninth. Riley O’Brien answered with a called strikeout of Langeliers after another overturned ABS challenge, then retired Tyler Soderstrom on a flyout and Brent Rooker on a swinging strikeout. It was a tough finish for the Green and Gold, who had the comeback lined up, the crowd leaning forward, and the middle of the order at the plate. St. Louis simply had the last clean punch.
The San Francisco Giants come to Sacramento Friday for a three day weekend series. Game 1 pairs up Aaron Civalle (4-2 / .2.51 ERA / 33 K), against a yet-to-be-named Giants hurler. First pitch is set for 6:40pm.
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.
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Seattle Sounders midfielder Albert Rusnak (11) scores against the San Jose Earthquakes Daniel DeSouza Britto on a penalty kick in the first half at Century Link Field in Seattle on Wed May 13, 2026 (AP News photo)
San Jose Earthquakes match wrap up:
By William Espy
SAN JOSE–The San Jose Earthquakes were back on the road on Wednesday night, as they headed to Seattle for a midweek match against the Sounders.
Nick Fernandez got the Earthquakes on the board quickly, as the Sounders turned the ball over near their goal to Nonso Adimabua who found Fernandez in front of the goal. As a result, the Quakes were up 1-0 in the second minute of the match.
Despite testing the San Jose Earthquakes’ goalkeeper Daniel quite a bit throughout the first half, it took the Sounders until the 43rd minute to find an equalizer. Dave Romney was called for a foul inside the Quakes’ box, sending Albert Rusnak to the penalty spot. Rusnak beat Daniel and tied the game at a goal apiece. Reid Roberts was shown a yellow card in stoppage time.
Ultimately, the game went into halftime as a 1-1 draw.
The Quakes made a pair of changes to start the second half, with leading scorer Preston Judd entering the match alongside Ousseni Bouda.
In the 55th minute, Seattle midfielder Jesus Ferreira ran from his own half into the San Jose penalty area. He danced around the Earthquakes’ defender and beat the goalkeeper to give the Sounders their first lead of the night.
The Sounders defense seemed to be holding up in the 69th minute, but a shot was blocked right to the feet of Judd who tied the game once again.
The Earthquakes would ultimately lose the game in heart breaking fashion though, as Osaze De Rosario scored a header in the 89th minute to put the Sounders back on top.
With the loss, the Earthquakes now sit second in the Western Conference trailing the Vancouver Whitecaps on goal differential.
Los Angeles Dodgers two way player Shohei Ohtani is pumped after striking out Rafael Devers (left) in the top of the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wed May 13, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Barbara Mason
After winning the first two games of the series, the San Francisco Giants (18-25) were gunning for a third win over the Los Angeles Dodgers (25-18). They first had to get past Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani only allowed four hits in the game with eight strikeouts going seven innings. The 4-0 loss had so much to do with Ohtani’s work on the mound.
As this game got underway San Francisco left two runners, Heliot Ramos and Rafael Devers stranded on base moving to the bottom of the first inning. The Dodgers Freddie Freeman had a single in the inning but that would be all for Los Angeles.
Game recap: The game remained scoreless after two innings. San Francisco went three and out. The Dodgers Kyle Tucker hit a double but was left stranded going into the third inning. So far there were not a lot of fireworks going on for either team going into the third inning.
Los Angeles pitcher Ohtani walked Luis Arraez but that would be all he would give up in the third With the game scoreless the bottom of the Dodger lineup Santiago Espinal came to the plate and hit his first home run of the season giving Los Angeles their first run of the game.
Mookie Betts followed Espinal and followed suit hitting another home run and the Dodgers had a 2-0 lead with only one out. Robbie Ray got out of the inning without further damage.
Ohtani had his best inning of the game so far striking out Devers, Bryce Eldridge and Willy Adames in the fourth inning. The Dodgers really got going offensively in the bottom of the inning. Tucker doubled and came home when Teoscar Hernandez singled pushing the score out to 3-0.
Miguel Rojas singled followed by an Alex Call sacrifice that brought Hernandez home for a 4-0 lead. The Giants would finally get out of a very long and productive Dodger inning. They had some work to do but it was still early in the game. So far the Giants only had one hit through four innings, a dramatic difference to the seven hits for the Dodgers through four.
Ohtani had his fourth strikeout in a row to start the top of the fifth inning. He finished the inning with seven strikeouts through five innings. With two runners on base and one out the San Francisco bullpen became acttive.
There would be a change on the mound for San Francisco with two outs. Ray was relieved by Joel Peguero. Ray went 4 2/3 innings allowing seven hits, four runs, two walks and two strikeouts. Peguero closed out the inning.
Ohtani went to work in the top of the sixth inning with his eighth strikeout. Luis Arraez had a single for the Giants, the only hit in the inning for San Francisco. Peguero closed out the bottom of the sixth inning. It would be up to the Giants offense to get something going with only three innings left in the game. Right now it was all about what Ohtani had done tonight on the mound.
San Francisco hit a couple of singles in top of the seventh but no runs. Tristan Beck relieved Peguero in the bottom of the seventh inning going three and out and this game went into the top of the eighth inning.
The Giants got their fifth hit of the game but no runs still trailing 4-0. San Francisco was down to their final three outs. Los Angeles had two runners on base in the bottom of the eighth but left them stranded. They had nine hits for the evening.
Kyle Hurt took the mound to close out this game for the Dodgers. The Giants got the top of the ninth inning started with a Rafael Devers double. Giants Rookie Bryce Eldridge struck out for the first out. Willy Adames grounded out for the second and Matt Chapman was the third out. The Dodgers had snapped their four game losing streak.
Game notes: The Giants are on a roll The Giants could not have asked for a better start to the series with their arch-rivals, the Dodgers (25-18). They won game one handily 9-3 and game two 6-2. Whatever the Giants were recently struggling they dropped game 3 of this four game set 4-0 on Wednesday.
Up to Monday and Tuesday this had been an excellent series for San Francisco and on Wednesday night the Giants would have liked to have added another win to their tally in the series but in a four game series to win them all.
Game four in this series will be another night game at Dodger Stadium. San Francisco with a win in this game will take the series for a second series win this season. Landon Roupp will take the mound for the Giants. He has a 5-3 win/loss record and a 3.09 ERA. The Dodgers will start Emmet Sheehan with a 2-1 win/loss record and a 4.79 ERA. First pitch for game four is scheduled for 7:10 PM.
New York Mets designated hitter Jorge Polanco (11) stands in the on deck during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Apr 5, 2026. / D. Ross Cameron – Imagn Images
MLB The Show podcast Jessica Kwong:
#1 The New York Mets who acquired Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert Jr for the purposes being everyday players and the Mets knew their injury track records. It’s been six weeks and Polanco and Robert are still on the IL and it appears they won’t be returning anytime soon.
#2 Top Major League Baseball officials and members of the MLB Players Association were in a meeting Tuesday to start negotiations towards a collective bargaining agreement with less than six months before the current deal expires. At the heart of the matter is the salary cap with the players against a cap and MLB owners for a cap. It was a good idea to get started on negotiations now as both sides could find some middle ground. The players however are deadfast against any salary cap and if that’s the deal breaker the players could hold out forcing a lockout at the start of the 2027 season.
#3 Los Angeles Dodger designated hitter Shohei Ohtani in the middle of one of his worst slumps of his career has been benched for at least two games. Ohtani will pitch on Wednesday and will not hit and will also sit out for Thursday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. Ohtani before Tuesday’s game had just four hits in 36 at bats none of those hits were homers and is hitting just .233.
#4 Pittsburgh Pirates pitching ace Paul Skenes lost a no hitter in the seventh inning when the Colorado Rockies Mickey Moniak hit a clean single to break it up. Skenes struck out ten hitters and walk no batters facing 19 hitters. The Pirates would end up winning it 3-1.
#5 The Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy has been placed on the IL for a fractured middle finger Tuesday and could be out as long as eight weeks. According to Braves manager Walt Weiss. The Braves signed catcher Sandy Leon. Leon was playing in the idenpendent Mexican League. Leon played five games for the Braves last season.
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