| Breaking News |  | Saturday, March 8th, 2031: Juggernaut, Snowbirds Close Deal
The general manager of the Kentucky Juggernaut has signed off on a trade for Wisconsin's $350,000 in cash. To complete the deal, the Juggernaut will send a 4th round draft pick and a 5th round draft pick to the Snowbirds.
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 | Wednesday, September 25th, 2030: Kenneth Buckler Hits #300
The Greenbelt Gophers defeated the Kentucky Juggernaut 3-2 yesterday in a game that featured Kenneth Buckler's 300th career home run.
In the clubhouse, the Gophers center fielder spoke about the milestone achievement. "To be honest, I don't even remember my first home run," he said. "But this one I don't think I'll forget. Who knows if I'll hit another hundred, or fifty, or even ten?"
On his historic day, Buckler banged out 2 hits in 5 at-bats and scored 1 run with 1 RBI.
Checking out his career figures, Buckler has played in 1402 games with a .258 batting average. Among his 1351 hits are 300 home runs. He also has scored 874 runs, stolen 45 bases and driven in 948 runs.
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 | Tuesday, September 10th, 2030: Cortina Booms 300-th Homer
"I wasn't trying to hit a homer. I just wanted to make contact."
That's what Bill Cortina told reporters after he made baseball history today at Destruction Yard. The prolific slugger belted home run #300 in the Kentucky Juggernaut 8-2 victory over the Green Bay EZ Riders.
The standout third baseman collected 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 3 runs batted in and 1 run scored.
"I guess this puts me in baseball's elite," said Cortina. "I don't feel any different. I probably should, but I don't. Still, it is a nice achievement. I did get a little excited, didn't I?"
Cortina is hitting .289 lifetime with 2166 hits, 277 doubles, 14 triples, 300 home runs and 1288 RBIs to date. He has scored 1270 runs and stolen 77 bases.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 6-1, .857 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 3-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record on the road | 3-1, .750 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 1-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 2-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 2-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 4-1, .800 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-1, .857 PCT | | Record in April | 6-1, .857 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .241 - 14th in VL | | On-Base Percentage | .348 - 5th in VL | | Slugging Percentage | .388 - 12th in VL | | On-Base + Slugging | .736 - 10th in VL | | Runs Scored | 43 - 4th in VL | | Hits | 56 - 15th in VL | | Extra-Base Hits | 18 - 11th in VL | | Home Runs | 8 - tied for 6th in VL | | Bases-On-Balls | 34 - 2nd in VL | | Strikeouts | 36 - tied for 6th in VL | | Stolen Bases | 8 - tied for 6th in VL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.43 - tied for 4th in VL | | Starters' ERA | 4.12 - 9th in VL | | Bullpen ERA | 1.86 - 3rd in VL | | Runs allowed | 25 - tied for 4th in VL | | Hits allowed | 62 - 7th in VL | | Opponents AVG | .259 - 8th in VL | | BABIP | .311 - 12th in VL | | Home Runs allowed | 6 - tied for 7th in VL | | Bases-On-Balls | 19 - 10th in VL | | Strikeouts | 53 - 2nd in VL |
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