- Paris CF Ryne Robinson is in prime position to be the league's first ever Triple Crown winner. He leads in batting average by 8 points (over SJ catcher Brian McCann) and is just 2 HR and 1 RBI in back of the league leader (teammate Adam Dunn). Will Pimps' management bench Dunn in September to give Robinson the crown?
- The laughable Far East Division has created the most exciting race. Though every team is still under .500, division leader Osaka has won 8 of 10 and still lost two games to the red hot
Bushido, winners of 10 straight. Kyoto won just 6 games in the entire month of May (and weren't too hot in June or July either), but have woken up to the tune of an 11-1 record midway through August. Manager Bobby Valentine credits the team getting healthy along with the resurgent pitching of Jake Peavy for the turn around.
- Paris, Halifax and San Juan continue to breath rarified air in SLB this year. The three division leaders all sport 72 or more wins, while no other team in the league has more than 62. All three also boast double digit leads in their respective divisions. Paris is in the best shape, with zero competition for the first-round bye in the WL Playoffs, while Halifax and San Juan will be battling for that much needed October rest all the way down the stretch.
- Bedford, who leads the AL WC race, lost two players in one game. 3B Ken Woodward and RF Milton Bradley left the game with very different injuries; Woodward has an inflamed abdomen while Bradley has a broken foot.
- Paris is on pace to score 1002 runs, just 16 shy of their own record. Their current run total (733) is 122 higher than second place San Juan.
- Halifax, on the other hand, sports a 3.45 ERA, which is 3 points lower than the league record of 3.48, set by Savannah in 2015. That mark may rise, however, as the team has lost Andrew Miller to injury and has inserted El Ron Ubardo (and his 5.47 ERA) in his place.
- Taipei is on pace for their worst season ever. Their current .319 winning % would shatter their franchise worst .356 season (2016)
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