Green Bay Jumps into 1st Place; Mankato wins 7th Straight

Last month former Northwoods League umpire Mark Lollo became the second former Northwoods League umpire to work a Major League Baseball regular season game when he filled in during a double-header in Washington on July 2nd. Lollo was an umpire in the Northwoods League in 2001.

A Recap of Tuesday Night's Action

Former Mankato MoonDog and current San Diego Padre Erik Hamren made his Major League debut Monday night in San Diego against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hamren pitched a scoreless 9th inning in San Diego’s 6-2 loss, striking out Dee Gordon to end the inning. The 6’1” 195-pound righty was promoted to the big leagues on July 31st after the Padres traded relief pitcher Mike Adams to the Texas Rangers.