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Journalist/Writer. Words for WorldBaseball.com. email: leif@worldbaseball.com. Citizen of the world. Perpetual student. @Columbiajourn, @ECHL alum.

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Leif Skodnick’s Biography

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Born in Manhattan, Leif Skodnick was raised in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. His widely varied interests include acoustic and folk music, Canadian politics and history, firefighting and golf.

As a journalist, Leif has covered local business, federal courts, as well as Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA, college football and horse racing. He also provided play-by-play radio coverage for several minor league hockey teams, including the world famous (and now defunct) Johnstown Chiefs of the ECH…

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Skodnick: Pete Rose pulls no punches

Skodnick: Pete Rose pulls no punches

Everyone with more than a passing interest in baseball and its history has an opinion on Pete Rose, now 78, w…

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Skodnick: Castellano's hopes and prayers are answered in Travers

Skodnick: Castellano's hopes and prayers are answered in Travers

Aboard Catholic Boy, yards past the wire, seconds after winning the 149th running of the Travers Stakes befor…

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Javier Castellano looks to Catholic Boy to make another memory

Javier Castellano looks to Catholic Boy to make another memory

Javier Castellano, whose win on Keen Ice over American Pharoah in 2015 made him the winningest jockey in the …

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Skodnick: With no Albany Cup, fans lose out

Skodnick: With no Albany Cup, fans lose out

It was breaking news, but it really was no surprise. There will be no Albany Cup games this year between the …

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Skodnick: Mind Your Biscuits catapulted Summers into spotlight

Skodnick: Mind Your Biscuits catapulted Summers into spotlight

There's an element of luck in picking horses at yearling sales, as Chad Summers did with Mind Your Biscuits, …

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Skodnick: Nostalgic fans can see Albany Patroons two more times

Skodnick: Nostalgic fans can see Albany Patroons two more times

The Patroons, coached by former CBA Patroon Derrick Rowland and featuring former Siena standout Edwin Ubiles,…

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Liga Mexicana de Beisbol: Pericos de Puebla, Tigres de Quintana Roo Tied For Fourth In North; Toros Gore Saraperos

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By Leif Skodnick Verified
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Pericos de Puebla (42-38) 8, Tigres de Quintana Roo (42-38) 4 – Ciro Norzagaray hit a solo homer and Daniel Mercado drove in two runs with a single in the eighth as Puebla took the series opener, putting them in a tie with the Tigres for fourth place in the Zona Sur. Both teams are now a game behind third-place Leon and a half-game ahead of sixth-place Campeche.
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Liga Mexicana de Beisbol: Who Could Win LMB’s Pitcher of the Year? Here Are Five Possibilities

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By Leif Skodnick Verified
| World Baseball Network
There are two weeks remaining in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol’s 2026 season, but with the bulk of the season having been played, it’s not too early to think about who might win the league’s postseason awards. The LMB’s Pitcher of the Year award generally goes to a starting pitcher, as the league also has a Reliever of the Year award. Last year, Wilmer Rios of the Acereros de Monclova took home the prize with a 4.49 ERA over 104 1/3 innings across 18 starts, striking out 81 and walking 22.
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Liga Mexicana de Beisbol: Tyler Viza Throws Complete Game Shutout With 102 Pitches For Queretaro

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Tigres de Quintana Roo (42-37) 7, Guerreros de Oaxaca (41-40) 6 – The Guerreros scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth before Juniel Querecuto flew out to end the game as the Tigres held on to win their third straight and move into a tie for third place with Leon. Alexis Wilson drove in three runs with a pair of singles for Quintana Roo, and JJ Matijevic hit a solo homer.
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