Here are the top performers from the fifth week of AFL action:

MESA, Ariz. -- Thayron Liranzo only got one at-bat during the 2024 Fall Stars Game, which made him an unlikely MVP candidate. But when you torpedo a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth 437 feet at 112 mph off the bat, that’s as good a case as

MESA, Ariz. -- Thayron Liranzo wielded one of the Arizona Fall League’s most potent bats in the first four weeks of the season, but he had struggled as of late. Coming into the annual Fall Stars Game, he had gone hitless in his last 10 at-bats. But with the contest

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (45-45) (11-13) notched their sixth walk-off win of 2024, with a Jake Vogel two-run automatic double in the bottom of the ninth clinching a 4-3 victory over the Lake County Captains (54-36) (13-11) on a 73-degree cloudy Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. -

LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (44-44) (10-12) tied the game in the ninth inning and held serve with the Lansing Lugnuts (42-46) (10-13) until the 12th inning where they scored four, for a 6-2 win on a 78-degree partly cloudy Saturday night at Jackson® Field™. - Both teams’

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (40-38) (6-6) went firecrackin’ on the Fourth of July, with two solo home runs. Thayron Liranzo hit the go-ahead shot in the sixth inning, a part of a 4-2 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps (39-40) (8-5) on a 76-degree cloudy Thursday night

MIDLAND, Mich. – Thayron Liranzo has been selected by Major League Baseball to participate in the 2024 All-Star Futures Game. The game is at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, July 13th. The 20-year-old has been with the Loons since Opening Day, appearing in 61 of the first

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (38-37) (4-5) plated four runs in the first inning and allowed just two runs to the West Michigan Whitecaps (38-38) (7-3) in a 7-2 series-opening win on a 76-degree clear Monday night at LMCU Ballpark. It was the first Loons series-opening win since

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (37-37) (3-5) appeared to be heading for a fifth straight loss after trailing the Lake County Captains (46-28) (5-3) 8-0 after three innings. The Loons responded by scoring 12 runs to down the Captains 12-10 on a 65-degree overcast Sunday afternoon at Classic

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Lake County Captains (45-27) (4-2) held and secured a 2-1 advantage through the final four innings, with the Great Lakes Loons (36-37) (2-5) stranding four in scoring position in those frames in a 2-1 loss on a 71-degree cloudy Friday night at Classic Auto Group Park.

MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (36-34) (2-2) pitching walked seven Lake County Captains (43-27) (1-2) four of those runners came around to score in an 8-3 Lake County win on an 81-degree partly cloudy Tuesday night at Classic Auto Group Park. - Lake County scored at least a run

MIDLAND, Mich. –Quad Cities River Bandits (29-35) pitching struck out 13, and their lone extra-base hit netted three in a 4-2 win over the Great Lakes Loons (34-31) on a humid 91-degree partly cloudy Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. - Quad Cities starter Steven Zobac went four innings striking out

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (31-25) were relentless, plastering 11 on the Cedar Rapids Kernels (31-24), an 11-3 on a 57-degree Saturday night with drizzle on and off at Dow Diamond. The game was delayed one hour and 29 minutes and then took three hours and 10 minutes

MIDLAND, Mich. – Nick Biddison, Thayron Liranzo, and Noah Miller all went yard for the Great Lakes Loons (28-25) in a 10-run 10-hit performance, a 10-3 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels (31-21) on a 74-degree cloudy Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. Great Lakes snapped a three-game losing streak and

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (27-25) had five extra-base hits but went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position, dropping the series opener to the Cedar Rapids Kernels (31-20) 5-2 on an 84-degree cloudy Tuesday night at Dow Diamond. Chris Campos went five innings for the first time in

MIDLAND, Mich. – It was the fourth straight night the Great Lakes Loons (25-19) and the Beloit Sky Carp (20-23) went ten innings. To get there, Great Lakes scored four unanswered. Sam Mongelli’s three-run homer tied it in the ninth, and Noah Miller singled home the placed runner in the

MIDLAND, Mich. – For the third straight night, the Great Lakes Loons (24-19) and the Beloit Sky Carp (20-22) went ten innings, a wild pitch by the Loons gave the Sky Carp a run that held for a 5-4 win on a 77-degree partly cloudy Friday night at Dow Diamond.

MIDLAND, Mich. – Thayron Liranzo, for the second straight night, delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the tenth for a Great Lakes Loons (24-18) victory over the Beloit Sky Carp (19-22) by the score of 7-6 on a 77-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. The Loons

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (23-18) and Beloit Sky Carp (19-21) each held the lead four times the Loons claimed the final one in the tenth, a Thayron Liranzo RBI double, the winner in a 14-13 extra innings classic on a 74-degree partly cloudy Wednesday night at Dow

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (22-18) walked seven Beloit Sky Carp (19-20) batters, three scored in an 8-4 Sky Carp win on a 69-degree partly cloudy Tuesday morning in front of 6,570 fans on a School Kids Day game at Dow Diamond. The Sky Carp scored two in

DAYTON, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (22-17) snapped a three-game losing skid with a strong pitching performance and a multi-homer game for Thayron Liranzo. A 3-1 win over the Dayton Dragons (18-21) on a sunny 83-degree Sunday afternoon at a full-capacity Day Air Ballpark. Liranzo went deep to start

DAYTON, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (21-15) scored the game’s final four runs but fell one short, leaving the bases loaded in the ninth giving way to a 11-10 Dayton Dragons (16-20) win on a partly cloudy 79-degree Thursday night at Day Air Ballpark. The game was the second

DAYTON, Ohio. – The Great Lakes Loons (20-14) went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position stranding four in the final four innings of a 2-1 loss to the Dayton Dragons (15-19) on an overcast 65-degree Tuesday night at Day Air Ballpark. Peter Heubeck finished five innings for the second time

In an era that places a premium on platoon advantages, switch-hitters can be the most versatile members of a lineup -- even if they've become increasingly hard to find. Over the past four seasons, the number of switch-hitting batters in the Majors has slowly ticked down from 10.7 percent in

MIDLAND, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts (16-17) took the series finale and their third straight from the Great Lakes Loons (20-13) 4-3 after a ninth-inning homer from Euribiel Angeles on a 64-degree sunny Mother’s Day Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. The Loons grabbed a 2-1 lead in the fourth, three