[caption id="attachment_107" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-107" src="http://baseballbrazil.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imperiali-su-camargo-gallery-300x236.jpg" alt="Luis Camargo - Photo Credit: Beisebol do Brasil Blog" width="300" height="236" /> Luis Camargo - Photo Credit: Beisebol do Brasil Blog[/caption]

Fala pessoal! Here’s your May update for the world of Brazilian Baseball.

In MLB action, Cleveland catcher <strong>Yan Gomes</strong> has had a bit of a rough start to the season with the bat, currently only hitting .170 in 88 at bats. It’s a long season, so we’ll assume Gomes will get things straightened out soon.

<strong>Paulo Orlando</strong> (KC) has been used mainly for defensive purposes by the Royals so far this season, and thus only has 35 at bats but is hitting .286. I keep wondering what it would be like to see Paulo starting every day, if not for the Royals then for another team that could use some outfield help.

<strong>Andre Rienzo</strong> (FLA) is rei-inventing himself as a closer in Triple A New Orleans. He has converted 4 out of 5 save opportunities for the Zephyrs with a respectable 2.20 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and opposing batters are only hitting .196 against him. This may end up being a great role for Rienzo. Of course, the Marlins have A.J. Ramos as their current closer, but if Rienzo can keep up the good work and some other breaks go his way, he could get a call up to be a late inning reliever or set up guy.

<strong>Tiago da Silva </strong>(TOR) is having another good season as the closer for the Triple A Delfines del Carmen of the Mexican Baseball League. He’s now converted 7 out of 8 saves with a 3.86 ERA and 0.93 WHIP, with opposing batters hitting only .204 against him. Unfortunately he’s also a victim of a backlogged and superb Blue Jays bullpen, though you never know what’ll happen during the course of a long baseball season.

<strong>Leonardo Reginatto</strong> (MIN) has picked up steam in Double A Chattanooga. Reginatto has been starting at SS and is currently hitting .316 with a .748 OPS, mainly due to the 7 doubles he’s hit this season in 114 at bats. Hopefully his noteworthy efforts with the bat and glove get him back up to Triple A soon.

Pitcher <strong>Thyago Vieira</strong> (SEA) has gotten the season going for the Class A Bakersfield Blaze. Vieira’s only pitched 3.2 innings in 2 relief appearances, but has yet to give up any earned runs.

Pitcher <strong>Bo Takahashi</strong> (AZ) has had a great start to the 2016 minor league season. Bo is now 1-1 for the Single A Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League, with a 1.86 ERA in 5 appearances (with 3 starts), a 0.78 WHIP, .171 batting average allowed, and 19 strikeouts in 19.2 innings pitched.

Over in Italy, journeyman <strong>Luis Camargo</strong> is playing for Rimini and went 4-5 on Saturday against Nettuno, raising his batting average to .241. Camargo started his career in Japan before moving over to Italy. He has played for both the Brazilian and Italian national teams, most recently as the catcher for Italy in the 2007 World Baseball Classic.

Over in Japan, <strong>Luciano Fernando</strong> hit his second home run of the season on Sunday for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the NPB Farm League.

By the way, there’s a great blog site by Flavio Murakami called <a href="http://beiseboldobrasil.blogspot.com/">Beisebol do Brasil</a>, where he tracks all the Brazilian pro baseball players from around the world on a near daily basis. Although it is in Portuguese, Flavio provides links to box scores, videos, pictures and other information. It’s a great daily digest for those interested in tracking Brazilian baseball.

Back in Brazil, <strong>Ibiúna </strong>won the 10<sup>th</sup> Copa Seattle Mariners U17 Tournament two weeks ago. <strong>Gustavo Souza</strong> of the championship team was named MVP of the tournament. His teammate, <strong>Gustavo Vergel Ferreira</strong>, was named Best Pitcher. More info can be found on the <a href="http://www.cbbs.com.br/noticia/beisebol-nacional/286-ibiuna-campeao-da-xii-taca-brasil-de-beisebol-inter-clubes-juvenil-2016-x-copa-seatle-mariners">CBBS website.</a>