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More production continues to come out of Brazilians in The Show. Let’s start with outfielder <strong>Paulo Orlando</strong>, currently with the Royals big league squad and getting plenty of playing time for that playoff bound team. In fact, Orlando has had a great September, going to 8-20 (.400 BA) with 4 runs scored, 4 doubles, one triple and a home run, along with 2 RBIs.  If Orlando can lower his strikeouts (43) and draw more walks (5), he could be a scary starting centerfielder/leadoff hitter for a number of teams in MLB.

Right hander <strong>Andre Rienzo</strong> hasn’t pitched a whole lot for the Marlins since being recalled at the end of August, with only five appearances since Aug. 29. He’s taken advantage of his chances, however, not giving up any earned or unearned runs and only two hits in 6.1 innings pitched during that span. In hindsight, it may have been a good thing for Rienzo to end up with a non-playoff team like the Marlins this season, where he could get more opportunities to re-establish himself as a MLB caliber pitcher.

Tampa Bay farmhand infielder <strong>Leonardo Reginatto </strong>has shuttled between Double A Montgomery and Triple A Durham eight times this season, but all in all he’s having a decent season at both levels (.267 BA in Durham and .271 in Montgomery). The big difference is that Reginatto’s OPS in Triple A is .606 while against Double A pitching it’s .743.

Down in the Rookie Leagues, starting pitcher <strong>Bo Takahashi</strong> continues a fine 2015 campaign. Takahashi is currently 8-1 with Missoula (AZ). Though Takahashi’s ERA is at 4.66, his WHIP is a not-so-horrible 1.38.

Catcher <strong>Luiz Paz</strong> finished off his Dominican Summer League with the DSL Dodgers in good form, going 13 for 35 in his last 10 games to raise his batting average to .270 for the season, along with a .706 OPS.

Over to the <strong>Brazilian National Team</strong>, where the U18 squad participated in the <strong>WBSC Baseball World Cup </strong>in Osaka, Japan, August 28<sup>th</sup> – September 6<sup>th</sup>. Brazil placed ninth in the twelve team tournament, however a couple of bright spots included Catcher <strong>Arthur Oliveira</strong> throwing out 6 of 18 would-be base stealers and <strong>Salomon Koba</strong> leading the tournament in doubles (7) with a batting average of .464. More information on the tournament can be found both on the <a href="http://www.ibaf.org/en/competition/59b573b0-fcf1-4da6-8c26-99a69c27e34e" target="_blank">IBAF</a> and <a href="http://www.cbbs.com.br/noticia/beisebol-internacional/101-resultado-final-wbsc-copa-do-mundo-de-beisebol-sub-18" target="_blank">CBBS </a>websites.

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Back in Brazil, the CBBS-sanctioned <strong>69<sup>th</sup> Annual Brazilian Inter-Club Baseball Championships</strong> (adult) concluded at the end of August with <strong>Marília</strong> as the champion, beating <strong>Nippon Blue Jays</strong> in the final 7 x 6. Former Seattle Mariners farmhand <strong>Pedro Okuda</strong>, now with Marília, was the best hitter of the tournament with a .563 batting average. Former Cincinnati Red farmhand <strong>Thiago Magalhães </strong>led the tournament with 3 home runs for Anhanguera. <strong>Felipe Fukuda</strong> of Marília was named Best Pitcher and MVP of the tournament.

Over in the <strong>Liga São Paulo de Beisebol</strong>, the <strong>Tomateros </strong>and <strong>Underdogs</strong> have both qualified for the league finals. For the Underdogs, this is their third year in a row making it to the finals. More info can be found on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ligaspbeisebol?fref=ts" target="_blank">LSPB Facebook page</a>.

Meanwhile, in the <strong>Liga Paulista de Beisebol,</strong> <strong>Farmime Astros</strong> is at the top of the table at 7-2, followed by <strong>Itapetininga</strong> at 6-0 and <strong>Piracicaba </strong>in 3<sup>rd</sup> place 5-1. More info can be found on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ligapaulistadebeisebol?fref=ts" target="_blank">LPB Facebook page</a>.