The Solingen Alligators announced on Wednesday morning that Daniel Sanchez, Tanner Leighton and Chris Mezger are coming back for the 2015 season. Sanchez even signed a contract for the coming two seasons. Leadoff hitter Moritz Buttgereit, who already had retired last winter but came back, is hanging up his cleats following the German championship in the Baseball-Bundesliga and the first ever European Championship with the German National Team this year. Leighton and Mezger recently got named best batter respective best pitcher in the northern division of the German Baseball-Bundesliga.