Mannheim Tornados
The Mannheim Tornados reinforced their roster for the second half of the regular season. They have added the 20-year-old Matt Lokken to play third base and to pitch in game two each week. The right-hander from Oregon was drafted out of high school by the Florida Marlins organization in 2008. But a wrist fracture ended his professional career rather early. Lokken already played for Mannheim last weekend in Regensburg, when they ended the 14-game winning streak by the Buchbinder Legionaere with a split.
Mainz Athletics
The Mainz Athletics have parted ways with Daisuke Ikenaga and Soh Terada following their doubleheader against the Neuenburg Atomics on Saturday. The German Baseball-Bundesliga club was not satisfied with the performance of the two Japanese players and might is looking into signing a replacement. Terada already lost his spot as starting pitcher after their two home losses two weeks ago. He had a 1-5 record with an ERA of 6.33 in six starts. Ikenaga, who had his second stint with the A’s after 2006, played at short for a last time against the Atomics.