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1993 Divergent League World Series Update: Game 5 Tomorrow

The Chicago White Sox are now just one game away from their first Divergent League World Series crown after defeating the Giants 5-1 in Game 4. You can watch a replay of game on the new Divergent League YouTube page.

The game featured the very divergent visual of Will Clark slugging one out into Mccovey Cove and ended with the familiar sight of Kirt Manwaring grounding out to 2nd.

Frank Thomas busted another dinger for the Sox in the 9th inning, his sixth of the postseason, leading Divergent League Commissioner Phil Nelson to dub him “Mr. Sock-tober.”

Divergent League Baseball returns Tomorrow, Tuesday May 11th at 5pm PDT. Watch along at http://twitch.tv/extrafuture

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1993 Divergent League Results – 2/17/21

Thanks to a weak Yankees bullpen and an explosion of power from the White Sox, the southsiders won 9-1. Catch the replay in our Twitch archives. Highlights included Frank Thomas socking dinger number 39. He leads the league.

More stats and standings coming up tomorrow in Divergent League Update.

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1993 Divergent League Home Run Derby & Hardship Draft Results

It’s All-Star Weekend and the home run derby last night was a dinger-filled affair with several shots over the 500-foot mark. The Big Hurt took the trophy home for the White Sox after besting Mark McGwire in the finals. You can catch the full Derby in the Divergent League Archives. More on Big Mac’s future in a moment.

Home Run Derby Results

1993 Home Run Derby bracket

Frank Thomas won the derby after defeating Mike Piazza and Barry Bonds on his way to the finals against Mark McGwire who likewise took down Matt Williams and Rafi Palmiero. Congrats to the Big Hurt.

Hardship Draft

The 1993 Hardship Draft has concluded and it involved some huge moves with deep implications for the rest of the season.

  1. New York Mets selected Mark McGwire from the Athletics
  2. New York Yankees selected Kirby Puckett from the Twins
  3. Seattle Mariners selected Mike Mussina from the Orioles

McGwire is leading the league in home runs, tied with Frank Thomas. Mike Mussina is front-runner for the Cy Young award. Things just got a little more interesting.

Tonight is the All-Star Game! We’ll see you at 6pm pacific time on https://twitch.tv/extrafuture