Defending champion Manila Sharks begin their quest for a fourth straight crown opposite the Taguig Patriots when Season 9 of Baseball Philippines kicks off this Saturday at the Rizal Memorial sports complex. The Sharks-Patriots match (11 a.m.) make up one of the tripleheader featured on opening day, that will also have the Alabang Tigers battling [...]

The Manila Sharks, a team who on their quest to win their third straight championship and had only one loss in 10 elimination round matches, were expected to cruise to the finals against the Taguig Patriots, a team who is entering the semifinals for the first time since Series 4. Surprisingly though, last July 16, [...]

MANDAUE CITY—For the first time, the two-time defending champion Manila Sharks felt like the underdog against the Cebu Dolphins this weekend. They played against the Cebu Dolphins, a team they lost to in the first round. The game was also played in Cebu where Baseball Philippines scheduled the very first out-of-Luzon game in history. But [...]

Manila is off to a good start in its quest for its third straight crown. The Sharks swept their weekend assignments against Taguig to take the early lead in the Baseball Philippines Series 8. Manila downed Taguig, 11-3, in its opening day while repeating its domination Sunday with a 10-0 score line in a game [...]

The Manila Sharks completed their journey towards Baseball Philippines history with a masterful beating of the Batangas Bulls. And it was pitcher Charlie Labrador who put on the finishing touches in the Sharks’ title romp as he shut down the Bulls for a 7-0 victory and rule the Dunkin’ Donuts Baseball Philippines Series 7 at [...]

by Reuben Terrado Batangas and Manila will figure in a title showdown for the Dunkin’ Donuts Baseball Philippines Series 7 crown which starts on December 11. Quite fitting since the Bulls and the Sharks have been taking turns for the title in the two previous series. In Series 5, the Bulls captured their second title [...]

by Reuben Terrado The Manila Sharks are back in the finals. The Sharks cruised past the Cebu Dolphins, 13-5, to earn a return trip to the finals of the Dunkin’ Donuts Baseball Philippines Series 7 last November 29 at the Felino Marcelino Baseball Stadium in Taguig City. Junifer Pinero blasted a two-run double while Jon [...]

by Reuben Terrado Big offensive explosion in baseball games are usually dragging and boring. That was not the case Sunday when Manila squared off against Quezon City last Saturday at the Felino Marcelino Baseball Stadium in Taguig City. After 12 hits from each team and a total of three home runs from both squads, the [...]

TAGUIG—The long wait is over. The Manila Sharks leaned on Jon Jon Robles’ two-hit complete game to finally snatch their first-ever crown with a 2-1 victory over the Cebu Dolphins Saturday in the Dunkin’ Donuts Baseball Philippines Series 6 at the Felino Marcelino Baseball Stadium. The 24-year-old Robles fanned 10 batters and retired the final [...]

TAGUIG – The Manila Sharks sought to end their first-ever crown on Saturday. But thanks to a sloppy fielding by the Sharks, the Cebu Dolphins capitalized and now the Dunkin’ Donuts Baseball Philippines Series 6 finals is tied at 1-game apiece. Cebu also leaned on its timely bats in the eighth inning to hack out [...]