TORONTO, 22 May - Brisbane Bandits infielder Rory Rhodes is making an impact with the Minnesota Twins' Class A Midwest League affiliate, the Beloit Snappers in Wisconsin. His division-leading side has been on a roll in the early going of the 2012 Minor League Baseball season.

TORONTO, 17 May - Brisbane Bandits right-hander Sean Jarrett has found himself on many a mound and in many a new home since the end of the last North American season that brought him Down Under. Now he's with the Atlantic League's Camden Riversharks.

SYDNEY, 17 May - In claiming left-handed pitcher Travis Blackley (Melbourne Aces) off waivers from the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland Athletics have now collected into their system four of the six Australians to play in the Major Leagues in 2012.

TORONTO, 13 May - Imagine suffering through the agony of taking your position on the bench for months at a time, through multiple seasons and numerous games. That's exactly what Brisbane's James Albury had to do for the last year after suffering an arm injury that required him to have Tommy John surgery last March.

TORONTO, 4 May - Brisbane Bandits catcher Ryan Battaglia didn't take up baseball until he was already a teenager, but a late start on the diamond didn't prevent him from getting an opportunity and with the Cleveland Indians just a few years later.