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MACK'S WALK-OFF BLAST CAPS 6-4 EXTRA-INNINGS COMEBACK WIN FOR SL IN 2026 SIMBL ALL-STAR GAME

Chicago's Turner Named MVP As His Two-Run Home Run Started SL Comeback From 4-0 Deficit In Bottom Of 7th Inning

San Diego veteran slugger DeShaun Mack (above right) connects on an 11th-inning two-run walk-off home run off of New York's Francisco Leon to give the Syndicate League a comeback 6-4 extra-innings win over the Union League in the 22nd annual SIMBL All-Star Game in Tampa, Florida.  The UL led 4-0 until the bottom of the 7th inning when the SL started their comeback with a two-run homer by Chicago's 2026 SIMBL All-Star Game MVP Peter Turner.  Mack, 34, was the #4 overall choice of the 2019 SIMBL New File Era Inaugural Draft by the former Boston Patriots (now Westbury Cannons) whom he played for five seasons before being traded to San Diego prior to the 2024 season.  He is a three-time All-SIMBL and five-time SIMBL All-Star.  'Diesel' is the SIMBL New File Era leader in career walks and recently became only the 8th player in SIMBL history to achieve 1000 walks in his career.  Mack is an upcoming free agent next off-season.

The Syndicate League came back from a 4-0 deficit starting their rally in the bottom of the 7th inning to stun the SL 6-4 in 11 innings in the longest All-Star Game in SIMBL history. San Diego's DeShaun Mack's two-run walk-off 357-foot blast off of New York's Francisco Leon completed the comeback to put the SL up on their Union League rivals 14-8 in the all-time series. It was the only the second game to go into extra-innings in league All-Star Game history.

The 2026 Nicolas Mabie Memorial SIMBL All-Star Game was held in front of 44,611 frantic SIMBL fans held in GM Tim Melican's Tampa Bay Silverbacks' Cobb Field.

The top two aces in the SIMBL, Cleveland's Richard Dicks Jr. and Las Vegas' Alan Alexander Anderson, started the game and were brilliant for three innings. Dicks Jr., in his third consecutive start for the UL in the All-Star Game, threw three innings of scoreless ball allowing three hits and two walks while striking out two. Anderson also threw shutout ball allowing only one hit while sitting down five.

The game remained a scoreless tie until the top of the 6th inning when Toronto SS Michael Morgan singled off of Knoxville SP Reggie Richardson. After getting Dallas CF Lance Stanley III to fly out, Richardson gave up a 350-foot bomb to Cleveland catcher Eddie Bryant who currently stands one home run away from becoming only the 13th player in SIMBL history to amass 300 career home runs.

Richardson was replaced by Rochester's seven-time All-Star and two-time Hurler Of The Year Alberto Tovar and gave up a single to fellow seven-time All-Star Calgary 1B Colt McAlister. The next batter, Dallas' three-time UL MVP Tony Aguilar, hit a squibbler on top of the plate that Sacramento catcher Joe Gibbs grabbed and threw into center field for a huge error while attempting to nail the slow-footed McAlister for a possible double-play. McAlister ended up at third while Aguilar made it to second on the game's only error.

Bristol's 27 year-old RF Matt Kramer, one of the centerpieces acquired when the Owls traded two-time Hurler Of The Year Oki Okada to Chicago last season, then singled in both McAlister and Aguilar off of Chicago's newly-acquired SP Justin Riley to give the UL a commanding 4-0 lead.

UL pitchers held down the fort and smelled the win until the bottom of the 7th inning when the SL bats finally woke up.

Hollywood CF Jamal Wilson, the 2020 SIMBL CS MVP making his All-Star Game debut, singled off of Oregon's Robert McFadden and promptly stole second base. The next batter, San Diego veteran slugger Mario Montalbano, then doubled in Wilson off of Bend's Bradley Malone to put the SL on the scoreboard. After Boston SS Michael Caldwell grounded out and advanced 'Super Mario' to third base, Hawaii's Jacob Middleton, also in his first SIMBL All-Star Game, singled in Montalbano off of Toronto's Terry Brown to cut the SL deficit to 4-2. Bristol SP Cameron Matthews then got the San Diego's dangerous slugger DeShaun Mack to flyout to end the inning.

Knoxville's young fireball-throwing two-time All-Star Chris Ross and Rochester SP Tony Neal then sat down Bristol's Matt Kramer, Cleveland's Cal Roberts and Texas' Ricky Thompson in order in the top of the 8th to stage the improbable SL comeback in the bottom of the inning.

Dallas closer Juan Rivera, who holds the SIMBL single-season save record of 59 set in the 2021 season, allowed a lead-off single to Sacramento catcher Joe Gibbs. Westbury closer Andrew Walker, the former 2022 SL Middle Reliever Of The Year, then gave up a stunning 354-foot home run to Chicago's four-time All-Star second baseman Peter Turner to tie the game 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th inning with no outs.

After Sacramento's young reliever stud John Raynor allowed a lead-off walk to Dallas 3B Kevin Cox, he then struck out Toronto SS Michael Morgan and New York RF Gabriel Hernandez, last season's All-Star Game MVP. Rochester's Michael Holloway then struck out Cleveland C Eddie Byrant to end the top of the 9th inning.

In the bottom of the 9th, the SL managed to get San Diego's DeShaun Mack to second base after he singled off of Calgary's two-time UL Middle Reliever Of The Year Bob Detty to represent the winning run but Cleveland closer Steven Pflueger managed to get Chicago's Peter Turner to ground out to end the threat and force the second extra-inning game in SIMBL All-Star Game history.

Mack would come back into the events two innings later in memorable fashion.

In the top of the 10th inning, Asheville's flame-throwing reliever and former 2021 first round draft pick Angelino Castro, blazed through the UL lineup by getting out a very dangerous trio of Colt McAlister, Tony Aguilar and Matt Kramer in order striking out McAlister and Kramer.

The UL's six-time All-Star Andrew Stephens of the Oregon Pioneers, the first SIMBL New File Era closer to achieve 300 career saves earlier this season, then returned the favor by striking out Knoxville DH Lionel Pendleton and getting seven-time SIMBL All-Star Tampa Bay 3B Chance Bailey to ground out before Toronto's former 2024 UL Middle Reliever Of The Year Larry Hamilton got Hollywood's Jamal Wilson to fly out to quickly end the bottom of the 10th inning.

In the top of the 11th, Chicago's 2024 SL Middle Reliever Of The Year and four-time All-Star Ron Orr then pitched the inning allowing a single to Dallas young 3B Kevin Cox but left him stranded by getting out of the inning by getting Toronto SS Michael Morgan to ground out to end any threat.

Which setup one of the most memorable finishes in SIMBL All-Star Game history.

After getting San Diego's Mario Montalbano to ground out, Toronto's 2024 UL Middle Reliever Of The Year Larry Hamilton then allowed a single to Boston three-time All-Star SS Michael Caldwell, facing upcoming free agency and likely in his last season for the Revolution.

The UL then brought in New York reliever Francisco Leon, acquired earlier in the season in a trade with Hollywood. Leon got Hawaii's Jacob Middleton to fly out before 2024 SIMBL CS MVP DeShaun Mack came to the plate with Tampa Bay's Cobbs Field expecting another extra-inning.

Mack, the former #4 overall draft pick in the first round by the former Boston Patriots (now Westbury Cannons) in the 2019 SIMBL New File Era Inaugural Draft and current SIMBL New File Era career walks leader in his fifth career SIMBL All-Star Game, then blasted a Leon 2-0 pitch 357 feet over the left field wall for the stunning and dramatic walk-off win.

Chicago 2B Peter Turner, whose two-run blast in the bottom of the 7th inning started the SL comeback from a 4-0 hole, was named the 2026 SIMBL All-Star Game MVP. The four-time All-Star went 2 for 5 with 1 run scored, a single and the two-run homer.

All rested positional All-Stars played in the instant classic and all 24 SIMBL teams were represented.

"We're very impressed by (Tampa Bay Silverbacks GM) Tim Melican and the way he hosted this All-Star Game," stated SIMBL Commissioner Christian DeMarco.

"Tim, his Silverbacks and the city of Tampa hosted the three-day event impeccably and graciously and we were very impressed," DeMarco said. All SIMBL GMs were in attendance and participated in the annual and 22nd SIMBL Midsummer Classic.