At the end of July, it is all but certain that the Brooklyn Knights will emerge as division winners. The Knights currently have a 21 game lead over the Las Vegas Luck. The Dunedin Otters swept the individual batter, pitcher, and rookie awards for the month. Despite playing its best baseball of the season, the Otters still trail the Luisville Beasts by 9 games. Dunedin's offense is solid but its pitching and fielding are at the league's bottom. The Stade Maples clawed their way to the top of League 2 Division 1 in July. In League 2 Division 2, the Richmond Slam and Vancouver Wild share the lead.

July 2023 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Damion Caligas (Dunedin Otters)
Pitcher of the Month: Jesús Alonso (Dunedin Otters)
Rookie of the Month: Ender Moniavas (Dunedin Otters)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Javier Cirnenos (Stade Maples)
Pitcher of the Month: Joe Farrell (Vancouver Wild)
Rookie of the Month: Bobby Fox (Richmond Slam)

The NALB All-Star Game was played on July 11, 2023. For League 1, the Brooklyn Knights had the top vote-getters in six out of eleven positions. They led all teams with eleven players named to the All-Star squad. The Maples, Slam and Wild each had six players named to the League 2 All-Star team.

Although the League 1 All-Stars struck first with a run in the first inning, it was the League 2 All-Stars that prevailed. League 2 exploded for seven runs in the third inning and never looked back. Oscar Barrientes was named the game's MVP.

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
League 1 All-Stars   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   1  6  0
League 2 All-Stars   0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 X   7 10  0

W: M. Wheelock
L: T. Tamayo

The NALB Home Run Challenge was held on July 10. Richmond's Derk McParland and Washington's Shozen Shimizu were the finalists after surviving the field of eight's first two rounds. McParland won the contest with 12 home runs to Shimizu's 8.

On July 9, the NALB All-Star Prospects game was played. The League 1 Future Stars defeated the League 2 Future Stars 3-1. Right fielder Grayson Currall emerged with the MVP. trophy The 24 year old plays for the Santa Ana Drifters, which is the Triple A affiliate of the Brooklyn Knights.

At the halfway point of the 2023 NALB season, it is increasingly likely that the Brooklyn Knights and the Luisville Beasts will meet in the League 1 Championship Series. League 2 has traditionally been much more competitive. That is true again this year. The Key West Corals and Richmond Slam hold narrow leads in their divisional battles. Unfortunately for the Knights, Blas Ramos' recovery from a sprained knee has gone more slowly than expected. Hopefully, he will return around the All-Star break.

June 2023 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Leonard O'Marron (Luisville Beasts)
Pitcher of the Month: Neil Snyder (Cornfield Axemen)
Rookie of the Month: Tim Menard (Dayton Grizzlies)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Arturo Guerrero (Phoenix Rattlers)
Pitcher of the Month: Rey Alvarado (Vancouver Wild)
Rookie of the Month: Bobby Fox (Richmond Slam)

The Knights are doing everything they can to make sure the road to the World Championship Series goes through Brooklyn. After a strong 18-7 start in April, the Knights followed with a 21-7 record in May. Brooklyn's only adversity came in its last game of the month. On a four for four day, DH Blas Ramos sprained his knee legging out a double. Ramos heads to the IL and will miss five weeks. The Luisville Beasts also easily maintained an iron grip on first place. The Key West Corals are back in first place as they battle the Allies and resurgent Maples. In League 2 Division 2, the Richmond Slam edged the Vancouver Wild by a single game to take the top spot.

May 2023 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Okura Kono (Luisville Beasts)
Pitcher of the Month: Dan Courtlandt (Brooklyn Knights)
Rookie of the Month: Daniel Gutérrez (Dayton Grizzlies)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Yves Provençal (Quebeck Sky Chiefs)
Pitcher of the Month: Rey Alvarado (Vancouver Wild)
Rookie of the Month: Bobby Kirkup (St. James Crusaders)