1.   The Ritz winter league and other events on the ice-bound River Ancholme were cancelled.

2.   Delgado injured the shoulder while playing for San Juan in the Puerto Rican winter league.

3.   Delgado learned a lot from former Sox catcher Tony Pena, whom he played with in winter leagues.

4.   Five days after his arrival home, Sojo began playing in the winter league there.

5.   Further polishing, especially of a split-fingered fastball, took place in the Mexican winter leagues.

6.   Gooden sees his time with the San Juan Senators of the Puerto Rican winter league as just another stepping stone on his road back from exile.

7.   Galarraga grew up in Caracas, the capital, and played for the most popular team in the Venezuelan winter leagues.

8.   Gil, playing for Culiacan of the Mexican winter league, could not be reached to comment.

9.   He could begin serious rehabilitation in four to five months, and if all goes well, he could be ready to pitch in the winter leagues.

10.   He has continued to be a starter in the winter league in his homeland, the Dominican Republic.