MADERA CARRIES HUGE BAT IN MEXICO Independent Baseball Insider (Vol. 7, No. 38, November 19, 2009) By Bob Wirz A bevy of Independent players are tearing up some of the traditional winter leagues in hitting so far this season.
Hottest of all is Sandy Madera, who sits atop the Mexican Pacific League in batting (.472), hits (57), home runs (11), on-base percentage (.514) and slugging percentage (.744). | 
The Can-Am League has one current and two former players that are playing in the Claxton Shield League in Australia. The league now has 34 current or former players that are participating in fall or winter league baseball.
The Puerto Rican Winter League commenced its season on November 12. The Can-Am League has one current and seven former players that will be playing in Puerto Rico. The league now has 39 current or former players that are participating in fall or winter league baseball.
The Can-Am League has 31 current or former players that are participating in winter league baseball. The list includes five different leagues over a span of five different countries (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States and Venezuela). The Puerto Rican Winter League will begin on November 12.
The Can-Am League has seven current or former players participating in the newly formed Florida Winter League. The league will have a 60-game schedule from October 30 – January 17. The Florida Winter League’s goal is to be positioned as the “preferred US alternative” to Latin and Caribbean winter league baseball. Five of the six Can-Am teams will be represented with the New Jersey Jackals and Worcester Tornadoes having three players apiece.
