Notable news from April, 2011
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4/3- Milwaukee Brewers sign CL Ruben Ibarra (38 svs, 2.73) to 1-year extension
4/3- ML Opening Day
4/10- 2L Opening Day
4/11- Chicago White Sox C Josh Bard (.545, 4, 11) named ML-AL Player of the Week
Washington Nationals 1B Adam LaRoche (.565, 4, 8) named ML-NL Player of the Week
4/12- New York Yankees 1B Jason Giambi (.333, 4, 9) hits 500th career Home Run
4/18- Chicago White Sox 1B Albert Pujols (.373, 5, 18) named ML- AL Player of the Week
Atlanta Braves 3B Chipper Jones (.340, 3, 20) named ML- NL Player of the Week
4/18- Virginia Beach Velocity 3B Tommy Norman (.500, 4, 14) named 2L- AL Player of the Week
Panama City Zonians 1B Juan Guzman (.333, 1, 5) named 2L- WL Player of the Week
4/21- Los Angeles Angels SS Derek Jeter (.233, 0, 7) gets 3000th career hit
4/22- Sacramento Lightning (2L) RF Vaughan Peck (.286, 3, 9) out 2 months with torn groin muscle
4/25- Chicago White Sox 1B Albert Pujols (.469, 9, 35) named ML- AL Player of the Week
Arizona Diamondbacks 3B King Myers (.432, 3, 21) named ML- NL Player of the Week
4/25- Tucson Sidewinders 3B Alfredo Amezaga (.391, 1, 6) named 2L- AL Player of the Week
Havana Industriales SS Romao Marreiros (.366, 1, 4) named 2L- AL Player of the Week
4/27- New York Mets 1B Nick Swisher (.261, 5, 10) out 2 months with torn groin muscle
4/29- San Diego Padres RF Jermaine Dye (.295, 8, 25) hits 400th career HR
4/30- Chicago White Sox 1B Albert Pujols (.451, 12, 41) hits 2000th career hit