This baseball factoid comes to us from Dick Lobdell of the Anchorage Glacier Pilots. He tells us that 8 former Alaska Baseball League players are playing in this week's MLB playoffs. Among them: Texas pitcher C.J. Wilson, who played for the Anchorage Bucs in 2000 and beat the Rays on Thursday.

The complete list:

Conrad, Brooks . . . Atlanta Braves, infielder (Goldpanners in 1999 and 2000)

Dobbs, Greg . . . Philadelphia Phillies, infielder (Glacier Pilots in 2000)

Francisco, Ben . . . Philadelphia Phillies, outfielder (Glacier Pilots in 2001)

Hinske, Eric . . . Atlanta Braves, outfielder (Glacier Pilots in 1996)

Janish, Paul . . . Cincinnati Reds, infielder (Oilers in 2002)

Valencia, Danny . . . Minnesota Twins, infielder (Glacier Pilots in 2005)

Wilson, CJ . . . Texas Rangers, pitcher (Bucs in 2000)

Young, Michael . . . Texas Rangers, infielder (Goldpanners in 1996)