DURHAM, NC – For the 13th time in as many years, Haymarket Park – the home of the Lincoln Saltdogs – was selected ‘Best Playing Field’ in the American Association Thursday, as voted by league managers and media. Josh Klute has been the Athletic Turf Manager at Haymarket Park since 2006. In addition to the eight...Read More

2013 Semifinals: Game Two Box Scores Wichita 6, Grand Prairie 0 Christopher M. Smith (pictured) followed the script from the previous night’s action. The day after Wichita held Grand Prairie scoreless in 12 innings to take game one, Smith pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout. His performance helped the Wingnuts grab a 6-0 win and a...Read More

DURHAM, NC – James Paxton (pictured) has rocketed through the Seattle Mariners’ minor league system since having his contract purchased from the Grand Prairie AirHogs in 2010. Just three years after his first professional season in the American Association, the left-handed pitcher is on his way to becoming a big league regular. The Mariners announced...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Sioux City Explorers General Manager, Shane Tritz (pictured), has been named the 2013 American Association Executive of the Year, the league office announced today.  The award was decided by a vote of all thirteen teams’ field managers and media representatives and this is the first time in team history that a member...Read More

2013 Semifinals: Game One Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 2, Gary SouthShore 0 Game one of the semifinals between Fargo-Moorhead and Gary SouthShore was a scoreless deadlock for the bulk of the contest. The RedHawks’ Taylor Stanton (pictured) and the RailCats’ Alain Quijano battled on the hill, but Fargo-Moorhead broke through with a couple of eighth-inning runs to...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Back in 2008, Mark Hamburger (pictured) was a promising right-handed reliever in the Minnesota Twins’ farm system. He was so promising, in fact, that Minnesota was able to trade Hamburger to the Texas Rangers for reliever Eddie Guardado. The deal was a simple one-for-one exchange, even though Hamburger was pitching at Rookie-Level...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Joe Weik (pictured) has been exceptional for Amarillo in his first season in the American Association. In fact, no rookie has fared better. The Sox first baseman/outfielder has been named the American Association Rookie of the Year for 2013 Weik has been one of the most productive players in the league and...Read More

DURHAM, NC – When the 2013 postseason begins tomorrow night, three teams will begin their quest for their first American Association championship, while the fourth will try to duplicate its title run from 2011. The semifinals matchups feature the Wichita Wingnuts vs. the Grand Prairie AirHogs and the Gary SouthShore RailCats vs. the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks....Read More

DURHAM, NC – The American Association announced today that El Paso Diablos SS Maikol Gonzalez (pictured) has been named the Rawlings Hitter of the Month for August. The selection was made by Pointstreak, the official statistician of the American Association. It might not be a stretch to say that Gonzalez was voted the American Association’s top...Read More

DURHAM, NC – The American Association announced today that Winnipeg Goldeyes LHP Chris Salamida (pictured) has been named the Rawlings Pitcher of the Month for August. The selection was made by Pointstreak, the official statistician of the American Association. Salamida’s August was nothing short of sensational. The Goldeyes’ left-hander was a flawless 6-0, including a complete...Read More