Image: The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead DURHAM, NC.— On the verge of beginning his second season roaming the outfield for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Keury De La Cruz received the news that he would not be accompanying the RedHawks on their season-opening trip to Texas. Instead, De La Cruz is headed back to affiliated baseball, as the...Read More

The 2017 season of American Association baseball begins on Thursday night with five games across the Association, highlighted by the defending league champion Winnipeg Goldeyes taking on the Cleburne Railroaders in the inaugural game at The Depot at Cleburne Station. In the 7:06 p.m. Central time game, the Goldeyes will start RHP Mikey O’Brien (10-4,...Read More

Durham, N.C. — American Association commissioner Miles Wolff announced that Rosemont, Ill., was granted an expansion membership in a unanimous vote of league directors on Tuesday, May 9. The club, owned by Steven Gluckstern and Shawn Hunter, will begin play in May 2018 in a new $55-million, 6,300-seat stadium. Gluckstern was previously a co-owner of the National...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz Different Fates for Serna, Court Two of the American Association’s more prominent recent infield graduates climbing the professional baseball ranks saw important swings in their fate in recent days. K. C. Serna (Amarillo, 2013, pictured) has been promoted to Miami’s top farm club in New Orleans, replacing veteran Steve...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz With the American Association season about to start, one man this year’s players would do well to emulate is Tim Adleman (pictured), who continues to build his profile pitching for the Cincinnati Reds. Adleman stopped the impressive run of the New York Yankees Tuesday night with his second consecutive victory...Read More

Former American Association umpires are well represented on umpire rosters across the affiliated Minor Leagues in 2017. 23 umpire graduates of the American Association have worked their way into affiliated ball, including four in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, just one step from Major League Baseball. That quartet includes Blake Felix, Lee Meyers, Clay...Read More

DURHAM, N.C. — The Laredo Lemurs will not operate during the 2017 season and are no longer members of the American Association, League Commissioner Miles Wolff announced on Wednesday. The Salina (Kan.) Stockade, part of the Pecos League in 2016, will take the Lemurs’ place on the schedule. A limited number of games originally scheduled for Laredo...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter by Bob Wirz  The Miami Marlins have been one of the most aggressive organizations at adding players from Independent Baseball ranks in the last year or so, and one of the players who likely will have them continuing this pursuit is right-handed pitcher Omar Bencomo (pictured), who only two years ago was putting...Read More

The 2017 American Association season unofficially starts on Sunday, May 7 with the opening of exhibition play. For information on tickets, directions, and Spring Training rosters, please visit the individual club websites. The full list of exhibition games can be found below:   Sunday, May 7 Fargo-Moorhead vs. St. Paul 2:05 PM Wilmar, MN Sioux...Read More