By Bob Wirz While everyone would like to be David Peralta, the 2012-13 American Association standout and current Arizona Diamondbacks star who this week added a Gold Glove to his sparkling major league resume, onetime Gary SouthShore RailCats relief ace Adam Quintana (pictured) and fellow pitcher Mike Kickham of the Kansas City T-Bones are keeping...Read More
Photo: Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Over 15 current and former American Association players are spending their off-season playing in the Mexican Pacific League, with representatives on six different clubs. Miami Marlins LHP Mike Kickham (pictured, Kansas City ’16), this week’s Pitcher of the Week, has yet to allow a run in his first 16 innings...Read More
With the Dominican winter league’s season now under way, several current and former American Association players are on the league’s clubs. St. Louis Cardinals farmhand John Nogowski (Sioux City ’17), leads his team with five RBI for Cibaenas, while Aguilas teammate Luke Westphal (pictured, Chicago ’19) has yet to allow an earned run in seven...Read More
Over 20 current and former American Association players will be taking part in the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Premier12 tournament, held November 2-17 at sites in Japan, Korea, Mexico and Taiwan. The tournament features the world’s 12 top-ranked baseball nations, with the top finishers from the Americas and Asia/Oceania each earning a berth in the...Read More
(Via the Sioux City Explorers) Sioux City, IA – The American Association announced Wednesday September 25 that Sioux City Explorers’ RHP Pete Tago had his contract purchased by the New York Mets. Tago is the 39th American Association player to have his contract purchased in 2019. The Mets who are known for hard throwing pitchers...Read More
St. Paul 6, Sioux City 3-Box Score The St. Paul Saints finished off a series sweep of the Sioux City Explorers with a game 3 win in the American Association Finals to earn the 2019 American Association Championship. The Explorers scored their only runs on a three-run home run by RF James Hazelbaker in the...Read More
(Via St. Paul Saints) ST. PAUL, MN (September 13, 2019) – It was a project two years in the making and one of the largest undertakings since the St. Paul Saints moved into CHS Field in 2015. The goal was to bring the history of the St. Paul Saints, and baseball in the city of...Read More
St. Paul 3, Sioux City 2-Box Score The St. Paul Saints took a 2-0 American Association Finals lead with a 3-2 win over the Sioux City Explorers Thursday. The Explorers took a 1-0 lead on a solo home run by 2B Drew Sankiewicz (3-for-4) in the bottom of the first. One inning later, 3B Jose...Read More
KANSAS CITY, KS – The Unified Government has granted the Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Team a 30-day extension from being evicted from Just Bats Stadium in the Village West area of Kansas City, Kansas. The T-Bones were given notice last month that the team would be evicted from the stadium on September 13 at 5pm...Read More
St. Paul 12, Sioux City 3-Box Score The St. Paul Saints took a 1-0 American Association Final lad with a win Wednesday over the Sioux City Explorers. In the win, the Saints outhit the Explorers 16 to 5, scoring in every inning except the seventh and the ninth along the way. The seven through nine-hole...Read More