By Bob Wirz Chris Martin does not have the big name of fellow American Association grads Max Scherzer and James Paxton, still he seems to have a degree of security in the major leagues as long as he stays healthy despite a shaky spring training.  At 32, the 6-foot-8 right-hander is one of the veterans...Read More

FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks have named Jim Bennett as the team’s third manager in franchise history. The announcement was made a press conference Wednesday morning at Newman Outdoor Field. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Mariners in 1988, the California native pitched in affiliated-baseball for three years. He was 2-1...Read More

Calling all American Association managers and personnel directors! If one needs ammunition to persuade a player the league is right for helping them reach the major leagues the promotional brochure is right in front of you.  In bold type.  And in bright colors screaming for attention. Does this sound inflated?  No, it is based on...Read More

(Photo via Ry Tupper Photography) MOORHEAD, MINN. — The Sioux Falls Canaries have sold the contract of RHP Ryan Fritze to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the American Association announced. Fritze is the 15th American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization in 2019, and the 35th since the beginning of the 2018 regular...Read More

By Bob Wirz It was anything but easy, but Chaz Roe is now one of the American Association graduates who seems firmly established in the major leagues. The 6-foot-5 right-hander already had seven professional seasons under his belt before he needed to get a fresh start with the Laredo Lemurs in 2012.  He made the...Read More

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Board of Directors of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball has appointed Joshua E. Schaub as the league’s Commissioner. Schaub will assume the role immediately and succeed league founder Miles Wolff, who retired at the end of 2018 after 13 seasons as Commissioner. Schaub will serve as the chief executive...Read More

MOORHEAD, MINN. – The Sioux City Explorers have sold the contract of RHP Justin Vernia to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the American Association announced. Vernia is the 14th American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization in 2019, and the 34th since the beginning of the 2018 regular season. Vernia had...Read More

By Bob Wirz The Kansas City T-Bones had a remarkable 2018 highlighted by winning the American Association championship and challenging the best season any team could imagine in selling players to major league organizations.  The new year is starting off just fine, thank you, with another of the team’s former pitchers getting a belated fulltime...Read More

By Bob Wirz At 27 and with the type of left arm that really excites baseball people, Tyler Alexander seems a perfect fit, especially for a major league organization that is always struggling to keep up with the competition because its payroll isn’t as flush as many others. (Photo Credit: Dave Samson/The Forum) That is...Read More

MOORHEAD, MINN. – The St. Paul Saints have sold the contract of RHP Zack Jones to the New York Mets, the American Association announced. Jones is the 12th American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization in 2019, and the 32nd since the beginning of the 2018 regular season. Jones...Read More