The Kansas City Monarchs are once again champions of the American Association.
Kansas City completed a sweep of the Milwaukee Milkmen in the 2026 Miles Wolff Cup Final, earning a 3-1 victory at Legends Field in Game 3 to capture the franchise’s fourth Miles Wolff Cup and fifth league championship overall.
The championship capped an impressive season for the Monarchs, who finished the regular season with a league-best 59-41 record and claimed the West Division title before continuing their run through the Miles Wolff Cup Playoffs. Kansas City defeated the Sioux Falls Canaries in the opening round and advanced past the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in a five-game Division Championship Series to earn its spot in the Final.
Pitching Sets the Tone in Milwaukee
The Miles Wolff Cup Final opened at Franklin Field in Milwaukee, where Kansas City’s pitching staff immediately took control of the series.
In Game 1, the Monarchs held the Milkmen scoreless in a 2-0 victory. Austin Callahan drove home the first run of the series in the third inning before the Monarchs added insurance later in the game.
Milwaukee threatened in the seventh, loading the bases with nobody out, but the Kansas City bullpen escaped the inning without allowing a run. The performance helped preserve the shutout and gave the Monarchs an early 1-0 series advantage.
The Monarchs followed with another dominant performance in Game 2.
Tyler Gentry led off the game with a double and later scored on an RBI groundout from Luken Baker to put Kansas City ahead. The Monarchs continued to add to their lead while starter Jimmy Endersby delivered seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.
Kansas City ultimately earned a 4-0 victory, returning home to Legends Field with a commanding 2-0 advantage in the best-of-five series.
Monarchs Finish the Job at Home
With an opportunity to clinch the championship in front of their home crowd, the Monarchs wasted little time getting on the board.
Gentry broke a scoreless tie in the third inning with a solo home run to left field, his playoff-leading sixth home run of the postseason.
Milwaukee answered in the fifth inning when Yordys Valdes drove home Griffin Doersching, ending a stretch of 24 consecutive scoreless innings by the Milkmen to begin the series.
The tie didn’t last long.
Kansas City regained the lead in the sixth, with Jose Torres coming home on a J.D. Davis fielder’s choice. Grant Richardson then provided an insurance run in the eighth, launching a two-out solo home run to extend the Monarchs’ advantage to 3-1.
On the mound, Michael Mariot allowed just one run over five innings before Ryan Anderson, Emmanuel Chapman, Tyler Myrick and Durbin Feltman combined for four scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Feltman handled the ninth, recording the final three outs to bring the Miles Wolff Cup back to Kansas City.
Champions Once Again
Kansas City outscored Milwaukee 9-1 across the three-game sweep, recording back-to-back shutouts to open the series and holding the Milkmen scoreless for the first 24 innings of the Final.
The championship adds another chapter to one of the American Association’s most successful franchises. The Monarchs have now won Miles Wolff Cup championships in 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2026, along with the franchise’s 2008 Northern League title.
With their fourth Miles Wolff Cup, Kansas City now holds the most Miles Wolff Cup championships in American Association history.
Congratulations to the Kansas City Monarchs, 2026 Miles Wolff Cup Champions!
About the American Association of Professional Baseball
The American Association of Professional Baseball (www.aabaseball.com) and (www.aabaseball.tv) is a Major League Baseball Partner League that operates in nine states and one Canadian province. Formed in 2006, the league consists of twelve member clubs with many beginning play in 1993. Through the 2025 season, 483 player contracts have been transferred to MLB organizations. In addition, 60 AAPB alumni have reached the Majors, including 17 participating in 2025.
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