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 City vs. Lincoln | 5:05 PM | Seward, NE |
| Monday, May 8 | ||
| NJ Black Sox at Cleburne | 11:00 AM | Cleburne, TX |
| Florence (Frontier League) at Gary | 3:10 PM | Gary, IN |
| Sioux City vs. Sioux Falls | 6:00 PM | Yankton, SD |
| St. Paul at Fargo-Moorhead | 6:00 PM | Fargo, ND |
| NJ Black Sox at Texas | 7:05 PM | Grand Prairie, TX |
| Tuesday, May 9 | ||
| NJ Black Sox at Texas | 11:00 AM | Grand Prairie, TX |
| St. Paul at Fargo-Moorhead | 11:00 AM | Fargo, ND |
| Schaumburg (Frontier League) at Gary | 11:10 AM | Gary, IN |
| Lee’s Summit Monarchs at Kansas City | 7:05 PM | Kansas City, KS |
| NJ Black Sox at Cleburne | 7:05 PM | Cleburne, TX |
| Wednesday, May 10 | ||
| NJ Black Sox at Texas | 11:00 AM | Grand Prairie, TX |
| Friends University at Wichita | 11:05 AM | Wichita, KS |
| Fargo-Moorhead at Winnipeg | 6:00 PM | Winnipeg, MB |
| Gary at Kansas City | 7:05 PM | Kansas City, KS |
| NJ Black Sox at Cleburne | 7:05 PM | Cleburne, TX |
| Thursday, May 11 | ||
| Fargo-Moorhead at Winnipeg | 6:00 PM | Winnipeg, MB |
| Gary at Kansas City | 7:05 PM | Kansas City, KS |
| Friday, May 12 | ||
| Texas vs. Cleburne | 11:00 AM | TBD |
| Sioux City vs. Sioux Falls | 6:00 PM | Huron, SD |
| Kansas City vs. Lincoln | 6:45 PM | Waverly, NE |
| Wichita vs. Gary | 7:00 PM | Maize, KS |
| Saturday, May 13 | ||
| NJ Black Sox vs. Fargo-Moorhead | 2:00 PM | Moorhead, MN |
| Wichita vs. Gary | 2:05 PM | Maize, KS |
| St. Paul vs. St. Croix Valley All-Stars | 4:00 PM | River Falls, WI |
| Sioux City vs. Lincoln | 6:05 PM | Kingsley, IA |
| Sunday, May 14 | ||
| Winnipeg at Kansas City | 1:05 PM | Kansas City, KS |
| Sioux City vs. Lincoln | 2:05 PM | Vermillion, SD |
| Texas at Cleburne | 2:05 PM | Cleburne, TX |
| Sioux Falls at Gary | 6:10 PM | Gary, IN |
| Monday, May 15 | ||
| Sioux Falls at Gary | 11:10 AM | Gary, IN |
| Winnipeg at Kansas City | 7:05 PM | Kansas City, KS |
| Fargo-Moorhead at St. Paul | 7:05 PM | St. Paul, MN |
| Tuesday, May 16 | ||
| Fargo-Moorhead at St. Paul | 11:05 AM | St. Paul, MN |
| Winnipeg at Wichita | 6:00 PM | Wichita, KS |
| Texas at Cleburne | 7:05 PM | Cleburne, TX |
