MOORHEAD, Minn., July 3, 2025 鈥� As it reaches the season鈥檚 halfway point, Sioux City became the first 扣扣传媒 (@AA_Baseball) team to reach 30 wins. All regular season games in the MLB Partner League remain .
Here are 10 (or so) Things to Know about the AAPB this week:
- Sioux Falls Canaries outfielder Josh Rehwaldt and Chicago Dogs starter Jeff Lindgren won the American Association鈥檚 Rawlings batter and pitcher of the month in June. Rehwaldt led the league in hitting in June, going 37-for-91 (.407) with five doubles, a league-high 10 home runs, 20 walks and a league-high 30 runs batted in.
- Stateside, they鈥檙e celebrating Independence Day on Friday. But Winnipeg over Fargo-Moorhead on Tuesday, marking the first time since 2019 that the Goldeyes hosted a game on the national holiday.
- Augustana University and the Canaries are two of Sioux Falls鈥檚 proudest institutions. This week, Jordan Barth, who Sioux Falls Live proclaimed the school鈥檚 best-ever slugger turned all-star shortstop for the AAPB squad, about his experiences and his amazing season (.335/.382/.601, 9 HR, 33 RBI) to date.聽
- Speaking of All-Stars, the AAPB鈥檚 for the annual Carbliss All-Star Game at Newman Outdoor Field. The All-Star Skills Competition/Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company Home Run Derby will take place on Monday, July 21, before players from around the Association take the field on Tuesday, July 22, for the All-Star Game. The East and West All-Stars will be announced next week, with fans having the opportunity to select the “Last Man In” for both squads by .
- Prior to the Home Run Derby, from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. CT, the league will hold the Champro Futures Tryout Camp. Prospective players can register here for the post-MLB Draft event.
- Kansas City has managed to post the league鈥檚 third-best record at 28-19 despite several of its standouts finding homes with MLB affiliates and the Mexican League. They took a step in , who hit 56 home runs and drove in 200 runs in four seasons in the Cleveland organization, including the past three years with the AAA Columbus Clippers. Pries celebrated with a three-run home run in his debut on Tuesday at Gary SouthShore.
- The Chicago Dogs this week has been transferred to the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Marozas pitched to a stellar 0.64 ERA over 28 innings (17 games, one start) for the Dogs. He will begin his MiLB journey with the Florida Complex League Blue Jays.
- The contract of Sioux City pitcher Zach Willeman was last week after the righty posted a 4-2 record with 65 strikeouts and a 2.34 ERA in 50 innings over eight starts for the X鈥檚. Willeman pitched five shutout innings in his debut for Chattanooga (AA) on Tuesday to earn the victory.
- La Moderna Field, home of the Cleburne Railroaders, will host a college baseball tournament, February 27-March 1, 2026, including top Division I programs Abilene Christian, Creighton, Tarleton State, and Texas State, .
- Galli Cribbs, whose connection to the Kane County dates back to 2015 when the Cougars were a member of the Midwest League affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks, . Cribbs has been a Cougar every year the team has been part of the AAPB (2021-present).
- Some of this week鈥檚 notable promotions across the league include:
- It鈥檚 Now or Never as the Chicago Dogs Can鈥檛 Help Falling in Love on Elvis Night on Saturday. Fans are encouraged to don their best Elvis garb for a Little Less Conversation, a little more baseball.
- Friday night is 鈥淐rush Cancer Night鈥� in Sioux Falls for the Canaries vs. the Sioux City Explorers
- Monarchs fans will be Nibblin鈥� on Sponge Cake and Searching for Lost Shakers of Salt on Margaritaville Night in KCK on Saturday.
- Media interest in AAPB remains strong. Some of the recent articles on teams include:
- NY/NJ SportsWorld had ascent to pitching success for Kane County.
- J.D. Scholten about his dual role as X鈥檚 pitcher and politician.
- The Waukesha County Freeman highlighted nine-year-old Lake Country DockHounds fan Wesley Ulrich, who has , where he delivered the game ball to DockHounds starting pitcher Brett Conine pre-game.
- The Chicago Daily Herald led its Best Bests for July 4 by . a can鈥檛-miss weekend pick.
- KROX in Minnesota is turned Fargo-Moorhead star Jake Dykhoff鈥檚 progress, noting his selection as AAPB Pitcher of the Week this past week.
- The Dubuque Telegraph Herald , a Dubuque native who played for the local colleges at Clarke University and University of Dubuque.
- The Grand Forks Herald to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
- ABC7 in Chicago on Dogs owner Shawn Hunter and operations manager Evan Gersonde cooking up the perfect hot dog and talking Dogs baseball.
About the American Association
The 扣扣传媒 ( and ) 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. By the end of 2024, over 59 players with American Association experience had made their debut with MLB clubs after having first played in the American Association.
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