New Blaine, Minn., Complex, 200K All-Star Game Viewership Among Weekly Highlights with 25 Games Left in Regular Season
MOORHEAD, Minn., August 13, 2026 鈥� The announcement of an expansion team for 2027 in Blaine, Minn., and the tightening of the races at the top of the American Association of Profession Baseball (AAPB) standings highlight the latest happenings around the AAPB as the regular season comes down to around 25 games for each team before the Miles Wolff Cup playoffs. As always, all regular season and playoff broadcasts are available free for live viewing on .听
Here are 10 (or so) Things to Know about the AAPB this week:
- A new ballpark in Blaine, Minn., about 15 miles north of Minneapolis, will be the new home of the newest AAPB team as the league unveiling plans for 鈥淭he Farm,鈥� with opening anticipated in early 2028.
- The AAPB this week unveield , with more than 200,000 viewers tuning in on MLB Network and beyond.
- The East and West pennant races as one loss-column game or less separates the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in both divisions. Milwaukee (46-30) sits ahead of Lake Country (44-31) in the East, while Kansas City (43-33) is now just atop surging Winnipeg (42-33) out West. The Division winners will select their respective first-round playoff opponents.
- Lincoln wouldn鈥檛 be in the Miles Wolff Cup playoff if they opened today, but they have sure been streak-killers. The Saltdogs took down Winnipeg to end the Goldeyes鈥� franchise-record 13-game skein on Saturday, and on Monday they . Lincoln鈥檚 current four-game win streak has moved the club four games behind Sioux Falls for the fourth West slot.
- Lincoln outfielder Cam Phelts , which ties the franchise record for single season stolen bases set by Dustin Delucchi in the 2002 season. Which leaves him 22 thefts behind league leader Austin Davis of Sioux City, wh0 stole three more last night and has thieved 63 bags and only been caught four times.
- Has there been a better unheralded pickup this year than ? All he鈥檚 done is slash .309/.419/.727 with 16 home runs and 46 RBI in his first 167 plate appearances in just over a month.
- Korean Baseball Association Commissioner Koo Youn Heo and Baseball Operations Leader Enoch Son met up with AAPB Commissioner Joshua Schaub at Impact Field in Rosemont, Ill., last week to .
- The Lake Country DockHounds will host the , a fundraiser with benefits going to support its foundation鈥檚 programs, on Friday at Ironwood Golf Course in Sussex, Wis.
- Media interest in AAPB remains strong. Some of the recent articles on teams include:
- KTIV-TV in Sioux City robbery to help the X鈥檚 top Chicago on Saturday
- The Daily Herald to the Chicago Dogs.
- The Crescent-News has been all over local product Art Warren鈥檚 progress with Kane County all year, over Gary SouthShore.
- WSPYNews in its local roundup.
- A few team promotions of note are:
- Kane County is bringing back its throwbacks for tonight鈥檚 game vs. Lincoln at Northwestern Medicine Field.听
- Friday is Classic Rock Night presented by KHITS in Cleburne when the Railroaders take on Gary SouthShore.
- LCTaylor Licenced Insolvency Trustees presents the Winnipeg Goldeyes鈥� eighth annual Bark in the Park game at Blue Cross Park Saturday, when the Goldeyes take on the Sioux City Explorers.
- Just in time for Back to School around Lake Country, tonight is Teacher Appreciation Night at DockHounds Ballpark.
- Winnipeg will hold Manitoba Social Night on Friday, presented by ABC Fire & Safety and Virgin Radio Winnipeg.
- Lincoln is getting in on the Pickleball craze, offering free paddles to fans, sponsored by Empire Netting & Fence, on Saturday.
- Sunday is Honor Flight of ND/MN Day in Fargo-Moorhead, presented by American Crystal Sugar, complete with a jersey auction to benefit the organization.
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.听 Formed in 2006, the league consists of twelve member clubs with many beginning play in 1993.听 Through the 2025 season, 483 player contracts have been transferred to MLB organizations.听 In addition, 60 AAPB alumni have reached the Majors, including 17 participating in 2025.
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