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Joplin, Mo. — Gabriel Suarez has been announced as the new manager of the Joplin Blasters. The Denver聽native聽previously played 13 seasons professionally as part of six different organizations, reaching as high as Double-A. Originally a聽26th-round choice聽by Montreal in the聽2004 draft, Suarez also played internationally in Mexico and Australia. He represented Team Spain in the 2012...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz American Association players will tell anyone interested in listening that one thing they truly enjoy about the Independent game is that teams are out to win, not just to develop talent as is mostly the case in the affiliated leagues.聽 This notwithstanding, the first message a manager might...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Lefty Ian Thomas will not soon forget his 2016 debut for Oklahoma City even though the former Winnipeg hurler would rather be with the parent Los Angeles Dodgers as he was part of last year instead of in Triple-A. Oklahoma City did not allow a hit until the...Read More

Courtesy Gary SouthShore RailCats Media Relations Gary, Ind.聽鈥揟he Gary South Shore RailCats and the American Association jointly announced today that the San Francisco Giants have purchased the contract of RHP Matt Solter.聽Solter聽becomes the 24th RailCat to have his contract picked up by an affiliated organization since 2002. Solter聽had two stays with the RailCats in 2015....Read More

St. Paul, Minn.聽鈥撀燗ll eyes will be on the city of Saint Paul on聽August 1st and 2nd as the St. Paul Saints host the American Association All-Star Game and festivities at CHS Field. With the entire league heading to Minnesota鈥檚 capitol city the All-Star game logo design will highlight the two places that best define the...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Aaron Wilkerson (Grand Prairie 2013-14) admits he has pitched with a chip on his shoulder much of his young career because of being overlooked for working at lower levels than he expected, but more importantly the way he is going he may soon be a marked man. Marked...Read More

Fans of the American Association should not be too disappointed over the final days of spring training when injuries and last-minute roster decisions trimmed the Opening Day contingent of the league’s former stars to the established trio of Max Scherzer, Luke Hochevar, and David Peralta because hints are already on the horizon that the alumni...Read More

Patrick Johnson has gotten most of the attention during the offseason because of being grabbed early by a major league organization after his brilliant 15-1 season at Sioux City when he was selected as the top starting pitcher on the postseason all-star team. Now Explorers teammate Rob Wort, an 11-game winner as a reliever (11-3,...Read More

Durham, N.C. — The Baltimore Orioles have purchased the contract of Wichita Wingnuts LHP聽Alex Sogard, the American Association announced on Tuesday. Sogard, 28, had an excellent season out of the bullpen in 2015, assembling a 3.49 ERA in 36 relief appearances, including one save. The Phoenix, Ariz., native made his first 33 appearances with St....Read More

It is almost impossible to identify any 29-year-old non-drafted rookie as a certainty to make an Opening Day roster in the major leagues two weeks before the season starts, but Houston relief pitcher James Hoyt has to be on the brink of making it. The 6-foot-5 righthander, who flirted with the major leagues all of...Read More