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Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz While those 18 onetime American Association players in major league spring training camps fulltime receive most of the attention,聽a worthy alternate headline goes to those who are brought up from minor league diamonds for at least one game in uniform for Grapefruit and Cactus League games. If they...Read More

Courtesy Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks media relations FARGO,聽N.D. 鈥� The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks have sold the contract of CF Drew Muren to the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Muren, 27, will report to Diamondback spring training this week. But it will not be as the fleet-footed centerfielder RedHawks fans enjoyed in 2015. Muren is attempting to join the Diamondbacks organization...Read More

Outfielder David Peralta (pictured), who wielded a potent bat at Wichita only four years ago and is already an established major leaguer, is getting rave praise from his Arizona Diamondbacks manager, and relief pitcher James Hoyt is receiving special attention from the Houston Astros even though he has yet to throw a single pitch in...Read More

Courtesy Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Media Relations Longtime Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks play-by-play broadcaster Scott Miller has passed away after a nearly four-year battle with cancer. Miller was 57 years old. Miller became the 鈥淰oice of the RedHawks鈥� in 2006 and his attention to detail, ability to meticulously call the game and his powerful, calm voice quickly established him...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – By Bob Wirz It was only a few days ago when the head count of former American Association players headed to major league spring training camps totaled 16.聽 Two additions have been locked in place since, both potentially exciting stories. First, Players 17 and 18. Aaron Crow‘s future seemed unknown since...Read More

Durham, N.C. — The contract of Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks INF/OF Kevin Taylor has been purchased by the New York Mets organization,聽the American Association announced on Thursday. Taylor played the 2015 season with the league champion Laredo Lemurs, was traded to the Gary SouthShore RailCats in September, and was subsequently traded to Fargo-Moorhead in January. Taylor was...Read More

Wichita, Kan. — 聽At a press conference at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Wednesday, the Wichita Wingnuts聽introduced Pete Rose Jr. as the聽third manager in club聽history. Rose joins the Wingnuts after managing for four seasons in the Chicago White Sox organization. Most recently, he was the skipper for Class-A Kannapolis of the South Atlantic League during the 2014...Read More

Luke Hochevar聽(pictured), who threw his first professional pitches in the American Association one decade ago (2006) when the league debuted, received the ultimate honor for a baseball player last season when his efforts out of the bullpen helped the Kansas City Royals win the World Series. He is back to work toward back-to-back honors, but...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Catcher Eddy Rodriguez聽(pictured), who made an instant name for himself when he homered in his first major league at-bat for San Diego back in 2012 (Johnny Cueto was the pitcher), is the latest American Association player to be invited to a major league spring training camp. The 30-year-old...Read More

A number of exhibition games are on American Association clubs’ schedules, leading up聽to the beginning of the 2016 regular season on May 19. Other games may be added to the schedule at later dates. Sunday, May 8 Fargo-Moorhead vs.聽St. Paul (game at Willmar, Minn.) Monday, May 9 Gary SouthShore at Schaumburg (Frontier League), 1:00 New...Read More