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American Association Winter Baseball Update Mexicali Aguilas LHP Edgar Osuna (Winnipeg ’13) has had a superb start to the 2013 winter baseball season, picking up his league-leading seventh victory of the season after limiting Culiacan to a run on three hits in five and one-third innings of work Friday evening. The native of Mazatlan, Mexico,...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz Vol. 11, No. 39,   December 5, 2013            Chris Martin does not have to be protected on Boston’s 40-man roster for another season although if his rapid rise continues the 6-foot-7 righty with a mid-90s fastball would not be a complete shock to get a call to Fenway...Read More

One of the hidden gems to emerge from the American Association last season and earn praise from his new major league organization is left-handed-hitting outfielder David Peralta, a 26-year-old who originally was a pitcher. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Venezuelan hit .332 at Wichita, KS one year ago, .352 in 42 games at Amarillo, TX early this...Read More

Detroit, Mich. – Detroit Tigers righthanded pitcher Max Scherzer was named the 2013 American League Cy Young Award recipient on Wednesday, receiving 28 of 30 first-place votes. Scherzer was the major leagues’ only 20-game winner this season, going 21-3 after starting the season 13-0. In his sixth season in the big leagues, the St. Louis...Read More

Several 2013 American Association players, including Wichita’s Abel Nieves (pictured), are continuing their seasons in the winter leagues of Latin America. Among them, Sioux City’s Edgar Osuna has been superb for the Mexicali Aguilas of  the Mexican Pacific League, going 3-1 with a 2.39 ERA in five starts. Meanwhile, Fargo-Moorhead’s C.J. Retherford is tied for the...Read More

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Kansas City T-Bones have announced that John Massarelli has been hired as the club’s new manager. Massarelli, 47, brings to Kansas City an overall record of 716-536 in 12 seasons as a professional baseball manager. Most recently, he managed the expansion Lake Erie Crushers of the independent Frontier League to...Read More

As baseball’s winter league seasons begin, a number of 2013 American Association players will be spending the season in the six-team Australian Baseball League, which began its campaign this week. After slamming a pair of home runs over the weekend, Perth’s Brandon Tripp (pictured, St. Paul 2011, 2013) is currently tied for the league lead...Read More

Durham, N.C. – Baseball America selected six American Association players to its 2013 Independent League All-Star Team on Wednesday. The six (out of 17 total players) were the most from any one independent league. 1B: C.J. Ziegler, Wichita. Also named the Baseball America Independent Player of the Year as well as the American Association’s Player...Read More

The Winnipeg Goldeyes are proud to announce that the American Association has selected Winnipeg and the Goldeyes organization to host the 2014 American Association Game at Shaw Park on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. The two-day event will begin Monday, July 28 with a fan fest event and skills competition in the evening at Shaw Park....Read More

Durham, N.C. – Wichita Wingnuts 1B C.J. Ziegler was named the Independent Player of the Year by Baseball America on Wednesday. Also the American Association’s 2013 Player of the Year, Ziegler broke the league record with 30 home runs and led the circuit with 99 RBI, helping to propel Wichita to a Central Division title...Read More