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By Bob Wirz The most recent graduate of the American Association to be invited to a major league spring training camp, southpaw pitcher Ryan Bollinger, also has one of the more intriguing resumes. (Photo Credit: Winnipeg Goldeyes) Bollinger made news last July 31 when he was activated by the New York Yankees for one day...Read More

By Bob Wirz One of the enduring aspects of the American Association is seeing players come into the league at a stage in their career when they are well below the age when the average professional peaks, and watching their talents mature. (Photo Credit: Lincoln Saltdogs) Such would seem to be the case for a...Read More

MOORHEAD, MINN. – The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks have sold the contact of OF T.J. Bennett to the Chicago White Sox, the American Association announced. Bennett is the 25th American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization in 2018. (Photo Credit: Lincoln Saltdogs) Bennett signed with the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2018 following...Read More

By Bob Wirz Two major league organizations shelled out a total of $48,000 Thursday to obtain a pair of right-handed pitchers who were in the American Association within the last two seasons. Taylor Grover, who spent all of 2018 with the new Chicago Dogs before signing with Cincinnati after the season, had his contract picked...Read More

By Bob Wirz Mike Kickham once retired Coco Crisp, Chris Young and Yoenis Cespedes in order to start a game for the San Francisco Giants. (Photo Credit: Kansas City T-Bones) The problem is that was in the lefty’s major league debut, and it was a lifetime ago in May of 2013.  He has only made...Read More

By Bob Wirz Tyler Fallwell would seem to be a name worth remembering. He is a tall (6-foot-5), right-handed pitcher the Sioux City Explorers picked up at the start of last season after two undistinguished summers in the lower end of the Kansas City Royals farm system after they drafted him out of Cochise Community...Read More

By Bob Wirz When United States or Canadian-born baseball players join a winter league it most likely is to work on a new pitch or learn how better to hit the curve in order to enhance their career back home. (Photo Credit: Australian Baseball League) Brian Grening probably had similar thoughts the first time the...Read More

MOORHEAD, MINN. – The Boston Red Sox have purchased the contract of OF Keith Curcio from the Kansas City T-Bones, the American Association announced. Curcio is the 24th American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization in 2018. (Photo Credit: Kansas City T-Bones) Curcio was a stalwart in the T-Bones...Read More

By Bob Wirz American Association grads now in major league organizations have been getting any number of promotions in recent days with the best perhaps that of last summer’s Texas AirHogs outfielder Dillon Thomas. (Photo Credit: Texas AirHogs) The lefty, at the ideal stage as a mid-20s guy (he turns 26 on December 10), after...Read More

St. Paul, Minn – CHS Field opened in 2015 to rave reviews.  While the ballpark itself has received numerous awards across the sports landscape, one area has largely flown under the radar, until now. Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) – the professional association for 2,700 men and women who manage sports fields worldwide and are critical to the safety...Read More