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MOORHEAD, MINN. – The Seattle Mariners have purchased the contract of LHP Ian McKinney from the Sioux City Explorers, the American Association announced on Tuesday. McKinney is the 23rd American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization in 2018. (Photo Credit: Sioux City Explorers) McKinney joined the Explorers in July...Read More

MOORHEAD, MINN. – The Cincinnati Reds have purchased the contract of RHP Taylor Grover from the Chicago Dogs, the American Association announced on Tuesday. Grover is the 22nd American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League Baseball organization in 2018. (Photo Credit: Chicago Dogs) Grover joined the expansion Chicago club in...Read More

By Bob Wirz Greg Tagert has a whole den full of memories during nearly a quarter of a century as a baseball manager which have included nearly 1,500 regular-season victories, one string of getting his Gary SouthShore RailCats to the league’s championship series five consecutive years and various Manager of the Year awards. (Photo Credit:...Read More

By Bob Wirz Major League Baseball’s goodwill tour of Japan ended with only one victory in six games, but don’t blame the trio of former American Association players on the 29-man roster who held up their end of things and gleaned a nice chunk of publicity at the same time. (Photo Credit: Dallas News, www.w3livenews.com) Reliever...Read More

By Bob Wirz The annual fall cleanup of major league organizational rosters has made any number of former American Association players available as free agents although this ritual that takes place just after the World Series also tends to identify those who may have the best opportunity to eventually reach The Show, where both pride...Read More

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The American Association has announced the 2019 regular season schedule on Wednesday. Each team will play a 100-game slate, with 50 home games and 50 road games. Opening Day for the league is set for Thursday, May 16 with four games on the slate. CLICK HERE FOR 2019 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE The...Read More

MOORHEAD, MINN – The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks have sold the contract of RHP Trey McNutt to the Oakland Athletics, the American Association announced. McNutt is the 21st player American Association player sold to a Major League organization in 2018. McNutt was 7-8 with a 5.21 ERA in 20 starts for the RedHawks in 2018. It was...Read More

By Bob Wirz J.D. Scholten’s name has not been seen in an American Association box score since 2007, yet the 38-year-old former pitcher has been very much in the news this fall. The former Sioux City Explorers hurler drew high praise when he narrowly lost an uphill fight in an attempt to upset eight-term Republican...Read More

MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Cincinnati Reds have purchased the contract of Kansas City T-Bones’ LHP Nick Lee, the American Association announced today. Lee is the 20th American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization in 2018. Lee was 1-2 with a 3.26 ERA in 2018 for Kansas City. He pitched 19.1 innings...Read More

By Bob Wirz It was not so many years ago when Independent Baseball players had a difficult time landing opportunities to play in the various winter leagues.  Natives might get a few slots, and even then playing time might be scarce. My, how things have changed.  We have tracked no less than 37 former or...Read More