Frisbie Toss, Summerhill HR Robbery Gain Notice, Highlighting Week for the MLB Partner League
MOORHEAD, Minn., June 25, 2026 鈥� Last year, Julian Garcia set the Kansas City Monarchs record for strikeouts, fanning 163. He parlayed that into a deal with the Reds, and his promotion to Cincinnati to become the latest former 扣扣传媒 (@AA_Baseball) player to reach the Majors is a league highlight this week. All AAPB games are as always available
Here are 10 (or so) Things to Know about the AAPB this week:
- As noted above, after dominating for the team鈥檚 AAA affiliate in Louisville, Garcia was to their big league roster on Monday. The righty made his debut a day later, fanning three in 1 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Nine-year major leaguer J.D. Davis is now a Kansas City Monarch, . Davis has 72 career home runs in 645 big league games with Houston, the New York Mets, San Francisco, Oakland, the New York Yankees and most recently the Los Angeles Dodgers, mostly at third base. Davis drove in a run and scored another in his KCM debut.
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The Athletics’ Colby Thomas rightly earned praise for of the Angels’ Jo Adell on Sunday. But Gary SouthShore’s Colin Summerhill to keep Kane County’s Charles Mack in the yard on Wednesday.
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First-year Lincoln manager James Frisbie last week for like鈥� well鈥� a frisbee following a disputed call at that very base in a game at Lincoln.
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Kane County players and the Cougar in Geneva, Ill., on Tuesday to talk some baseball. Some teammates also picked up a shift at Portillo鈥檚 St. Charles restaurant on Monday, greeting and serving patrons.
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Not satisfied with at 15-15 mark after their first 30 games, the , signing 1B Marc Flores and RHP Jonathan Martinez. They also swung a deal with Lake Country to bring in RHP Dominic Cancellieri and ship out former All-Star RHP Jacob DeLabio. Early returns are good, as the RailCats have gone 3-1 since the flurry of moves.
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The Sioux Falls Canaries will on Area 51 Night on Friday at the Birdcage.
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With most teams just having completed 1/3 of the regular season by passing the 33-game mark, a shows Milwaukee (24-12) moving into first place in the East Division with a string of 13 wins in its last 14 games, surging ahead of Lake Country (21-14), which has dropped seven straight after a 14-game winning streak in May in to early June. The Kansas City Monarchs (21-14) hold a three-game edge over Sioux Falls (19-18) and 4 陆 better than Fargo-Moorhead (17-19).
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KTIV announced its slate of on their stations, including KTIV-TV 4, MeTV 4.3 and Matrix Midwest
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Media interest in AAPB remains strong. Some of the recent articles on teams include:
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, and were a couple of the outlets to cover Tuesday鈥檚 news that the on July 15
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Kidlist had as well as a special BOGO discount for readers.
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The Lawrence (Kans.) Journal-World is of the Chicago Dogs.
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Third Coast Review highlighted Chicago Dogs games at Impact Field .鈥�
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The (Fort Collins) Coloradoan is to the majors
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A few team promotions of note are:
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Former wrestler Matt Hardy will make a special appearance at Kane County tonight for Wrestling Night.
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Cleburne will hold a 鈥淕arage Sale鈥� of pre-2026 merch on Friday from 10:30 a.m. 鈥� 1:30 p.m. at La Moderna Field, with 40% off jerseys and polos. The $50 ticket includes lunch, flex tickets to a Railroaders game, entries for prizes and giveaways.
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Lake Country will get a head start on the USA鈥檚 250th Celebration with a night of baseball, complimentary food & drinks, patriotic fun, and special guest Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann on Friday.
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Winnipeg will feature a celebration of Indigenous culture through song and dance as part of its National Indigenous Peoples Day in Manitoba festivities
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About the American Association
The 扣扣传媒 () and () is a Major League Baseball Partner League that operates in nine states and one Canadian province.聽 Formed in 2006, the league consists of twelve member clubs with many beginning play in 1993.聽 Through the 2025 season, 483 player contracts have been transferred to MLB organizations.聽 In addition, 60 AAPB alumni have reached the Majors, including 17 participating in 2025.
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