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MOORHEAD, Minn., August 21, 2025 鈥� The West is won, or at least the playoff teams are settled in the division as Sioux Falls became the fourth and final team from the 扣扣传媒 (@AA_Baseball) West to secure a slot. The East still has a race of sorts with Milwaukee four games out of fourth with just over a week to play. All regular season games in the MLB Partner League remain .听

 

Here are 10 (or so) Things to Know about the AAPB this week:

 

• • Lake Country (50-38, four game lead on second-place Chicago) and Sioux City (57-32, 3.5 ahead of Kansas City) saw their leads narrow over the past few days but are solidly in first place in the East and West divisions, respectively, with fewer than a dozen games left on the schedule. It鈥檚 especially important since Division winners select their respective first round opponents, with the playoffs beginning on Sept. 3.
  • The standings aren鈥檛 the only races fans are watching. Sioux Falls鈥� Calvin Estrada kept his stranglehold on the batting crown with three more multi-hit games in the past week, including a neat four-for-five on Tuesday and at .346 is more than 20 points ahead of the next qualifier, Kansas City鈥檚 Todd Lott. Cleburne鈥檚 Kyle Martin went deep three times last night vs. Sioux Falls and his 26 home runs are six more than the Canaries鈥� Jabari Henry and his six-RBI night pushed him ahead of Estrada for the RBI crown, 83-79.
  • Sioux City righty Kyle Marman set a (133) when he whiffed nine Lincoln Saltdogs in the X鈥檚 7-3 win on Tuesday.听
  • The X鈥檚 have been a running team all season, and they鈥檙e putting all of those stolen bases to an even better use, with 鈥淰oice of the Explorers鈥� Dan Vaughan donating two dollars for each theft to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Siouxland. With an AAPB-leading 243 steals to the team鈥檚 credit, Vaughn鈥檚 debit stands at $486 to date.
  • We talked a few weeks back about the Winnipeg Goldeyes visit to Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, for MLB PLAYBALL Weekend Camp. recapping the event, which featured partner CalmAir taking GM Andrew Collier and the clinicians 900 miles north to teach local youth the game.
  • The Gary SouthShore RailCats continue their support of STEM education as in conjunction with Friday鈥檚 game vs. Milwaukee.听
  • Playoff fever is hitting hard in Fargo, where the RedHawks and Cleburne played before a sellout crowd of more than 4,700 on Friday night at Newman Outdoor Field.
  • The Kansas City Monarchs have had more than their share of player movement in 2025. The latest is a happy reunion with Isiah Gilliam, who was the top hitter in the American Association before leaving for the Mexican League in June. At the time of his departure, Gilliam led the AAPB with a .389/.478/.770 slash line. He鈥檚 now at .390/.487/.756. He celebrated with four hits in his first three games back this week.
  • Sioux Falls鈥檚 win on Sunday in Lincoln marked the 379th career managerial victory for Mike Meyer, a new Canaries franchise record. Meyer surpassed Steve Shirley, who previously had held the record since 2010.听
  • Some of this week鈥檚 notable promotions across the league include:
    • Big weekend for the kids at Gary SouthShore, with Back to School Night on Saturday and Rusty鈥檚 Birthday on Saturday
    • Don鈥檛 forget Louie 鈥� this weekend is Lake Country鈥檚 mascot鈥檚 birthday bash too (what a coincidence!)
    • Elvis will be leaving the building on Saturday in Cleburne鈥� Elvis Andrus bobbleheads, that is. And some fans will even pull one signed by the Texas Rangers hero.
    • Each year, the hosts the Soir茅e francophone des Goldeyes. On Friday in Winnipeg, the french language will be in the spotlight with the bilingual national anthem, a Francophone announcer and Francophone music throughout the game.
    • Chicago Dogs fans can get their Irish up on St. Pat鈥檚 Day on Saturday, complete with celebratory giveaway hat and fireworks presented by Wintrust.
    • Fans in the holiday spirit can celebrate Halloween early on Fright Night at the Birdcage on Friday in Sioux Falls. Saturday it鈥檚 Native American Heritage Night, a celebration of Native American history, culture and music, as the team dons specially-styled jerseys.
    • Fan Appreciation days dot the schedule the next two weeks at nearly every AAPB park as well.
  • Media interest in AAPB remains strong. Some of the recent articles on teams include:

• Eric Ostberg fans in his native Florence, S.C. have followed the catcher鈥檚 All-Star level exploits all season long in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, which .

• • The Laurens County (Ga.) Buzz included Saltdogs infielder Brody Fahr in its .
  • WISN-TV ABC as a 鈥淲eekend Pick,鈥� while Milwaukee Magazine similarly.

 

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. Formed in 2006, the league consists of twelve member clubs with many beginning play in 1993. By the end of 2024, over 59 players with American Association experience had made their debut with MLB clubs after having first played in the American Association.

 

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