MOORHEAD, Minn., July 24, 2025 – The 2025 American Affiliation of Skilled Baseball (@AA_Baseball) All-Star Recreation is formally behind us, and although a enjoyable time was had by all in Fargo, the true enterprise finish of the season will get going when common season play resumes tonight with about 35 video games left on every crew’s schedule. All common season video games within the MLB Accomplice League stay free for stay viewing on AABaseball.television.
Listed below are 10 (or so) Issues to Know concerning the AAPB this week:
- Former Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets outfielder Aaron Altherr continued his superb season with Cleburne at Tuesday’s AAPB All-Star recreation in Fargo, N.D., taking house MVP honors within the East Division’s 9-2 triumph over the West.
- The Dwelling Run Derby, Bunting Competitors and Throwing Accuracy abilities occasions had been additionally massive hits. For the third straight 12 months, a Cleburne Railroader was the Derby champ, this time Kyle Martin taking the dinger crown. Drew Devine of Lincoln gained the bunt-off (although Armand Upshaw of Kane County had this magnificence) and Tasker Strobel of Winnipeg took out 4 bats with a single toss within the throwing recreation.
- Aaron Altherr (.458 common, 4 house runs, 12 RBI for the week) of Cleburne and Sioux Metropolis’s Austin Drury (9 innings, no runs, seven Okay’s in win over Sioux Falls) are the Carbliss AAPB Batter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
- Identified affectionately round Sioux Falls as “Chuck Nasty,” Canaries nearer Charlie Hasty set the franchise document along with his 48th save. The Thursday 1-2-3 outing in a 4-3 win over Winnipeg was his sixth in 11 appearances since Hasty rejoined the crew in late June after starting the season within the Mexican League.
- It’s not precisely out of nowhere, however the Lake Nation DockHounds have a season-high eight recreation win streak, together with the franchise’s first-ever four-game sweep of the Gary SouthShore RailCats to maneuver into first place on the All-Star break at 38-24, 3.5 video games up on Chicago and 6 away from Cleburne within the East Division.
- Kansas-based singer/songwriter Kevin Morby and the Monarchs introduced that he’ll be teaming along with his house state crew for a particular look on August 19 at Legends Discipline. The day coincides with the discharge of a collaborative line of themed merchandise.
- The AAPB joined the baseball world in mourning the premature lack of longtime Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks pitcher, coach and entrance workplace workers member Jeff Bittiger, who succumbed to most cancers this week. Bittiger additionally served as a pitcher and pitching coach with the Winnipeg Goldeyes in 1994 and 95.
- On Monday, the AAPB and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) introduced that they’re becoming a member of forces to carry an electrifying combine {of professional} baseball and wrestling leisure to followers throughout the nation this summer time. AEW expertise will make in-person appearances at AAPB stadiums as a part of a multi-market activation. WWE Corridor of Famer and AEW star Jeff Jarrett and AEW star Wheeler Yuta had been available for the All-Star festivities.
- A few of this week’s notable promotions throughout the league embody:
- On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks Leisure Workforce is taking on Wisconsin Brewing Firm Park on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, a fortunate Lake Nation DockHounds fan will win two tickets to a Inexperienced Bay Packers recreation.
- Winnipeg will host its ninth annual “Ukrainian Night time” on Wednesday because the membership continues to help all cultures, all religions and human rights
- A number of Cleburne followers are Texas Rangers followers, too, so the Railroaders and Globe Life will have fun the Lone Star State with a World Sequence Closing Out Bobblehead giveaway on Saturday.
- Kane County is defying gravity on Friday with Wizard of Ozzie Night time, full with themed recreation jerseys to be auctioned later. Look ahead to particular appearances by Elphaba and Glinda, too.
- Gary SouthShore goes from “You’re my solely hope” to “Aloha nui loa” this weekend when the RailCats go from Star Wars Night time on Friday to a Hawaiian Luau Night time on Saturday.
- Media curiosity in AAPB stays robust. A number of the current articles on groups embody:
Concerning the American Affiliation
The American Affiliation of Skilled Baseball (www.aabaseball.com and www.aabaseball.television) is a Main League Baseball Accomplice League that operates in 9 states and one Canadian province. Shaped in 2006, the league consists of twelve member golf equipment with many starting play in 1993. By the tip of 2024, over 59 gamers with American Affiliation expertise had made their debut with MLB golf equipment after having first performed within the American Affiliation.
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