MOORHEAD, Minn., Might 22, 2025 – Offensive explosions, a giant league debut and organizational signing and just a little aspect charity work are all a part of the American Affiliation of Skilled Baseball (@AA_Baseball) story today.
Listed below are 10 (or so) Issues to Know concerning the AAPB this week:
- Former Chicago White Sox second-round draft decide Spencer Adams had been out of professional baseball because the pandemic, however he’s now within the Gary SouthShore rotation, together with a hard-luck loss on Tuesday, when he tossed six innings and permitted simply two earned runs and fanned 5 at Sioux Metropolis. The Will Cook dinner County Information chronicled his baseball journey and first look for the RailCats final Wednesday.
- Ryan Fitzgerald (Gary SouthShore, 2017) made his large league debut, taking part in eight innings at second base for the Minnesota Twins on Friday, making him the 59th AAPB alum to achieve the majors. He’d since performed elements of seven seasons within the affiliated minors (Boston, Kansas Metropolis, Minnesota) earlier than getting referred to as up. Fitzgerald is the primary place participant to start his profession within the AAPB and advance to MLB.
- It’s not the majors – but! – however Lincoln Saltdogs righty Zachary Murray has had his contract transferred to the Cincinnati Reds group. Murray posted a 3.85 ERA in seven innings and 11 strikeouts for Lincoln earlier than the transfer.
- The Kansas Metropolis Monarchs have introduced that they’ll host the Legends Golf Match Fundraiser on Monday, July 7 at Falcon Lakes Golf Membership in KCK. This distinctive occasion will deliver collectively golf fans, baseball followers, and group leaders for a one-of-a-kind day on the course-all in assist of Monarchs Charities’ youth baseball initiatives.
- That crashing sound you heard popping out of Sioux Falls on Friday was data shattering throughout Sioux Falls Stadium because the Canaries tied three AAPB marks throughout their 22-0 rout of Chicago. Jordan Barth turned the second participant in league historical past to hit two grand slams in the identical sport (Thomas Walraven, 2022) whereas his 9 whole RBI additionally matched the Affiliation’s single-game mark (Buchanan, 2006; Correa, 2021; Walraven, 2022). Josh Rehwaldt reached base and scored throughout all six plate appearances on Friday, turning into the second participant ever and the primary since Todd Cunningham in 2018 to attain six runs in a sport. Rehwaldt additionally hit for his first profession cycle that night time, reaching the milestone with a solo dwelling run within the eighth inning.
- Talking of Canaries document breakers, DH/OF Jabari Henry smacked three dwelling runs (in consecutive video games!) this week, and is now inside three of turning into the league’s all-time chief. Former Canary Reggie Abercrombie has held the document (146) since 2016.
- To not be outdone, Winnipeg tied a league document with seven dingers in its 10-3 win over KC on Thursday.
- The Canaries additionally took a while out from delivering runs to ship some furnishings to these in want within the space final week. Pitcher Christian Johnson was amongst these serving to, telling Dakota Information Now that “…we love that folks come out and assist us at our video games, so we need to give again and ensure we will do our half to verify every little thing’s going good.”
- The Bratzilla was the speak of the city in Sioux Metropolis final yr, at the very least off the sphere. The massive stomach bomber is again, together with a number of choices at Explorers video games this yr.
- The Sioux Falls Canaries swept the American Affiliation’s Carbliss participant of the week awards for the week ending Might 18th, with Josh Rehwaldt (.560, 14 hits, 3 HR, 9 RBI) and Thomas Dorminy (7IP, 9K) successful batter and pitcher of the week, respectively
- A few of this week’s notable promotions throughout the league embody:
- The Cleburne Railroaders are celebrating mascot Spike’s birthday on Sunday with a post-game helicopter sweet drop
- With Memorial Day upon us on Monday, a number of groups are internet hosting their army and associated celebrations, together with Lincoln (Monday), Sioux Metropolis (Memorial Tribute Weekend offered by Scheels), Cleburne (First Responders/Friday), Chicago (Tuesday), Gary SouthShore (Monday), Milwaukee (Monday),
- Milwaukee invitations followers to step again in time and come dressed of their most interesting medieval garb — whether or not a noble knight, truthful maiden, mischievous jester, or daring dragon slayer, at its Medieval Sport on Saturday
- Media curiosity in AAPB stays sturdy. Among the latest 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 Associate 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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