2024 American Association season
| 2024 American Association season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Association of Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 9 – September 2 |
| Number of games | 100 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| East Division | |
| West Division | |
| American Association Championship | |
The 2024 American Association season is the 19th season of professional baseball in the American Association of Professional Baseball (AA) since its creation in October 2005. There are 12 AA teams, split evenly between the East Division and the West Division.
The Kansas City Monarchs entered the season as defending champions, having defeated the Chicago Dogs, three games to one, in the league's 2023 championship series.[1]
Season schedule
The league is split up into two divisions, the East and West Division. The season will be played with a 100-game schedule, with two home series and two road series inside a teams’ division, and one home series and one road series against the clubs outside its division. The top four teams in each division will qualify for the 2024 playoffs.[2]
The league announced that the 2024 All-Star Game would take place at Legends Field, the home of the Kansas City Monarchs. The league's annual Home Run Derby will take place on Monday, July 22nd and the All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, July 23rd.[3]
Regular season standings
as of June 19, 2024
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kane County Cougars | 36 | 21 | 15 | .583 | -- |
| 2 | Milwaukee Milkmen | 35 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Cleburne Railroaders | 37 | 20 | 17 | .541 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Chicago Dogs | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Lake Country DockHounds | 36 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Gary SouthShore RailCats | 36 | 13 | 23 | .361 | 8.0 |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 35 | 21 | 14 | .600 | -- |
| 2 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 34 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Kansas City Monarchs | 35 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 36 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Sioux City Explorers | 35 | 15 | 20 | .429 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 37 | 14 | 23 | .378 | 8.0 |
- y – Clinched division
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders
as of June 19, 2024
Hitting
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Brian O'Grady | Cleburne Railroaders | 13 |
| AVG | Frankie Tostado | Kansas City Monarchs | .384 |
| H | Frankie Tostado, Carter Aldrete | Kansas City Monarchs, Cleburne Railroaders | 48 |
| RBIs | Brian O'Grady | Cleburne Railroaders | 42 |
| SB | Ismael Alcantara | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 30 |
Pitching
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Davis Feldman, Joey Matulovich | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Winnipeg Goldeyes | 5 |
| ERA | Ty Culbreth | Sioux Falls Canaries | 1.32 |
| SO | Joey Matulovich | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 54 |
| SV | Joey Marciano | Chicago Dogs | 10 |
Awards
All-star selections
East Division
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West Division
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All-star game MVP — TBD
Home run derby
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
End of year awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | TBD | TBD |
| Pitcher of the Year | TBD | TBD |
| Rookie of the Year | TBD | TBD |
| Manager of the Year | TBD | TBD |
Playoffs
Format
In 2024, the top four teams in each division will advance to the playoffs. In a nod to innovation, and to reward the clubs with the best regular seasons, the club that wins the division in the regular season will pick their first-round opponent of the qualifiers within the division, in the best-of-three Division Playoff Series.
In the second round, the Division Championship Series will also be a best-of-three series. The Miles Wolff Cup Finals will culminate in the crowning of a league champion, with a best-of-five series to determine the league champion.[8]
Playoff bracket
| Division Playoff Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Miles Wolff Cup Finals (best-of-five) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable players
Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2024
- A. J. Alexy (Kansas City)
- Beau Burrows (Cleburne)
- Narciso Crook (Chicago)
- Jaylin Davis (Milwaukee)
- Trent Giambrone (Cleburne/Kansas City)
- Ashton Goudeau (Kansas City)
- Deivy Grullón (Lake Country)
- Eric Hanhold (Lake Country)
- Shed Long Jr. (Cleburne)
- Greg Mahle (Kane County)
- Ozzie Martínez (Sioux City)
- John Nogowski (Sioux City)
- Brian O'Grady (Cleburne)
- Yefry Ramírez (Kansas City)
- Zac Reininger (Winnipeg)
- Seth Romero (Cleburne)
- Blake Rutherford (Kansas City)
- Carlos Sanabria (Gary SouthShore)
- Sterling Sharp (Lake Country)
- Travis Swaggerty (Kansas City)
- Dillon Thomas (Fargo-Moorhead)
Other notable players who played in the American Association in 2024
- Jason Bilous (Chicago)
- Bryan Bonnell (Lake Country)
- Bret Boswell (Cleburne)
- Tucker Bradley (Kansas City)
- Yoelqui Céspedes (Fargo-Moorhead)
- Marek Chlup (Lake Country)
- Brett Conine (Lake Country)
- Thomas Dillard (Cleburne)
- Hayden Dunhurst (Kane County)
- Santiago Florez (Sioux City)
- Marshall Kasowski (Winnipeg)
- Joey Marciano (Chicago)
- Chris Muller (Cleburne)
- Joey Murray (Sioux City)
- Ian Oxnevad (Lincoln)
- Franklin Pérez (Gary SouthShore)
- Cornelius Randolph (Kane County)
- Nick Shumpert (Sioux City)
- Liam Spence (Sioux Falls)
See also
References
- ^ "Kansas City Monarchs walk-off against Chicago Dogs to win 3rd American Association title in 5 years". kshb.com. September 20, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "American Association Announces 2024 Schedule". aabaseball.com.
- ^ "Kansas City Monarchs to host 2024 American Association All-Star Game". sports.yahoo.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "American Association - 2024 standings". pointstreak.com.
- ^ "American Association - Batting Stats".
- ^ "American Association - Pitching Stats".
- ^ "Kansas City Monarchs to host 2024 American Association All-Star Game". FOX4KC. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "2023 Playoff Format and Dates". aabaseball.com.