2025 American Association season
| 2025 American Association season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Association of Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 8 – September 1 |
| Games | 100 |
| Teams | 12 |
| East Division | |
| League champions | Kane County Cougars |
| West Division | |
| League champions | Sioux Falls Canaries |
| Miles Wolff Cup Finals | |
| Champions | Kane County Cougars (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Sioux Falls Canaries |
The 2025 American Association season is the 20th 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.
Season schedule
Regular season standings
As of September 2, 2025
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – Lake Country DockHounds | 100 | 55 | 45 | .550 | -- |
| 2 | x –Chicago Dogs | 99 | 50 | 49 | .505 | 4.5 |
| 3 | x –Kane County Cougars | 100 | 49 | 51 | .490 | 6.0 |
| 4 | x –Milwaukee Milkmen | 100 | 45 | 55 | .450 | 10.0 |
| 5 | e –Cleburne Railroaders | 100 | 43 | 57 | .430 | 12.0 |
| 6 | e – Gary SouthShore RailCats | 100 | 38 | 62 | .380 | 17.0 |
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y – Sioux City Explorers | 100 | 64 | 36 | .640 | -- |
| 2 | x – Kansas City Monarchs | 100 | 59 | 41 | .590 | 5.0 |
| 3 | x – Sioux Falls Canaries | 100 | 58 | 42 | .580 | 6.0 |
| 4 | x – Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 100 | 55 | 45 | .550 | 9.0 |
| 5 | e – Lincoln Saltdogs | 100 | 42 | 58 | .420 | 22.0 |
| 6 | e – Winnipeg Goldeyes | 99 | 41 | 58 | .414 | 22.5 |
- y – Clinched division
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders
Hitting
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Kyle Martin | Cleburne Railroaders | 29 |
| AVG | Calvin Estrada | Sioux Falls Canaries | .352 |
| H | Calvin Estrada | Sioux Falls Canaries | 129 |
| RBIs | Kyle Martin | Cleburne Railroaders | 90 |
| SB | Austin Davis | Sioux City Explorers | 39 |
Pitching
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jared Wetherbee
Jake Dykhoff |
Sioux City Explorers | 11 |
| ERA | Jake Dykhoff | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 1.63 |
| IP | Mitchell Lambson | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 129.2 |
| SO | Julian Garcia | Kansas City Monarchs | 163 |
| SV | Felix Cepeda | Sioux City Explorers | 24 |
Awards
All-star selections
East Division
West Division
Postseason Awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Calvin Estrada | Sioux Falls Canaries |
| Pitcher of the Year | Jake Dykhoff | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks |
| Reliever of the Year | Felix Cepeda | Sioux City Explorers |
| Rookie Hitter of the Year | Henry Kusiak | Chicago Dogs |
| Rookie Pitcher of the Year | Luke Hansel | Lake Country DockHounds |
| Defensive Pitcher of the Year | Andy Armstrong | Kane County Cougars/Winnipeg Goldeyes |
| Manager of the Year | Steve Montgomery | Sioux City Explorers |
Postseason All-Stars
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C | Chance Sisco | Chicago Dogs |
| 1B | Kyle Martin | Cleburne Railroaders |
| 2B | Brantley Bell | Chicago Dogs/Kansas City Monarchs |
| 3B | Calvin Estrada | Sioux Falls Canaries |
| SS | Jordan Barth | Sioux Falls Canaries |
| OF | Henry George | Sioux City Explorers |
| OF | Dillon Thomas | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks |
| OF | Josh Rehwaldt | Sioux Falls Canaries |
| UT | Todd Lott | Kane County Cougars |
| DH | Robbie Glendinning | Kansas City Monarchs |
| SP | Jake Dykhoff | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks |
| RP | Felix Cepeda | Sioux City Explorers |
Playoffs
Format
Playoff bracket
| Division Playoff Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-five) | American Association Championship Series (best-of-five) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lake Country DockHounds | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Chicago Dogs | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Chicago Dogs | 2 | |||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Kane County Cougars | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Kane County Cougars | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Milwaukee Milkmen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kane County Cougars | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sioux Falls Canaries | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Sioux City Explorers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Sioux Falls Canaries | 3 | |||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Notable players
Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2025
- Pitchers
- Jake Brentz (Kansas City)
- Casey Crosby (Kane County)
- Jake Diekman (Lincoln)
- Demarcus Evans (Cleburne/Gary)
- Ashton Goudeau (Kansas City)
- Robert Gsellman (Lake County)
- Blair Henley (Cleburne)
- Jair Jurrjens (Lincoln)
- Gabe Klobosits (Cleburne)
- Jeff Lindgren (Chicago)
- Kyle Lobstein (Lake County)
- Chris Mazza (Kane County)
- Jacob Nix (Lake County)
- Cody Reed (Gary)
- Zac Reininger (Winnipeg/Kansas City)
- Mike Shawaryn (Cleburne)
- Position Players
- Aaron Altherr (Cleburne)
- Armando Alvarez (Sioux City)
- Jorge Bonifacio (Kansas City)
- Jaylin Davis (Milwaukee)
- Yusniel Diaz (Lincoln)
- TJ Hopkins (Chicago)
- Shed Long Jr. (Cleburne)
- Jefry Marte (Milwaukee)
- John Nogowski (Sioux City)
- Eury Pérez (Lake County)
- Dustin Peterson (Cleburne)
- Brett Phillips (Kane County)
- Jacob Robson (Winnipeg)
- Blake Rutherford (Kansas City)
- Chance Sisco (Chicago)
- Dillon Thomas (Fargo)
Other notable players who played in the American Association in 2025
- Brett Conine (Lake Country)
- Hayden Dunhurst (Lake County)
- Robbie Glendinning (Kansas City)
- Chris Kwitzer (Cleburne)
- Kyle Martin (Cleburne)
- J. D. Scholten (Sioux City)
- Nick Shumpert (Sioux City)
See also
References
- ^ "American Association - 2025 standings". pointstreak.com.
- ^ "American Association - Batting Stats".
- ^ "American Association - Pitching Stats".
- ^ Kranz, Jake (2025-07-09). "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2025 American Association All-Star Teams". American Association of Professional Baseball. Retrieved 2025-09-08.