2020 American Association season

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2020 American Association season
League American Association of Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationJuly 3 September 10
(Playoffs: September 12 September 17)
Number of games60
Number of teams6
American Association Championship
Champions Milwaukee Milkmen
  Runners-up Sioux Falls Canaries
Finals MVPAdam Brett Walker II
Seasons
 2019

The 2020 American Association season is the 15th season of professional baseball in the American Association of Professional Baseball (AA) since its creation in October 2005. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic the league only field 6 teams and played a shortened season. The league held a dispersal draft of the players on the teams that did not take the field this season.

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Season schedule

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league looked for a way to play the season. The league fielded 6 teams for a 60 game schedule, using a 3 city hubs for home games. The hub cities selected were Fargo, Sioux Falls and Milwaukee. [1] The week before the season started the Chicago Dogs were granted permission to play home games in Chicago. [2] The Saint Paul Saints returned home August 4, 2021 [3] The top two teams, The Milwaukee Milkmen and the Sioux Falls Canaries, competed in a best of 7 series for the championship. The Milkmen won the series 4-1. [4]

Dispersal draft

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9 [5]
MilwaukeeChase SimpsonZach NehrirDylan TiceDylan Baker A.J. Schugel Jack Alkire
Sioux FallsAlay LagoErik Manoah, Jr.Austin BoyleMichael GunnRyan LongLandon HolifieldRicky Ramirez, Jr.
Winnipeg Darnell Sweeney Frank DuncanJordan GeorgeThomas WalravenRoy MoralesKent HaslerMason MelotakisRyan FloresJohn Nester
Chicago Eric Stout Carlos Diaz, Jr.Andrew MitchellJeff ThompsonJason SeeverJose Mesa, Jr.Ben Yokley
Fargo-Moorhead Cito Culver Dario Pizzano Jake Cosart Dylan KellyTyler WilsoonRyan ThurstonMitchell OsnowitzForrest Allday
St PaulChuck TaylorJameson McGraneRashad CrawfordJose VelezMatt Pobereyko

Regular Season Standings

PlaceTeamWinsLosesWin%GB
1 Milwaukee Milkmen 3426.567
2 Sioux Falls Canaries 3127.5342
3 St. Paul Saints 3030.5004
4 Winnipeg Goldeyes 2931.4835
5 Fargo-Moorehead RedHawks 2832.4676
6 Chicago Dogs 2632.4487

Statistical leaders

Hitting

StatPlayerTeamTotal
HR Adam Brett Walker II Milwaukee Milkmen 22
AVG Correll Prime

Drew Ward

Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks .335
H Correll Prime Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 83
RBIs Kyle Martin Winnipeg Goldeyes 51
SB Michael Crouse Chicago Dogs 20

Pitching

StatPlayerTeamTotal
W Thomas Dorminy

Tyler Herron

Chicago Dogs

Sioux Falls Canaries

7
ERA David Holmberg Milwaukee Milkmen 2.34
SO Mike Devine St. Paul Saints 89
SV Jameson McGrane

Keaton Steele

St. Paul Saints

Sioux Falls Canaries

16

    Notable players

    Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2020

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