2024 American Association season

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2024 American Association season
League American Association of Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationMay 9 September 2
Number of games100
Number of teams12
Total attendance1,610,478
Average attendance2,791
East Division
League champions Kane County Cougars
West Division
League champions Winnipeg Goldeyes
Miles Wolff Cup Finals
Champions Kane County Cougars (1st title)
  Runners-up Winnipeg Goldeyes
Seasons
 2023

The 2024 American Association season was 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.

Contents

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

East Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y Cleburne Railroaders 1006040.600--
2x Kane County Cougars 1005545.5505.0
3x Chicago Dogs 1005545.5455.0
4x Lake Country DockHounds 1005347.5307.0
5e Milwaukee Milkmen 1004951.49011.0
6e Gary SouthShore RailCats 1003070.30030.0
West Division Regular Season Standings
PosTeam G W L Pct. GB
1y Winnipeg Goldeyes 995643.566--
2x Sioux Falls Canaries 995544.5561.0
3x Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 1005347.5303.5
4x Sioux City Explorers 1004951.4907.5
5e Kansas City Monarchs 1004654.46010.5
6e Lincoln Saltdogs 1003862.38018.5

[4]

Statistical leaders

as of September 1, 2024

Hitting

StatPlayerTeamTotal
HR Ryan Hernandez Lake Country DockHounds 29
AVG Jacob Teter Chicago Dogs .348
H Carter Aldrete Cleburne Railroaders 134
RBIs Jacob Teter Chicago Dogs 93
SB Ismael Alcantara Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 70

[5]

Pitching

StatPlayerTeamTotal
W Ty Culbreth Sioux Falls Canaries 12
ERA Joey Matulovich Winnipeg Goldeyes 2.12
SO Joey Matulovich Winnipeg Goldeyes 145
SV Joey Marciano Chicago Dogs 26

[6]

Awards

All-star selections

[7]

All-star game MVP — Ismael Alcantara, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks

Home Run Derby Champion — Brian O'Grady, Cleburne Railroaders

End of year awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable PlayerJacob Teter Chicago Dogs
Pitcher of the YearJoey Matulovich Winnipeg Goldeyes
Rookie of the YearRyan Hernandez Lake Country DockHounds
Manager of the Year Logan Watkins Winnipeg Goldeyes

Postseason All-Stars

PositionPlayerTeam
CatcherJaxx Groshans Cleburne Railroaders
First BaseJacob Teter Chicago Dogs
Second BaseCarter Aldrete Cleburne Railroaders
Shortstop Shed Long Jr. Cleburne Railroaders
Third BaseClaudio Finol Kane County Cougars
Outfield Cornelius Randolph Kane County Cougars
OutfieldHill Alexander Cleburne Railroaders
OutfieldIsmael Alcantara Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Designated HitterRyan Hernandez Lake Country DockHounds
UtilityDayson Croes Winnipeg Goldeyes
Starting PitcherJoey Matulovich Winnipeg Goldeyes
Relief Pitcher Joey Marciano Chicago Dogs

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)
                 
1 Cleburne 60 1
3 Chicago 3 43
3 Chicago 2 2 X
East
2 Kane County 53X
2 Kane County 61X
4 Lake Country 1 0 X
E2 Kane County 215X X
W1 Winnipeg 1 0 3 X X
1 Winnipeg 0 710
2 Sioux Falls 53 3
1 Winnipeg 103 3
West
3 Fargo-Moorhead 1 51
3 Fargo-Moorhead 21 6
4 Sioux City 1 75

Notable players

Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2024

Other notable players who played in the American Association in 2024

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "American Association Announces 2024 Schedule". aabaseball.com.
  3. "Kansas City Monarchs to host 2024 American Association All-Star Game". sports.yahoo.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  4. "American Association - 2024 standings". pointstreak.com.
  5. "American Association - Batting Stats".
  6. "American Association - Pitching Stats".
  7. "Kansas City Monarchs to host 2024 American Association All-Star Game". FOX4KC. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  8. "2023 Playoff Format and Dates". aabaseball.com.