| 2024 American Association season | |
| League: | American Association of Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | May 9 - September 2 |
| No Of Games: | 100 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season2: | East Division |
| Season3: | West Division |
| Finals: | American Association Championship |
| Prevseason Link: | 2023 American Association season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2023 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2025 American Association season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2025 |
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]
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]
as of August 19, 2024
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleburne Railroaders | 87 | 54 | 33 | .621 | -- | |
| 2 | Kane County Cougars | 87 | 48 | 39 | .552 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | Chicago Dogs | 87 | 47 | 40 | .540 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | Lake Country DockHounds | 86 | 43 | 43 | .500 | 10.5 | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 5 | Milwaukee Milkmen | 87 | 42 | 45 | .483 | 12.0 |
| 6 | e – Gary SouthShore RailCats | 86 | 28 | 58 | .326 | 25.5 |
| Team | G | W | L | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 86 | 48 | 38 | .558 | -- | |
| 2 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 85 | 47 | 38 | .553 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 87 | 47 | 40 | .540 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Kansas City Monarchs | 85 | 41 | 44 | .482 | 6.5 | |
| - style="border-top:3px solid red;" | 5 | Sioux City Explorers | 85 | 40 | 45 | .471 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 86 | 32 | 54 | .372 | 16.0 |
as of August 19, 2024
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Ryan Hernandez | 27 | ||
| AVG | Carter Aldrete | .344 | ||
| H | Carter Aldrete | 120 | ||
| RBIs | Ryan Hernandez, Jacob Teter | 83 | ||
| SB | Ismael Alcantara | 60 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ty Culbreth, Joey Matulovich, Sebastian Rodriguez | 10 | ||
| ERA | Joey Matulovich | 2.29 | ||
| SO | Joey Matulovich | 126 | ||
| SV | 22 |
| +Elected starters | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jaxx Groshans | Railroaders | |
| 1B | Jacob Teter | Dogs | |
| 2B | Carter Aldrete | Railroaders | |
| 3B | Josh Altmann | DockHounds | |
| SS | Shed Long Jr. | Railroaders | |
| OF | Hill Alexander | Railroaders | |
| OF | Narciso Crook | Dogs | |
| OF | Brian O'Grady | Railroaders | |
| DH | Todd Lott | Cougars |
| +Reserves | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Nick Dalesandro | Dogs | |
| C | Erik Ostberg | Milkmen | |
| INF | Brantley Bell | Dogs | |
| INF | Claudio Finol | Cougars | |
| INF | Ryan Hernandez | DockHounds |
| +Pitchers | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Alexander | RailCats | |
| John Baker | Dogs | |
| Nick Belzer | Cougars | |
| Alan Zhang Carter | DockHounds | |
| C. J. Carter | Cougars | |
| Joey Marciano | Dogs | |
| Chris Muller | Railroaders | |
| Jhordany Mezquita | Milkmen | |
| Jacques Pucheu | Railroaders | |
| Mark Simon | Milkmen | |
| Josh Smith | RailCats |
| +Elected starters | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Rob Emery | Goldeyes | |
| 1B | Frankie Tostado | Monarchs | |
| 2B | Dayson Croes | Goldeyes | |
| 3B | Jack Dragum | Saltdogs | |
| SS | Jordan Barth | Canaries | |
| OF | Scott Ota | Explorers | |
| OF | Josh Rehwaldt | Canaries | |
| OF | Aaron Takacs | Saltdogs | |
| DH | Luke Roskam | Saltdogs |
| +Reserves | |||
| Position | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Herbert Iser | Monarchs | |
| INF | Trevor Achenbach | Canaries | |
| INF | Mike Hart | Canaries | |
| OF | Ismael Alcantara | RedHawks | |
| OF | Miles Simington | Goldeyes |
| +Pitchers | ||
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Ty Culbreth | Canaries | |
| Jake Dykhoff | RedHawks | |
| Davis Feldman | RedHawks | |
| Julian Garcia | Monarchs | |
| Dan Kubiuk | Saltdogs | |
| Kyle Marman | Explorers | |
| Joey Matulovich | Goldeyes | |
| Joey Murray | Explorers | |
| Travis Seabrooke | Goldeyes | |
| Nate Tellier | Monarchs | |
| Zach Veen | Canaries |
All-star game MVP — TBD
| 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 |
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]
Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2024
Other notable players who played in the American Association in 2024