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2024 American Association season
LeagueAmerican Association of Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMay 9 – September 2
Number of games100
Number of teams12
East Division
League championsKane County Cougars
West Division
League championsWinnipeg Goldeyes
American Association Championship
ChampionsKane County Cougars
  Runners-upWinnipeg Goldeyes
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →

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.

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

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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

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East Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Cleburne Railroaders 100 60 40 .600 --
2 x – Kane County Cougars 100 55 45 .550 5.0
3 x – Chicago Dogs 100 55 45 .545 5.0
4 x – Lake Country DockHounds 100 53 47 .530 7.0
5 e – Milwaukee Milkmen 100 49 51 .490 11.0
6 e – Gary SouthShore RailCats 100 30 70 .300 30.0
West Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Winnipeg Goldeyes 99 56 43 .566 --
2 x – Sioux Falls Canaries 99 55 44 .556 1.0
3 x – Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 100 53 47 .530 3.5
4 x – Sioux City Explorers 100 49 51 .490 7.5
5 e – Kansas City Monarchs 100 46 54 .460 10.5
6 e – Lincoln Saltdogs 100 38 62 .380 18.5
  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • e – Eliminated from playoff contention

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Statistical leaders

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as of September 1, 2024

Hitting

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Stat Player Team Total
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

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Pitching

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Stat Player Team Total
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

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Awards

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All-star selections

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All-star game MVP — TBD

Home run derby

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

End of year awards

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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

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Format

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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

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Division Playoff Series
(best-of-three) 		Division Championship Series
(best-of-three) 		Miles Wolff Cup Finals
(best-of-five)
                 
1 Cleburne 6 0 1
3 Chicago 3 4 3
3 Chicago 2 2 X
East
2 Kane County 5 3 X
2 Kane County 6 1 X
4 Lake Country 1 0 X
E2 Kane County 2 1 5 X X
E1 Winnipeg 1 0 3 X X
1 Winnipeg 0 7 10
2 Sioux Falls 5 3 3
1 Winnipeg 10 3 3
West
3 Fargo-Moorhead 1 5 1
3 Fargo-Moorhead 2 1 6
4 Sioux City 1 7 5

Notable players

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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

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References

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  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.
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