Current season, competition or edition: 2024 American Association season | |
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| Classification | Independent baseball |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Founded | 2005 |
| First season | 2006 |
| Commissioner | Joshua Schaub |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Confederation | WBSC Americas[1] |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kane County Cougars (2024) |
| Most titles | Winnipeg Goldeyes and Kansas City Monarchs (3) |
| Official website | Official website |
The American Association of Professional Baseball is an independent professional baseball league founded in 2005. It operates in the central United States and Canada, mostly in cities not served by Major League Baseball teams or their minor league affiliates. Joshua Schaub is the league commissioner. League offices are located in Moorhead, Minnesota. Though a separate entity, the league shared a commissioner and director of umpires with the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball during that league's existence. The American Association of Professional Baseball has 501(c)(6) tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service.[2] In 2020, as part of MLB's reorganization of the minor leagues, the American Association, together with the Atlantic League and the Frontier League, became an official MLB Partner League.[3]
- ^ "Associated Members of the WBSC". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. October 31, 2017.
- ^ "American Association, Frontier League now MLB Partner Leagues". Ballpark Digest. August Publishing. September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.