Professional Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts
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The Wichita Wingnuts were a longtime American Association team, but due to the City of Wichita wanting to build a stadium for AAA baseball the independent team decided to cease operations. It is unknown how long the team’s social media and YouTube channels will still stay up, but for now you can see the quality Read More …
The Texas AirHogs play in the American Association (formerly known as the Grand Prairie AirHogs). In 2018 the team entered an agreement with the Chinese government to have many of the Chinese national team players play for the AirHogs in order to get exposure in America. If you were to have played in the AA Read More …
Many players who want to try out for, and play in, the independent professional baseball leagues actually have never seen a real independent league game. Here is one from earlier this season featuring the San Rafael Pacifics and the Napa Silverados. Both teams play in the Pacific Association, located in the Northern California area.
The Chicago Dogs were a new team in the American Association for the 2018 season. Here is a “life in the minor leagues” interview with Dogs’ 1B/OF Dalton Blaser:
Here is a local news media clip from 2017 from KGUN about players on the Tucson Saguaros team in the Pecos League: If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the home page or click here to sign up for the subscription notification service.
With so many players saying that they want to play in a professional baseball game, they usually have very little idea of what an actual game is like. Here is an example from 2017 featuring two Pacific Association teams playing each other: The San Rafael Pacifics and the Sonoma Stompers: If you are interested Read More …
This video from the Denver Post shows a glimpse of the hard life players have in the lower levels of the independent leagues. In this video the team being featured is the Pecos League’s Trinidad Triggers (Trinidad, Colorado): If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the Read More …
This 2016 video shows players talking about their dreams of becoming a professional baseball player while at a tryout for the Gary RailCats (American Association): If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the home page or click here to sign up for the subscription notification service.
The Pecos Spring League is a development league for the Pecos League & other independent leagues. It runs during March each year in South Houston, Texas. One of the fun things about being involved, even in the development leagues, is that news media often finds some humor when it needs a local sports piece. Players Read More …
We found a video from last year going into the rigors of the lower end of independent professional baseball, in this case with the Pecos League: If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the home page or click here to sign up for the subscription notification Read More …
Here is a 2013 video featuring player interviews from the Freedom League: The league did not continue on after that season, so this is an example of what has happened virtually every season since the independent league business model started in 1993. If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development Read More …