The 2026 American Association season will be the 21st 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 Kane County Cougars will enter the season as the defending champions, having defeated the Sioux Falls Canaries three games to two, in the league's 2025 championship series. As champions, the Cougars began the 2026 season by representing the American Association at the 2026 Baseball Champions League Americas tournament, which they also won.
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 2026 playoffs.
The league announced that the 2026 All-Star Game would take place at Haymarket Park, the home of the Lincoln Saltdogs. The Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game will take place on Wednesday, July 15th.
Season Standings As of September 7, 2026
+ East Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – Milwaukee Milkmen1005842.580--2 x – Lake Country DockHounds1005644.5602.03 x – Kane County Cougars995445.5453.54 x – Cleburne Railroaders1004951.4909.05 e – Gary SouthShore RailCats994257.42415.56 e – Chicago Dogs1003169.31027.0
+ West Division Regular Season Standings Pos Team G W L Pct. GB1 y – Kansas City Monarchs1005941.590--2 x – Winnipeg Goldeyes1005446.5405.03 x – Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks1005347.5306.04 x – Sioux Falls Canaries1005050.5009.05 e – Sioux City Explorers1004951.49010.06 e – Lincoln Saltdogs1004456.44015.0
y – Clinched division x – Clinched playoff spot e – Eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical Leaders as of May 14, 2026
Hitting Stat Player Team Total HR TBD TBD AVG TBD TBD H TBD TBD RBIs TBD TBD SB TBD TBD
Pitching Stat Player Team Total W TBD TBD ERA TBD TBD SO TBD TBD SV TBD TBD
Awards
All-star selections
East Division +Elected starters PositionPlayerTeam C 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF DH
+Reserves PositionPlayerTeam
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West Division +Elected starters PositionPlayerTeam C 1B 2B 3B SS OF OF OF DH
+Reserves PositionPlayerTeam
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All-star game MVP — Jaxx Groshans (Chicago Dogs)
Home Run Derby Champion — Jose Sermo (Fargo-Moorehead Redhawks)
End-of-year awards 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
Postseason All-Stars PositionPlayerTeamCatcher TBD TBD First base TBD TBDSecond base TBD TBDThird base TBD TBDShortstop TBD TBDOutfield TBD TBDOutfield TBD TBDOutfield TBD TBDUtility TBD TBDDesignated hitter TBD TBDStarting pitcher TBD TBDRelief pitcher TBD TBD
Playoffs Format
Playoff bracket
Notable players Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2026 TBD
See also
2026 Frontier League season 2026 Major League Baseball season 2026 Pecos League season
References