# 2022 American Association season

The 2022 American Association season is the 17th 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.

## Season schedule

During the Off-Season the league added Lake Country DockHounds to replace the temporary traveling team Houston Apollos. The league was 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 2022 playoffs.

## Regular Season Standings

as of September 5, 2022
East Division Regular Season Standings :
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | y – Chicago Dogs | 100 | 54 | 46 | .540 | -- |
| 2 | x – Kane County Cougars | 100 | 54 | 46 | .540 | -- |
| 3 | x – Milwaukee Milkmen | 100 | 53 | 47 | .530 | 1.0 |
| 4 | x – Cleburne Railroaders | 100 | 50 | 50 | .500 | 4.0 |
| 5 | e – Gary SouthShore RailCats | 100 | 42 | 58 | .420 | 12.0 |
| 6 | e – Lake Country DockHounds | 100 | 34 | 66 | .340 | 20.0 |
West Division Regular Season Standings :
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | y – Kansas City Monarchs | 100 | 65 | 35 | .650 | -- |
| 2 | x – Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 100 | 64 | 36 | .640 | 1.0 |
| 3 | x – Winnipeg Goldeyes | 100 | 53 | 47 | .530 | 12.0 |
| 4 | x – Lincoln Saltdogs | 100 | 49 | 51 | .490 | 16.0 |
| 5 | e – Sioux City Explorers | 100 | 49 | 51 | .490 | 16.0 |
| 6 | e – Sioux Falls Canaries | 100 | 33 | 67 | .330 | 32.0 |
* y – Clinched division
* x – Clinched playoff spot
* e – Eliminated from playoff contention

## Statistical leaders

as of September 5, 2022

### Hitting

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| HR | Max Murphy | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 31 |
| AVG | Bryan Torres | Milwaukee Milkmen | .374 |
| H | Bryan Torres | Milwaukee Milkmen | 139 |
| RBIs | Max Murphy | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 96 |
| SB | Danny Amaral | Sioux City Explorers | 48 |

### Pitching

| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| W | Jack Fox | Kane County Cougars | 11 |
| ERA | Matt Hall | Kansas City Monarchs | 1.10 |
| SO | Kevin Mcgovern | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 141 |
| SV | Alex DuBord | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 23 |

## Awards
### All-star selections

All-star game MVP — Jabari Henry

### Home run derby

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Grant Kay | Grant Kay | 11 — 5 | | | | | | |
| Jabari Henry | Jabari Henry | 14 | David Thompson | David Thompson | 16 — 4 | | | |
| Jimmy Kerrigan | Jimmy Kerrigan | 10 | Jabari Henry | Jabari Henry | 20 | | | |
| John Silviano | John Silviano | 9 | | | | Jabari Henry | Jabari Henry | 22 |
| K.C. Hobson | K.C. Hobson | 10 | | | | David Thompson | David Thompson | 23 |
| Josh Altman | Josh Altman | 12 | Josh Altman | Josh Altman | 16 — 3 | | | |
| Keon Barnum | Keon Barnum | 11 — 4 | Grant Kay | Grant Kay | 15 | | | |
| David Thompson | David Thompson | 19 | | | | | | |

### End of year awards

* TBD

## Playoffs
### Format

In 2022, 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.

### Playoff bracket

| Division Playoff Series (best-of-three) | Division Playoff Series (best-of-three) | Division Playoff Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | Division Championship Series (best-of-three) | American Association Championship Series (best-of-five) | American Association Championship Series (best-of-five) | American Association Championship Series (best-of-five) |
| 1 | Chicago Dogs | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Milwaukee Milkmen | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Milwaukee Milkmen | 2 | Milwaukee Milkmen | Milwaukee Milkmen | 2 | | | |
| East | East | East | Milwaukee Milkmen | Milwaukee Milkmen | 2 | | | |
| East | East | East | Cleburne Railroaders | Cleburne Railroaders | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Kane County Cougars | 1 | Cleburne Railroaders | Cleburne Railroaders | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Cleburne Railroaders | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cleburne Railroaders | 2 | | | | Milwaukee Milkmen | Milwaukee Milkmen | 2 |
| | | | | | | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 3 |
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 2 | | | | | | | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 3 |
| 4 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 0 | Kansas City Monarchs | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 | | | |
| West | West | West | Kansas City Monarchs | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 | | | |
| West | West | West | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 2 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 1 | | | | | | |

## Notable players

Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2022
* Matt Adams (Kansas City)
* Buddy Baumann (Lincoln)
* Akeem Bostick (Kansas City)
* Bryce Brentz (Kane County)
* Hunter Cervenka (Cleburne)
* Brandon Cunniff (Lincoln)
* Dean Deetz (Sioux Falls)
* Jose Espada (Milwaukee)
* Nick Franklin (Kane County/Sioux City)
* Nick Gardewine (Cleburne)
* Miguel Gómez (Milwaukee)
* Gabby Guerrero (Kansas City)
* Matt Hall (Kansas City)
* Blaine Hardy (Sioux City)
* Cam Hill (Kansas City)
* Mickey Jannis (Chicago)
* Sherman Johnson (Kane County)
* Pete Kozma (Kansas City)
* Jacob Lindgren (Kansas City)
* Rymer Liriano (Fargo-Moorhead)
* Steve Lombardozzi Jr. (Kane County)
* Josh Lucas (Cleburne/Winnipeg)
* Ozzie Martínez (Sioux Falls)
* Wyatt Mathisen (Cleburne)
* Kevin McCarthy (Cleburne)
* Alex McRae (Lake Country)
* Ryan Miller (Sioux Falls)
* Mike Morin (Kane County)
* Zac Reininger (Cleburne)
* Jacob Robson (Kansas City)
* Nivaldo Rodriguez (Sioux City)
* Jason Rogers (Lincoln)
* Héctor Sánchez (Cleburne/Milwaukee)
* Brian Schlitter (Chicago)
* AJ Schugel (Milwaukee)
* Mallex Smith (Kansas City)
* Darnell Sweeney (Kansas City)
* Lewis Thorpe (Kansas City)
* Charlie Tilson (Chicago)
* David Washington (Winnipeg)
* Stevie Wilkerson (Chicago)
* Vance Worley (Kane County)