Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

March 9, 2026 - BASEBALL Pecos League: The Monterey (CA) Amberjacks of the independent Pecos League have not been able to work out a suitable ballpark lease agreement with the city and the team will not be part of the 2026 season. The league has restarted the Austin Weirdos team, which sat out the 2025 season due to a lack of a home ballpark, as a travel-only team that will be based in California and play a 54-game road schedule. The Austin Weirdos will replace Monterey in the six-team California-based Pacific Division for the 2026 seaso... Full Story

Former Logger, AAA Pitching Coach Justin Ramsey Returning to Manager Loggers After Sciturro Receives Promotion

March 9, 2026 - LA CROSSE, WIS. - The Northwoods League is a league of development and opportunity for not just players, but coaches as well. Following his first stint in La Crosse last summer, Dominic Sciturro garnered an opportunity to join the University of Illinois-Chicago staff as their director of player development in the fall of 2025. After a full-time member of the UIC coaching staff departed for a different position in December, that opened the door for Sciturro to quickly advance into a full-time, on-field coaching position which... Full Story

AppleSox Reveal First Three Members of 2026 Roster

March 9, 2026 - The AppleSox organization announced Monday the addition of three players to the 2026 roster. Returning arms Mitch Haythorn, Dylan Schlenger, and Easton Brooks will join this summer's team. This week's roster additions come from UNC (N. Colorado), Eastern Illinois, and Utah Tech. Haythorn was a star on the mound last summer, leading the league in strikeouts (54) and recording a division best 3.32 ERA over 49.2 innings of work. After starting opening day for the 'Sox and staying through the playoffs, Haythorn picked up a te... Full Story

Spring Breakout Rosters Announced

March 9, 2026 - NASHVILLE - As the 2026 Spring Training season continues, the preliminary 40-man rosters for the 2026 Spring Breakout Games has been announced by the Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball. This year's event runs between March 19-22, and consists of eight former Nashville Sounds, including three in MLB Pipeline's Brewers Top 30 prospects list. Former Sounds players include RHP Will Childers, RHP Coleman Crow, LHP Brian Fitzpatrick, RHP Michael Fowler, RHP Blake Holub, LHP Tate Kuehner, RHP Craig Yoho and C Jeferson Quer... Full Story

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• Former Logger, AAA Pitching Coach Justin Ramsey Returning to Manager Loggers After Sciturro Receives Promotion - La Crosse Loggers (Northwoods) March 9
• 2026 Pelicans' Promotional Schedule Announced - Myrtle Beach Pelicans (CarL) March 9
• Hillsboro Hops Announce Partnership with Argyle Winery - Hillsboro Hops (NWL) March 9
• Single Game Tickets for 2026 Lexington Legends Season Go on Sale Friday, March 13 - Lexington Legends (AtL) March 9
• Boxcars Release 2026 Promo Schedule PT. II - Hagerstown Flying Boxcars (AtL) March 9
• Gwinnett Stripers, Gray Media Announce 2026 Television Broadcast Partnership - Gwinnett Stripers (IL) March 9
• Take a Swing: Bisons 'Game Prediction Contest' Returns for the 2026 Season - Buffalo Bisons (IL) March 9
• AppleSox Reveal First Three Members of 2026 Roster - Wenatchee AppleSox (WCL) March 9
• Lake County Captains Announce the Third Year of Small Business Support Program for 2026 Season, Presented by Pnc - Lake County Captains (MWL) March 9
• Somerset Patriots to Welcome the Sopranos Stars Vincent Curatola and Federico Castelluccio - Somerset Patriots (EL) March 9
• Spring Breakout Rosters Announced - Nashville Sounds (IL) March 9
• Long Island Ducks Individual Game Tickets on Sale Tuesday - Long Island Ducks (AtL) March 9
• Division III National Champion Wisconsin-Whitewater Headlines Blue Wahoos Classic College Baseball Tournament - Pensacola Blue Wahoos (SL) March 9
• Dock Spiders Add Carbliss Corner to Herr-Baker Field - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (Northwoods) March 9
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• Fargo baseball team to play as Woodchippers, don'tcha know - Northwoods Sports Logos Net News (March 9)
  
• Hagerstown Flying Boxcars to play as Wienerschnitzels - AtL Sports Logos Net News (March 9)
  
• Lake Country DockHounds celebrate local drinking establishments with alternate identity - AA Sports Logos Net News (March 9)
  
• Have glove, will travel - AA Winnipeg Free Press (March 9)
  
• Athletics flex muscles during Big League Weekend PHOTOS - PCL Las Vegas Review-Journal (March 9)
  
• Cubs prospect Jaxon Wiggins likely to start season in Iowa - IL Des Moines Register (March 8)
  
• Imminent completion of Erlanger Park rekindles tensions over Chattanooga's most ambitious projects - SL Chattanooga Times & Free Press (March 8)
  
• Tulsa World DrillersFest prepares fans for upcoming season - TL Tulsa World (March 8)
  
• Athletics putting down roots in Las Vegas with Big League Weekend - PCL Las Vegas Review-Journal (March 8)
  
• Northeast Wisconsin radio host to face Joey Chestnut in eating contest at Timber Rattlers game - MWL NewsBreak - Appleton (March 7)
  
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