Northwoods League Alumni to Participate in the 2019 Arizona Fall League
Published on September 18, 2019 under Northwoods League (Northwoods) News Release
Rochester, Minn. - Starting this week, twenty-three former Northwoods League players will be competing over the next two months in Arizona against the top players in Minor League Baseball. Last season thirty-four former NWL players participated and six of those players played in MLB during the 2019 season.
There are six teams in the Arizona Fall League: the Scottsdale Scorpions, Mesa Solar Sox, Salt River Rafters, Glendale Desert Dogs, Peoria Javelinas and Surprise Saguaros. These club names were picked by Major League Baseball as reflective of the Southwestern desert traditions in the state.
The teams are broken into two divisions, East and West. Each Major League Baseball team sends six top prospects to the Arizona Fall League, 180 players in all. The games are played in the Spring Training stadiums used by the Mariners, Padres, Cubs, A's, D-backs and Rockies.
How good are the players in the Arizona Fall League? The 2019 All-Star Game in Cleveland featured 43 AFL alums. Nearly 60 percent of all AFL players make a Major League roster, with an incredible 321 All-Stars, 19 MVPs, six Cy Young Award Winners, seven World Series MVPs, 99 Silver Sluggers, 88 Gold Gloves, and 30 Rookies of the Year.
The former Northwoods League players and their AFL team are as follows:
Glendale Desert Dogs
Vince Arobio Madison 2015
Marshall Kasowski Lakeshore 2015-2016
Peoria Javelinas
Nick Mears Willmar 2017-2018
Penn Murfee Thunder Bay 2015
C.J. Chatham Wisconsin 2014
Owen Miller Lakeshore 2016-2017
Jared Oliva Wisconsin 2015-2016
Northwoods League Stories from September 18, 2019
- Uelmen Joins Mesa Solar Sox of the MLB Arizona Fall League - Eau Claire Express
- Northwoods League Alumni to Participate in the 2019 Arizona Fall League - Northwoods
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