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30 Alumni Selected for 2026 MLB Spring Breakout

March 19, 2026 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Thirty Appalachian League alumni were selected for Major League Baseball's third annual edition of Spring Breakout, which takes place March 19-22. Spring Breakout serves as a showcase of baseball's future stars with each Major League Club fielding a team of prospects from their farm system to play a team of top prospects from another organization in an exhibition game. Two alumni from Spring Breakout 2025 made their Major League debuts last season. Paul Gervase (Bristol '21) debuted with the Tampa Bay ... Full Story

20 Appalachian League Alumni on New Top 30 Prospects Lists

March 6, 2026 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Twenty Appalachian League alumni appear on MLB Pipeline's new 2026 team Top 30 Prospects lists. Kaelen Culpepper (Bluefield '22) is the Appy League's highest ranked prospect at No. 52 on MLB Pipeline's new Top 100 Prospects list and No. 2 on the Minnesota Twins Top 30 list. 2021 Appy League Pitcher of the Year, Bryce Mayer (Greeneville '21), is the No. 6 Houston Astros prospect. Braden Nett (Greeneville '21), who was added to the Athletics' 40-man roster in November, is the Athletics' No. 6 prospect. ... Full Story

Five Former Appalachian League Coaches and Players to Participate in 2026 World Baseball Classic

March 4, 2026 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Appalachian League will have five former coaches and players participating in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. 2023 Burlington pitching coach Horacio Ramírez will represent Team Mexico, Carlos Lequerica (Pulaski '21) and Noah Mendlinger (Bristol '21) will represent Team Israel, while Jack Seppings (Princeton '21) and Wes Burton (Bristol '21) will represent Team Great Britain. To view the 2026 World Baseball Classic schedule, click here. More information on the Appalachian League's WBC particip... Full Story

Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

March 2, 2026 - BASEBALL Appalachian League: The city of Bristol (VA) has decided not to move forward on construction of a new stadium for the Bristol State Liners team in the summer-collegiate Appy League, which operates under the Major League Baseball and USA Baseball Prospect Development Pipeline. Original plans were to build the stadium across the state line in Bristol (TN) but that failed and Bristol (VA) stepped up in August 2025. While trying to build a stadium, the State Liners have not had their own home for the past two seasons... Full Story

• 30 Alumni Selected for 2026 MLB Spring Breakout - (March 19)
  
• 20 Appalachian League Alumni on New Top 30 Prospects Lists - (March 6)
  
• Five Former Appalachian League Coaches and Players to Participate in 2026 World Baseball Classic - (March 4)
  
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - (March 2)
  
• Appalachian League Alumni to Participate in the Andre Dawson Classic - (February 19)
  
• Appalachian League Alumni Begin 2026 Season at the MLB Desert Invitational - (February 13)
  
• Johnson City Doughboys Announce Jordan Thornton as New Assistant General Manager - Johnson City Doughboys (February 4)
  
• Appalachian League Announces 2025 Charitable Contributions - (February 3)
  
• Appalachian League Executives Participate in MLK Day of Service - (January 23)
  
• Greeneville Flyboys Reach Field Naming Rights Partnership with Eastman Credit Union - Greeneville Flyboys (January 5)
  
• Elizabethton River Riders Receive 2025 Lee Landers Community Service Award - Elizabethton River Riders (December 10)
  
• Elizabethton River Riders Receive 2025 Lee Landers Community Service Award - (December 10)
  
• Appalachian League Unveils 2026 Schedule - (December 10)
  
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - (November 17)
  
• Elizabethton River Riders Announce Schedule for 2026 Season - Elizabethton River Riders (November 12)
  
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Bluefield Ridge Runners - Bluefield, West Virginia
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Burlington Sock Puppets - Burlington, North Carolina
Danville Otterbots - Danville, Virginia
Elizabethton River Riders - Elizabethton, Tennessee
Greeneville Flyboys - Greeneville, Tennessee
Johnson City Doughboys - Johnson City, Tennessee
Kingsport Axmen - Kingsport, Tennessee
Pulaski River Turtles - Pulaski, Virginia
Tri-State Coal Cats - Huntington, West Virginia

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• Five Things to Do: from food trucks to egg hunts - Burlington Times-News (March 20)
  
• City cites long-term debt, cost of new facility as reasons - Bristol Herald Courier (February 25)
  
• Tusculum's Pioneer Park Gets Naming Rights Deal - Greeneville Sun (January 6)
  
• Bristol State Liners put on hiatus until 2027 season - Bristol Herald Courier (November 13)
  
• Appalachian League folds Coal Cats after two seasons - Charleston Gazette-Mail (November 13)
  
• Appalachian League folds Coal Cats after two seasons - Huntington Herald-Dispatch (November 13)
  
• Flyboys Announce 2026 Appy League Sked - Greeneville Sun (November 13)
  
• Appalachian League folds Coal Cats after two seasons - Huntington Herald-Dispatch (November 12)
  
• Construction timeline for proposed stadium under discussion - Bristol Herald Courier (August 21)
  
• Two Bristol State Liners named to All-Appy League team - Bristol Herald Courier (August 16)
  
• Niedzwiedz represents Ridge Runners on All-Appalachian League post-season team - Bluefield Daily Telegraph (August 15)
  
• Two Flyboys Named All-Appalachian League - Greeneville Sun (August 15)
  
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