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Asheville's Yainer Diaz Named Player of the Month for September

October 5, 2021 - ASHEVILLE- Earlier today Minor League Baseball announced Asheville's Yainer Diaz (JYE-nair DEE-az) as the September Player of the Month for the High-A East League. Diaz is the lone Tourists in 2021 to take home a Player of the Month award. During the month of September, the Tourists backstop led the league in hits (23), runs (18) and RBI (20) and was second in batting average (.377), total bases (44) and OPS (1.146). He finished fourth in slugging percentage (.721) and fifth in on-base percentage (.424). Diaz was acqui... Full Story

2022 Asheville Tourists Baseball Schedule Released

September 23, 2021 - ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists Baseball Club has officially released its 2022 schedule. The Tourists will play 132 games; 66 at McCormick Field and 66 on the road. The Tourists are on the road for Opening Day, Friday, April 8 at Bowling Green. The home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12 vs. the Greenville Drive. Each home series this season will cover six games over the course of six days; Tuesday - Sunday. Game times and promotions will be announced at a later date. The regular season is scheduled to conclude o... Full Story

2021 Season Recap: Asheville Tourists

September 21, 2021 - ASHEVILLE - The 2021 season of Asheville Tourists Baseball was one of the most anticipated seasons in recent memory. A step up in competition, a rekindled Major League affiliate, and fans aching to be back at one of the most iconic Minor League ballparks in America. New players, new coaches, and a ton of unknowns graced McCormick Field on Opening Day. Now that the season is complete, we can reflect on the 2021 season as a whole, and all this year's Asheville Tourists team accomplished; both on the field, and in the community... Full Story

Shay Whitcomb Named High-A East League Player of the Week

September 20, 2021 - ASHEVILLE - Earlier today Minor League Baseball announced Asheville's Shay Whitcomb as the High-A East League Player of the Week for the week of September 13-19. Whitcomb is the third Tourists player this season to win the award. Scott Schreiber won Player of the Week for his production from June 14-20 and Yainer Diaz took home the honor for the week of September 6-12. During the week of September 13-19, Whitcomb appeared in four games for the Tourists, all at Winston-Salem. Shay went 8-for-19, a .421 batting average, hit... Full Story

• Asheville's Yainer Diaz Named Player of the Month for September - October 5, 2021
  
• 2022 Asheville Tourists Baseball Schedule Released - September 23, 2021
  
• 2021 Season Recap: Asheville Tourists - September 21, 2021
  
• Shay Whitcomb Named High-A East League Player of the Week - September 20, 2021
  
• Tourists Hit Their Stride in 14-4 Victory - September 18, 2021
  
• Asheville Pours It on in 10-1 Win at Winston-Salem - September 16, 2021
  
• Tourists Open Road Trip with Shutout Win - September 15, 2021
  
• Yainer Diaz Named High-A East League Player of the Week - September 13, 2021
  
• Asheville Clinches Home Winning Record in Blowout Victory - September 11, 2021
  
• Trio of Home Runs Power Tourists to 8-2 Win - September 10, 2021
  
• Tourists Come up Just Short in Extras - September 9, 2021
  
• Entertaining Ballgame Ends in 10-7 Defeat - September 8, 2021
  
• Abreu's Blast Walks Asheville off in the Bottom of the Ninth - September 7, 2021
  
• Stubbs Powers Tourists to Bounce Back Win - September 3, 2021
  
• Gomez and Moclair Lead Asheville to Shutout Win - September 1, 2021
  
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League: High-A East League
Home: Asheville, North Carolina
Class: High A
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Website: Asheville Tourists site
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Statistics: Full Asheville Tourists Statistics

Sun., Sep 19	W	Asheville 4 at Winston-Salem 3	Final
Sat., Sep 18	L	Asheville 9 at Winston-Salem 10	Final
Fri., Sep 17	W	Asheville 14 at Winston-Salem 4	Final
Thu., Sep 16	L	Asheville 2 at Winston-Salem 5	Final
Wed., Sep 15	W	Asheville 10 at Winston-Salem 1	Final
Tue., Sep 14	W	Asheville 8 at Winston-Salem 0	Final
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• Greeneville Flyboys (ApL) - Greeneville, Tennessee
  
• Greenville Drive (High-A East) - Greenville, South Carolina
  
• Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) - Greenville, South Carolina
  
• Greenville Triumph SC (USL1) - Greenville, South Carolina
  

• Matzek's World Series title journey began in Asheville, where he was batboy for a day - High-A East Asheville Citizen-Times (November 10)
• Asheville Tourists release their 2022 schedule - High-A East Hendersonville Times-News (September 24)
• Farewell to a legend: Former Tourists GM McKee kept the team alive in Asheville - High-A East Hendersonville Times-News (September 23)
• Tourists rumble past Dash - High-A East Winston-Salem Journal (September 16)
• Rome finishes off road trip with win - High-A East Rome News-Tribune (September 13)
• Braves offense comes through in extras for win over Asheville - High-A East Rome News-Tribune (September 10)
• Braves rally for road win over Tourists - High-A East Rome News-Tribune (September 9)
• Rome Braves lose back-and-forth battle in road series opener - High-A East Rome News-Tribune (September 8)
• Four Greenville Drive pitchers combine for a no-hitter vs. Asheville - High-A East Greenville News (September 3)
• Asheville Tourist and others fundraiser to help WNC flood victims - High-A East Asheville Citizen-Times (August 25)
• IronBirds drop final two games of series against Asheville - High-A East Baltimore Sun (August 16)
• IronBirds get third straight, extra-inning, walk-off win over Asheville - High-A East Baltimore Sun (August 14)
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