Professional Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts
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The Texas AirHogs play in the American Association (formerly known as the Grand Prairie AirHogs). In 2018 the team entered an agreement with the Chinese government to have many of the Chinese national team players play for the AirHogs in order to get exposure in America. If you were to have played in the AA Read More …
Many players who want to try out for, and play in, the independent professional baseball leagues actually have never seen a real independent league game. Here is one from earlier this season featuring the San Rafael Pacifics and the Napa Silverados. Both teams play in the Pacific Association, located in the Northern California area.
Here is a local news media clip from 2017 from KGUN about players on the Tucson Saguaros team in the Pecos League: If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the home page or click here to sign up for the subscription notification service.
With so many players saying that they want to play in a professional baseball game, they usually have very little idea of what an actual game is like. Here is an example from 2017 featuring two Pacific Association teams playing each other: The San Rafael Pacifics and the Sonoma Stompers: If you are interested Read More …
This video gives some helpful thoughts from managers, coaching staff and even league officials during a High Desert YardBirds tryout, a team which plays in the Pecos League. This video was from 2017: If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the home page or click here Read More …
Here is a video featuring Hal Lanier, manager of the Ottawa Champions (Can-Am League), talking about the team’s 2018 open tryout. A prospective player speaks on camera as well. If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the home page or click here to sign up for Read More …
This video from the Denver Post shows a glimpse of the hard life players have in the lower levels of the independent leagues. In this video the team being featured is the Pecos League’s Trinidad Triggers (Trinidad, Colorado): If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the Read More …
This documentary with front office personnel from the American Association goes into greater detail about the business side of the independent professional baseball leagues. Unlike college baseball, which oftentimes gets funded by the state’s budget or alumni, the professional teams need to rely upon ticket sales and sponsorships to operate. This documentary gives you a Read More …
This 2016 video shows players talking about their dreams of becoming a professional baseball player while at a tryout for the Gary RailCats (American Association): If you are interested in being notified of tryouts and development league opportunities then visit the home page or click here to sign up for the subscription notification service.
We have been asked by a representative of the Frontier League’s Southern Illinois Miners, who also serves as an area scout for the Atlanta Braves, to announce a tryout on October 30, 2016. Here is the information and graphics provided by the Frontier League and the scout running the tryout: PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL TRYOUT – Palm Read More …
Here is a short documentary about players trying to make the Gary RailCats, a team which plays in the American Association. It shows the challenges which players have when trying to make a team through an open tryout camp versus being signed directly as a result of a recommendation or being scouted by the Read More …