The 2020 American Association season is the 15th season of professional baseball in the American Association of Professional Baseball (AA) since its creation in October 2005. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic the league only field 6 teams and played a shortened season. The league held a dispersal draft of the players on the teams that did not take the field this season.

Season schedule Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league looked for a way to play the season. The league fielded 6 teams for a 60 game schedule, using a 3 city hubs for home games. The hub cities selected were Fargo, Sioux Falls and Milwaukee. The week before the season started the Chicago Dogs were granted permission to play home games in Chicago. The Saint Paul Saints returned home August 4, 2021 The top two teams, The Milwaukee Milkmen and the Sioux Falls Canaries, competed in a best of 7 series for the championship. The Milkmen won the series 4-1.

Dispersal draft +TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9MilwaukeeChase SimpsonZach NehrirDylan TiceDylan BakerA.J. SchugelJack AlkireSioux FallsAlay LagoErik Manoah, Jr.Austin BoyleMichael GunnRyan LongLandon HolifieldRicky Ramirez, Jr.WinnipegDarnell SweeneyFrank DuncanJordan GeorgeThomas WalravenRoy MoralesKent HaslerMason MelotakisRyan FloresJohn NesterChicagoEric StoutCarlos Diaz, Jr.Andrew MitchellJeff ThompsonJason SeeverJose Mesa, Jr.Ben YokleyFargo-MoorheadCito CulverDario PizzanoJake CosartDylan KellyTyler WilsoonRyan ThurstonMitchell OsnowitzForrest AlldaySt PaulChuck TaylorJameson McGraneRashad CrawfordJose VelezMatt Pobereyko

Regular season standings +PlaceTeamWinsLosesWin%GB1Milwaukee Milkmen3426.567—2Sioux Falls Canaries3127.53423St. Paul Saints3030.50044Winnipeg Goldeyes2931.48355Fargo-Moorehead RedHawks2832.46766Chicago Dogs2632.4487

Statistical leaders Hitting Stat Player Team Total HRAdam Brett Walker IIMilwaukee Milkmen 22 AVGCorrell Prime Drew WardFargo-Moorhead RedHawks .335 HCorrell PrimeFargo-Moorhead RedHawks 83 RBIsKyle MartinWinnipeg Goldeyes 51 SBMichael CrouseChicago Dogs 20

Pitching Stat Player Team Total WThomas Dorminy Tyler HerronChicago Dogs Sioux Falls Canaries 7 ERADavid HolmbergMilwaukee Milkmen 2.34 SOMike DevineSt. Paul Saints 89 SVJameson McGrane Keaton SteeleSt. Paul Saints Sioux Falls Canaries 16

Notable players Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2020

See also 2020 in baseball 2020 Major League Baseball season Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

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