Select games from a Major League Baseball Partner League that operates in nine states and one Canadian province are coming to over-the-air broadcast TV stations across the Midwest and to three local sports networks recently launched by Gray Television.
Coming to the Gray properties are games associated with the American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB).
Arizona Family Sports in Arizona, Peachtree Sports Network in Georgia, and Silver State Sports and Entertainment Network in Nevada will air regular season games on a weekly basis. Gray’s television stations in Mankato, Minn.; Rockford, Ill.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Cedar Rapids, Iowa will air games from AAPB teams located in or near those respective markets.
Gray also intends to air the AAPB All Star Game over-the-air across more than a dozen markets on Tuesday, July 23.
With Gray Television “committed to live sports,” COO Sandy Breland says the AAPB agreement provides “another example of ways we are providing viewers what they want with live sports.”
Formed in 2006, the AAPB is comprised of 12 member clubs, with many beginning play in 1993. Teams include the Winnipeg Goldeyes and teams in the U.S. in markets as large as Chicago and as small as Cleburne, Tex.
By the end of 2023, over 55 players with American Association experience had made their debut with MLB clubs after having first played in the American Association.
AAPB partners include PPG, Rawlings and LED lighting solutions company Midstream.
