Welcome back to Mound Talk with Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery. In this week’s episode, Steve talks a little playoff baseball with us, he shares his thoughts on college football and the big Georgia-Alabama game, and he gives his big four picks of the week in the NFL. Plus, the Skipper talks a little Halloween […]
Welcome back to Mound Talk with Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery. In this week’s episode, Steve discusses the impact of the MLB agreement with the American Association, he talks a little playoff baseball, and the Skipper gives us his predictions on big games in the NFL and College Football. Plus, a special Good, Bad, & […]
Welcome back to Mound Talk with Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery. In this week’s episode, Steve discusses the American Association Championship Series, he talks about the closing weekend of the Baseball season, and we learn Steve’s big four picks in the NFL for this weekend. Plus, Steve discusses the weight of Lions Head Coach Matt […]
Welcome back to Mound Talk with Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery. In this week’s episode, Steve talks a little American Association Championship series with us, he gives us his thoughts on the U.S. Open this weekend, and he tells us if anyone can beat the Tampa Bay Rays. Plus, Steve talks a little college football […]
Welcome back to Mound Talk with Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery. In this week’s episode, Steve provides his thoughts on the American Association championship, he talks about the NBA and NHL playoffs with us, and Steve looks ahead to the weekend in college football. Plus, he provides three picks in the NFL this weekend. This […]
Welcome back to Mound Talk with Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery. In this week’s episode, Steve talks about his NHL predictions, he discusses the American Association playoff chase, and he talks some NFL and college football with us. Plus, Mongo gives us his good, bad, and ugly for the week. Enjoy the show! If you […]
Welcome back to Mound Talk with Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery. In this week’s episode, Steve returns to discuss what is going on in the sports world. The Skipper talks about what is going on in the American Association, he gives his thoughts on Major League Baseball and what will happen in the minors, and […]
In this week’s edition of This Week in the Association with Kevin Luckow and Robert Pannier, the Boys welcome Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery as they discuss how Explorers players are doing this season, what’s going on in the sports world, and Steve provides a great final thought on unity. Plus, Kevin and Rob […]
Welcome to Mound Talk with Sioux City Explorers Manager Steve Montgomery. Mound Talk is a weekly program that gives fans the opportunity to ask Steve questions or to send their comments into him to hear his response. Hosted by Rob Pannier of the Minor League Sports Report, Mound Talk will be recorded each Thursday and posted later that day. Enjoy! If […]
American Association Daily provides insights and features on the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions going on with teams around the league. In today’s edition, Robert Pannier talks about the delay to the 2020 American Association season and how fans will have to wait to have […]
American Association Daily provides insights and features on the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions going on with teams around the league. In today’s edition, Robert Pannier debunks a recent article questioning the long-term health of the league in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chase Harris should be a familiar name to some around the American Association as he has played for both the Lincoln Saltdogs and Gary SouthShore Railcats. During his time previously playing in the American Association during the 2016 and 2017 seasons he played in 159 games, hit for a .259 average, while driving in 45 […]
John Brontsema was first acquired by the Explorers in a trade in December. Last season he was fantastic for the Rockland Boulders of the Can-Am league. In 68 games he posted a .314 batting average and held a career high slugging percentage of .436. He also led the team with 18 doubles. He drove in […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of LHP Matt Marksberry. This will be Marksberry’s eighth season in professional baseball and first with the Explorers. Marksberry was a 15th round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2013 out of Campbell University. While at Campbell the lefty appeared in 60 games making […]
The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of RHP Ryan Flores. The 2020 season will mark Flores’ fourth season in both professional baseball and with the Explorers Flores has become a household name to X’s fans when he comes out of the bullpen. Armed with his trademark frisbee slider he has also become well […]
The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing RHP Joe Riley. The 2020 season will mark Riley’s second season in pro ball and with Sioux City. Riley made his professional debut last season with the X’s on August 24th against the Kansas City T-Bones. He appeared in three games tossing four innings of shutout baseball, […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of RHP Liam O’Sullivan. This will be O’Sullivan’s 5th season of professional baseball and his first with the Sioux City Explorers. O’Sullivan is another starting pitcher joining the X’s pitching staff for the 2020 season. Last season with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of RHP Tyler Cloyd. This will be Cloyd’s 13th season of professional baseball and his first with the Sioux City Explorers. Cloyd is a native of nearby Papillion, Nebraska pitched collegiately with the Mavericks of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Cloyd enjoyed tremendous […]
American Association Daily provides insights and features on the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions going on with teams around the league. In today’s edition, Robert Pannier Sioux City Explorers relievers Nate Gercken and Matt Pobereyko, who return to the team to close the door on […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced their coaching staff for the 2020 season. Led by manager, Steve Montgomery, along with pitching coach, Bobby Post with Derek Wolfe as the teams new hitting coach. Wolfe will be entering his second season with the Explorers, as he served as the team’s bench coach for the […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of RHP Nate Gercken. The 2020 season will be Gercken’s 6th season in professional baseball and second with the Sioux City Explorers. The Explorers continue to build a strong bullpen both from new parts and from parts that worked last season which saw […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of RHP AJ Nitzschke. Growing up in near by Lawton, Iowa, AJ Nitzschke was probably always meant to be a Sioux City Explorer. He played football, basketball and most importantly baseball for the Eagles of Lawton-Bronson. He was a four year starter for the Eagles […]
Ben Yokley is entering his fourth season of professional baseball and first in independent ball with the Explorers. Yokley a National Honor Society student in high school, played his collegiate ball at the United States Air Fore Academy. He was a major contributor for the Falcons as he set a school record of 95 career pitching […]
Jairo Labourt will be playing in his ninth season of professional baseball and his first with the Sioux City Explorers. Labourt is a native of the Dominican Republic, he was signed at just 17 years old as an international free agent by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011. Standing at 6’5, 234 pounds, Labourt is a […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of RHP Matt Pobereyko. The 2020 season will be his fifth season of professional baseball and his second with the X’s. During the 2019 season Pobereyko proved to be the anchor for what was yet again another great Explorers bullpen. The 28 year […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of OF Ricky Ramirez Jr. The 2020 season will be his third season of professional baseball and his first with the X’s. Ramirez, was acquired by the Explorers on December 20th in a trade with the Florence Freedom, now the Florence Y’alls, in […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of LHP Winston Lavendier. Lavendier will be playing in his sixth season of professional baseball and his first with the Explorers and in independent baseball. The Explorers have already begun to fill a much needed gap from their 2019 team. During that season […]
Sioux City, IA – The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of outfielder Sebastian Zawada. This will be Zawada’s third season of professional baseball, his second with the Explorers. The Explorers over the years have been known more for their ability to get on base and create chaos on the base paths with their […]
Sioux City, IA – The Sioux City Explorers have announced that free agent shortstop Nate Samson will not be returning to the team for the 2020 season. Rather he has signed a contract and will be playing in the Mexican League. Samson, played out his option during the Explorers 2019 season, in which he helped guide […]
Sioux City, IA– The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of LHP Raudel Lazo. This is the first signing of the off season for the Explorers with Lazo being a former major leaguer with the Miami Marlins. The 2020 season will be Raudel Lazo’s first with the Sioux City Explorers and in Independent […]
