Thursday morning the ValleyCats released a statement announcing there affiliation with the Frontier League. The Tri-City ValleyCats organization is excited to announce that it has reached an agreement to become the 16th member of the Frontier League, the largest and longest running independent professional baseball league, the ValleyCats said in there statement. The Frontier League is an official Partner League of Major League Baseball and annually moves the most players into Major League Baseball organizations from any independent league.
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Former players of the Frontier League include free agent pitcher Josh Smoker, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Tanner Roark, and Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Nick Anderson.Â
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Two former members of the Winnipeg Goldeyes organization are headed to the Frontier League.
The Washington Wild Things have announced Tom Vaeth as their new manager and Alex Boshers as their new pitching coach.
Vaeth was with the Fish from 2003 until 2019 after he announced he would be stepping away from the club. He served in various roles with Winnipeg, including player procurement, base coach, hitting coach and bullpen coach.
29-year-old Boshers was on the mound for 23 games in a Goldeyes uniform in 2018 (3-10, 5.55 ERA). His six-year professional baseball career was spent mainly in the American Association.
The Wild Things are in the Frontier League’s Can-Am Division.