The Kingsport Axmen and the Appalachian League announced that the 2023 Appalachian League All-Star Game presented by Visit Kingsport will take place at Hunter Wright Stadium, home of the Axmen. The league’s Home Run Derby will be Monday, July 24, and the All-Star game on Tuesday, July 25.
Appalachian League teams have announced their managers for the 2023 season. That group includes four brand-new faces with more than 150 years of combined experience in professional baseball. Former big league manager John McLaren, along with Dennis Cook, Bill Kinneberg and Kevin Boles, will join the league for the first time under its new summer collegiate ball format.
Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks talks to MLB Network in anticipation of his new role as pitching coach for the Princeton WhistlePigs in 2023.
Appalachian League Executive Director Brian Graham discusses the benefits of playing in the collegiate summer league and what he hopes players take away from the experience.
| Club | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Away | Streak | |
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Burlington Sock Puppets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 0-0 | 1-0 | W1 |
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Danville Otterbots | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 1-0 | 0-0 | W1 |
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Princeton WhistlePigs | 0 | 0 | - | 0.5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
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Bluefield Ridge Runners | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
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Pulaski River Turtles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
| Club | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Away | Streak | |
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Elizabethton River Riders | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 0-0 | 1-0 | W1 |
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Kingsport Axmen | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 1-0 | 0-0 | W1 |
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Bristol State Liners | 0 | 0 | - | 0.5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
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Greeneville Flyboys* | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
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Johnson City Doughboys | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
The Appalachian League announced that the league’s charitable outreach grew to more than $3.4 million of gift-in-kind and monetary donations this year. Additionally, the league and its clubs volunteered more than 11,000 hours of community service.
Appalachian League executives participated in the 28th annual MLK Day of Service on Jan. 16, 2023, volunteering in nine communities across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Tabbed as a “day on, not a day off” to celebrate the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader, MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.
