26-421: Kainer is a surname. Notable people with it include: Don Kainer (born 1955), American former professional baseball player Lene Schneider-Kainer (1885–1971), Jewish-Austrian painter Ludwig Kainer (1885–1967), German graphic artist, draftsman, painter, illustrator, film architect and costume designer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
52-533: A starting pitcher , allowing only one run in each outing; they would also be the final games of his Major League career. Despite his strong performance in the 1980 season, Kainer felt that he was not given a fair chance to make the Ranger's opening roster the following season. Kainer felt that manager Don Zimmer locked into a starting rotation of Jon Matlack , Ferguson Jenkins , Rick Honeycutt , Doc Medich and Danny Darwin without giving him an opportunity to earn
78-476: A Triple-A player as an injury replacement is a common occurrence. The term " AAAA player ," pronounced "four-A" or "quadruple-A," refers to a player who is consistently successful when playing for Triple-A teams, but is not successful at the major league level. The term is usually used derisively and has itself been criticized as flawed. Major league team executives and managers disagree whether AAAA players exist. Teams at this level are divided into two leagues:
104-489: A developing pitcher, "it may never have happened to anyone the way it happened to Kainer." A Cincinnati Enquirer article later named Kainer as anecdotal evidence of how Lawrence–Dumont Stadium's dimensions could derail a promising young pitcher's career. Despite only playing in the Rangers' farm system , Kainer played his home games in four different Triple-A cities between 1979–1982. Kainer married Pamela Kay Yeager, then
130-518: A runner on first, than it is to take three of four from the Portland Beavers . Both young players and veterans play for Triple-A teams: There are the young prospects speeding through the organization on the fastest treadmill, the guys who used to be young prospects who are in danger of topping out in Triple-A, the 30-somethings trying to get back to the majors after an injury or a rough patch, and
156-637: A season that he "will want to forget." The paper wrote that he was "battered around Lawrence–Dumont Stadium like a batting practice pitcher." His 29 home runs allowed in 1981 were more than all but one other pitcher in Minor League Baseball and ten more than any other pitcher in the American Association . He admitted to reporters that his experience in Wichita damaged his confidence. Kainer logged just one pitching appearance in Triple-A during
182-699: A spot. He told the Austin American-Statesman in March 1981 that he was no longer having fun playing baseball, that he was losing money playing Minor League Baseball and that he was considering quitting if he did not get another opportunity at the big league level that year. Kainer spent the entire season in Triple-A with the Wichita Aeros and endured what was described in the Wichita Eagle-Beacon as
208-613: A student at Southwest Texas State University , in December 1978. His son, Andrew, played college baseball for UT Arlington and professionally in the Florida Marlins ' farm system. His brother, Ron, played college baseball at Sam Houston State and his nephew, Carson, played for the 2005 champion Texas Longhorns and in the Cincinnati Reds ' farm system. Triple-A (baseball) Triple-A (officially Class AAA ) has been
234-405: A team of National League -affiliated Triple-A All-Stars. Traditionally, the game was held on the day after the mid-summer Major League Baseball All-Star Game . Such games mark a symbolic halfway-point in the season, despite occurring later than the actual halfway-point of most seasons. Both Triple-A leagues shared a common All-Star break, with no regular-season games scheduled for two days before
260-618: Is an American former baseball player who pitched for the Texas Rangers in 1980. Kainer was drafted out of Milby High School in Houston by the Houston Astros but chose instead to accept a full scholarship to play college baseball for the Texas Longhorns . He was the team's fourth starting pitcher as a freshman and helped them win the 1975 NCAA Division I baseball tournament . He
286-613: The Junior World Series (1932–34, 1936–62, 1970–71, 1973–74), Triple-A World Series (1983, 1998–2000), and Triple-A Classic (1988–91). For the 2021 season, in place of the National Championship Game, Minor League Baseball extended the Triple-A regular season to October 3, with league champions determined based on regular-season records through the original end date of the season (September 19 for Triple-A East, and September 21 for Triple-A West). The final 10 games of
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#1732852441355312-543: The surname Kainer . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kainer&oldid=1100215329 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description All set index articles Don Kainer Donald Wayne Kainer (born September 3, 1955)
338-567: The 1982 season; he allowed five earned runs on seven hits in two innings pitched for the Denver Bears . He was released by the Rangers in April 1982. The Wichita Eagle-Beacon blamed his downfall from being "one of the Rangers' better-looking minor-league prospects" to being out of baseball on the inflated offensive environment of Lawrence–Dumont Stadium. Randy Brown wrote that, while the ballpark's notoriously shallow outfield walls could be harmful to
364-551: The All-Star Game itself. Some additional events, such as the All-Star Fan Fest and Triple-A Home Run Derby , were held each year during this break in the regular season. While the 2021 schedule originally included a three-day All-Star break of July 12–14, this was removed after Opening Day was pushed back one month. Team schedules for the 2021 season were subsequently issued without an All-Star break. Beginning in 2006,
390-758: The International League and the Pacific Coast League. The International League fields teams primarily in the Eastern United States, while the Pacific Coast League fields teams mostly in the Western United States. Each of the 30 major league teams has an affiliation with one Triple-A team in the United States. The Triple-A All-Star Game was a single game held between the two affiliated Triple-A leagues—the International League and
416-577: The Las Vegas Ballpark. The winner of this game were the Norfolk Tides. As a part of professional baseball's pace of play initiatives implemented in 2015, 20-second pitch clocks entered use at Triple-A stadiums in 2015. In 2018, the time was shortened to 15 seconds when no runners are on base. Other significant changes implemented in 2018 included beginning extra innings with a runner on second base and limiting teams to six mound visits during
442-502: The Pacific Coast League, effective with the 2022 season. While all current and the majority of past Triple-A teams have been located in the United States, Triple-A teams have also been based in: The main purpose of Triple-A teams is to prepare players for the major leagues. In 2010, ESPN wrote: Winning is nice, but secondary. It's much more important for a young prospect like outfielder Xavier Paul to get regular at-bats against lefties, or work on dropping down sacrifice bunts with
468-452: The Pacific Coast League. Each league fielded a team composed of the top players in their respective leagues as voted on by fans, the media, and each club's field manager and general manager . The event took place every year since 1988 when the first Triple-A All-Star Game was played in Buffalo, New York . Prior to 1998, a team of American League -affiliated Triple-A All-Stars faced off against
494-597: The annual Triple-A National Championship Game was held to serve as a single championship game between the champions of the International League and Pacific Coast League to determine an overall champion of Triple-A baseball. It was originally held annually at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City , and known as the Bricktown Showdown. Starting in 2011, the game was held in a different Triple-A city each year. Previous postseason interleague championships include
520-505: The classification. Prior to 1946, the top level of Minor League Baseball was Double-A , which had been established in 1912. The Triple-A classification was created before the 1946 season, and began with all three leagues then in Double-A moving up to the new level: This structure persisted for the next 75 years with only a few changes: The IL, PCL, and Mexican League continued as Triple-A leagues until Major League Baseball reorganized
546-470: The guys just playing a few more seasons because someone still wants them and they still want to. Most, if not all, of the players on an MLB team's expanded roster who are not currently on the team's active roster are assigned to the team's Triple-A club. Expanded rosters consist of 40 players, while active rosters generally consist of 26 players as of the 2021 season. Most Triple-A teams are located geographically close to their MLB parent club, as activating
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#1732852441355572-1021: The highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946. Currently, two leagues operate at the Triple-A level, the International League (IL) and the Pacific Coast League (PCL). There are 30 teams, one per each Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, with 20 in the IL and 10 in the PCL. Triple-A teams are generally located in smaller cities who do not have major sports league teams such as Syracuse , Toledo , Reno and Omaha as well as larger metropolitan areas without MLB teams that may also have teams in other major sports leagues , such as Austin , Jacksonville , Columbus , Buffalo , and Indianapolis . Four Triple-A teams play in
598-399: The minor leagues prior to the 2021 season. At that time, the IL and PCL were temporarily renamed Triple-A East and Triple-A West , respectively. The Mexican League continues to operate, independently. Following MLB's acquisition of the rights to the names of the historical minor leagues, they announced on March 16, 2022, that the leagues would once again be called the International League and
624-523: The same metro areas as their parent clubs. All current Triple-A teams are located in the United States; before 2008, some Triple-A leagues also fielded teams in Canada , and from 1967 to 2020 the Mexican League was classified as Triple-A. Reasons for the relocation of these teams were solely because of costs and attendance. Other than the current two Triple-A leagues, only three other leagues have ever held
650-608: The season, played after those dates, were deemed the "Final Stretch", with the team posting the best winning percentage during that period (the Durham Bulls , who went 9–1) winning a cash prize. Since the 2022 season, the Triple-A National Championship Game has been played between the champions of the International League and the Pacific Coast League. In 2023, the Triple-A Championship game was played at
676-933: Was selected after his junior year in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft and assigned to the Tulsa Drillers to start his professional career. On July 1, 1977, in Kainer's first professional game, he threw a complete game shutout for the Drillers against the Shreveport Captains . Kainer was promoted to the Major Leagues along with pitchers Brian Allard and Jerry Don Gleaton when rosters expanded in September 1980. He made his Major League debut on September 6, 1980, pitching an inning in relief of Sparky Lyle at Milwaukee County Stadium . His next three appearances would be as
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