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GREAT FALLS — A new chapter in Great Falls Voyagers history starts this summer as the Pioneer League begins its time as an independent league. Luckily for the Voyagers, that new chapter will start with a familiar face.

The club announced on Wednesday that Tommy Thompson will return as manager after signing a three-year contract. Thompson previously managed the team in 2016, when he led them to a 47-28 regular-season record, the top in the league that year.

"I'm extremely excited, and so is my wife, on coming back to Great Falls," Thompson told MTN Sports via Zoom on Wednesday. "We had a tremendous time. The booster club, the fans, the ownership, the team was great. We had a real nice experience."

Thompson’s second stint in the Electric City won’t be without its challenges. Since the Pioneer League is now called an MLB Partner League and no longer affiliated with MLB, teams like Great Falls will largely have to build from scratch. Thompson will play a pivotal role in compiling rosters, but he has numerous connections in baseball after more than three decades in various roles with the Chicago White Sox organization.

"We're going to have to field our own players from released professional players, other independent players, or quality college players that didn't have a chance to get drafted or didn't get signed. So it's going to be a mix and match," he said.

Once the season starts, Voyager fans will once again get to enjoy Thompson for his fiery on-field personality and antics with umpires.

"Well, I'm going to have to work out a deal with (president Scott Reasoner) and (owner and CEO Vinney Purpura) to make sure they pay for my fines," Thompson joked. "If they do that, at times, I could be entertaining. But also I got to respect the game, you know what, I'm going to respect the players, I'm going to fight for them."

Great Falls will open its 96-game schedule on the road against the Missoula Paddleheads on May 22. The first home game is May 26 against the Ogden Raptors.

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The Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League ended the 2021 season with a record of 38 wins and 56 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Northern Division.

The Voyagers scored 691 runs and yielded 745 runs. Ben Norman led Great Falls with 13 home runs Kyle Crowl and Jason Matthews each recorded 69 runs batted in. Kyle Crowl paced all regular batters with a .361 average. Aaron Kern and Damon Ellis topped the team with 5 wins each, while Quincy Jones recorded a 6.71 ERA, best among regular hurlers. Tommy Thompson served as manager.

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It’ll be peanuts and Cracker Jack in 2021 for Great Falls Voyagers fans as Major League Baseball and the Pioneer League announced in a Monday news release that the Pioneer League is safe.

Starting in 2021, the Pioneer League will transition from affiliated status to an independent professional MLB Partner League that will continue to provide baseball to Montana, Idaho, Utah and Colorado.

Morgan Sword, MLB’s Executive Vice President, Baseball Economics & Operations, said, “Over the past year, we have worked closely with Pioneer League owners and elected officials to ensure the continued success of baseball in the Mountain West.  We’re excited to support this new initiative and look forward to Pioneer League baseball returning in 2021.”

The resumption of games will depend on COVID-19 circumstances as the new season begins.

All eight members of the Pioneer League – the Billings Mustangs, the Grand Junction Rockies, the Great Falls Voyagers, the Idaho Falls Chukars, the Missoula PaddleHeads, the Ogden Raptors, the Northern Colorado Owlz and the Rocky Mountain Vibes – will continue participating in the league and will maintain their existing team names and brands.

The Voyagers were previously a rookie level club affiliated with the Chicago White Sox organization. Prior to the branding change to the Voyagers, the Great Falls team was a farm club for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

Baseball in Great Falls has spent a year in limbo since the announcement in November 2019 that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred had proposed eliminating 42 minor-league teams.

The move sparked immediate protests from fans , stadiums and even the upper echelons of Montana government.

Following the announcement, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock all sent open letters to Manfred asking him to reconsider.

Even after meetings with all three top Montana officials, things didn't look good .

Daines brought out the big guns in June of this year, introducing legislation that proposed to prevent MLB teams from receiving assistance from the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act if the teams were eliminated.

Now, as a Partner League, the Pioneer League will collaborate with MLB to provide organized baseball to communities throughout the Western U.S. and Canada.

In response to the news, Tester and Daines commented as part of Monday's release.

Tester said, “Big Sky Country is professional baseball country...the roots of our Pioneer League clubs run deep, and I’m going to keep working to strengthen MLB’s relationship with our state so that baseball will continue to thrive in our communities and across rural America.”

“Professional baseball in Montana helps bring our communities together and drive our local economies," Daines said. "It was my privilege to fight for the future of Montana’s minor league teams, and I look forward to seeing the success of the league.”

Voyagers team CEO and principal owner Vinney Purpura and Voyagers President Scott Reasoner also expressed their happiness at the news.

“The Great Falls Voyagers are excited about the new partnership agreement the Pioneer League has with Major League Baseball," said Purpura. "We look forward to the resumption of America’s pastime in our community and region.”

“We’re thrilled to be a part of the newly revamped Pioneer League, welcoming in a strong new partnership with MLB and giving our fans the opportunity to continue to come out and enjoy high-level professional baseball in Great Falls," said Reasoner. "We could not be more appreciative of all the support we have received during the past year and look forward to many more summer nights of family fun and community out at Centene Stadium.”

MLB will provide initial funding for the league’s operating expenses and install scouting technology in Pioneer League ballparks to provide MLB Clubs with scouting information on Pioneer League players.

The agreement includes a procedure for player transfers to MLB Clubs, and leagues will explore joint marketing, ticketing and fan engagement opportunities.

Monday's announcement follows another in late September on the Appalachian League’s evolution into a college wood bat league for the nation’s top rising freshmen and sophomores, as well as the unveiling of the new MLB Draft League in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and Ohio.

These are both part of MLB’s broader efforts to modernize player development while preserving baseball in local communities.

The Atlantic League, the American Association and the Frontier League have also become MLB Partner Leagues.

Each covers a different geographic area in the United States and Canada, attracting players of varying levels of experience.

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Minor League Baseball announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for April in each of the 11 full-season leagues in Major League Baseball’s player development system.

Minor League Baseball announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for April in each of the 11 full-season leagues in Major League Baseball’s player development system.

International League (Triple-A) Norfolk Tides (Orioles) first baseman/outfielder Heston Kjerstad batted .324/.420/.770 and led the league in home runs (10), RBIs (26) and slugging percentage (.770). He was second in total bases (57) and OPS (1.190) and third in runs (21). Prior to his April 22 promotion to Baltimore, he recorded six multi-hit games, including a career-high five-hit game that included two doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI on April 3 at Charlotte. Kjerstad, 25, was selected by Baltimore with the second overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft out of the University of Arkansas.

Norfolk left-hander Cade Povich went 2-1 with a 1.03 ERA in five starts as he allowed three earned runs on 10 hits over 26 1/3 innings with a league-best 40 strikeouts. His .116 average against was the lowest among IL pitchers with three or more starts. His 0.76 WHIP was second best among pitchers with three or more starts. Povich, 24, was originally selected by Minnesota in the third round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of the University of Nebraska.

Pacific Coast League (Triple-A) Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Astros) outfielder/first baseman Joey Loperfido batted .289/.404/.667 and led MiLB in runs (28), while also leading the PCL in home runs (10). He was second in total bases (60), fourth in OPS (1.071) and fifth in slugging percentage (.667). He recorded nine multi-hit games prior to his April 30th promotion to Houston. Loperfido, 24, was selected by Houston in the seventh round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Duke University.

Tacoma Rainiers (Mariners) left-hander Jhonathan Diaz was 4-0 with a 2.89 ERA in five games (four starts) as he struck out 31 batters and walked four over 28 innings. His 0.93 WHIP was the lowest among PCL pitchers that made four or more starts. Diaz, 27, was originally signed by Boston as an international free agent out of Valencia, Venezuela, on August 9, 2013.

Eastern League (Double-A) Somerset Patriots (Yankees) infielder Benjamin Cowles batted .351/.433/.623 and led the league in average (.351), hits (27), doubles (eight), total bases (48), on-base percentage (.433), slugging percentage (.623) and OPS (1.056). He was fourth in runs scored (14). He recorded seven multi-hit games and hit safely in six straight games to start the month and eight straight games to end the month. Cowles, 24, was selected by New York (AL) in the 10th round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of the University of Maryland.

Somerset right-hander Trystan Vrieling went 2-1 with a 1.88 ERA in four starts as he held opponents to a .145 average. He struck out 25 and walked six over 24 innings. Vrieling, 23, was selected by New York (AL) in the third round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Gonzaga University.

Southern League (Double-A) Birmingham Barons (White Sox) shortstop Brooks Baldwin batted .408/.464/.566 and led the league in average (.408), hits (31), doubles (nine) and on-base percentage (.464). He finished second in total bases (43), RBIs (15) and OPS (1.030) and was third in slugging percentage (.566). He recorded 10 multi-hit games and had separate hitting streaks of six games and seven games. His four-hit games on April 18 and April 25 are a career-high. Baldwin, 23, was selected by Chicago (AL) in the 12th round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Birmingham right-hander Drew Thorpe went 4-1 with a 1.20 ERA in five starts as he scattered 19 hits and seven walks over a league-best 30 innings. He held opponents to a .184 average as he allowed one earned run in his first 20 innings of the season. Thorpe, 23, was originally selected by New York (AL) in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Cal-Poly.

Texas League (Double-A) Amarillo Sod Poodles (D-backs) first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos batted .376/.430/.682 and led the league in hits (32), home runs (seven) and total bases (58). He was second in average (.376), runs (18) and RBIs (18), while finishing third in slugging percentage (.682) and OPS (1.112) and fourth in on-base percentage (.430). He recorded nine multi-hit games and began the year with a seven-game hitting streak. De Los Santos, 20, was signed by Arizona as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2019.

Springfield Cardinals right-hander Tink Hence went 3-0 with a 2.10 ERA in five starts as he allowed 13 hits and six walks over 25 2/3 innings. He led the league with 31 strikeouts and held opponents to a .148 average. His 0.74 WHIP was the best in the league among pitchers with three or more starts. Hence, 21, was selected by St. Louis in Competitive Balance Round B (63rd overall) of the 2020 MLB Draft out of Watson Chapel High School in Watson Chapel, Arkansas.

Midwest League (High-A) Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins) third baseman/first baseman Rubel Cespedes batted .373/.447/.657 and led the league in slugging percentage (.657). He was second in average (.373), total bases (44), RBIs (22) and OPS (1.104) and was third in doubles (seven) and home runs (four). He recorded nine multi-hit games in April. Cespedes, 23, was signed by Minnesota as an international free agent out of Azua, Dominican Republic, on April 29, 2019.

West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers) right-hander Jaden Hamm pitched to a 1.33 ERA in five starts as he allowed 18 hits and a walk over 20 1/3 innings. He struck out 30, making him the only Minor Leaguer with 30 or more strikeouts and fewer than three walks, and his 1.33 ERA was the lowest in the league among pitchers with more than 10 innings pitched. Hamm, 21, was selected by Detroit in the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Middle Tennessee State University.

Northwest League (High-A) Spokane Indians (Rockies) third baseman Kyle Karros batted .333/.443/.530 and led the league in average (.333), slugging percentage (.530) and OPS (.973). He was second in doubles (eight) and on-base percentage (.443) and was third in hits (22), total bases (35) and RBIs (14). He recorded seven multi-hit games in April. Karros, 21, was selected by Colorado in the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of UCLA.

Eugene Emeralds (Giants) right-hander Dylan Cumming went 1-0 with a 0.50 ERA in five games (four starts). He allowed seven hits and four walks over 18 innings while striking out 24 as he held opponents to a .123 average. Cumming, 24, was signed by San Francisco as a free agent on February 25, 2023.

South Atlantic League (High-A) Aberdeen IronBirds (Orioles) catcher/first baseman Creed Willems batted .299/.333/.975 and led the league in total bases (43), home runs (six), RBIs (21) and slugging percentage (.642). He finished third in OPS (.975 and fifth in doubles (five). He homered in five of the first seven games and drove in at least one run in the first seven games of April. Willems, 20, was selected by Baltimore in the eighth round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas.

Rome Emperors (Braves) right-hander Owen Murphy went 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA in four starts. He scattered nine hits over 24 innings while leading the league with 37 strikeouts. His .110 average against and 0.63 WHIP were both the best in the league among starters with 16 or more innings pitched. Murphy, 20, was selected by Atlanta in the first round (20th overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Riverside-Brookfield High School in Riverside, Illinois.

California League (Single-A) Modesto Nuts (Mariners) infielder/outfielder Caleb Cali batted .404/.507/.649 and led the league in average (.404) and slugging percentage (.649). He was second in OPS (1.156) and doubles (seven) and was fourth in hits (23). He posted nine multi-hit games in 15 contests, including four straight games to end the month. Cali, 23, was selected by Seattle in the 16th round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of the University of Arkansas.

Modesto right-hander Elijah Dale went 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in four starts as he allowed eight hits over 18 innings while striking out 17. He held opponents to a .129 average. Dale, 23, was selected by Seattle in the 13th round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of the Illinois State University.

Carolina League (Single-A) Fredericksburg Nationals first baseman Brandon Pimentel batted .351/.412/.581 and led all Minor League players with 33 RBIs in April. He led the Carolina League in total bases (43) and doubles (eight), was second in slugging percentage (.581) and finished third in hits (26) and fifth in average (.351) and OPS (.993). He recorded nine multi-hit games. Pimentel, 23, was signed by Washington as a free agent out of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Lynchburg Hillcats (Guardians) left-hander Matt Wilkinson dominated Carolina League hitters, going 2-0 with a 0.44 ERA in four starts. He held opponents to six hits (only two for extra bases – both doubles) in 20 2/3 innings, while striking out a Minor League-best 41 batters (13 more than anyone else in the Carolina League). His .091 average against was the lowest in MiLB in April. He finished April in style, striking out 15 in six innings of no-hit ball against Myrtle Beach on April 25. Wilkinson, 21, was selected by Cleveland in the 10th round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Central Arizona Junior College.

Florida State League (Single-A) St. Lucie Mets centerfielder Nick Morabito batted .397/.518/.529 and led the league in average (.397), hits (27), on-base percentage (.518) and OPS (1.047). He was second in total bases (36) and fourth in triples (two), stolen bases (nine) and slugging percentage (.529). He recorded seven multi-hit games and hit in seven straight games to end the month. Morabito, 20, was selected by New York (NL) with a compensation round pick (75th overall) after the second round in the 2022 MLB Draft out of Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.C.

Clearwater Threshers (Phillies) right-hander George Klassen went 2-0 and did not allow an earned run in 21 innings over four starts. He was the only pitcher in MiLB to pitch more than 20 innings without allowing an earned run. He allowed just seven hits (only two for extra bases – both doubles) and five walks while striking out 32 as he held opponents to a .103 average. His .103 average against was the third-best in MiLB and his 0.57 WHIP was the best in MiLB. Klassen, 22, was selected by Philadelphia in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of the University of Minnesota.