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Town ball talk: Watch ‘Amateur Baseball Today’ to get up to date on the state tournament

Video on demand: A recap of the first weekend of the annual amateur baseball state championships, with highlights, interviews and feature stories.

By Star Tribune staff

The Minnesota Star Tribune
August 19, 2025 at 6:08PM
The town ball tradition continues in Minnesota. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The town ball season, a Minnesota baseball tradition more than 100 years in the making, has played down to the State Amateur Baseball Tournament.

Gaylord, Hutchinson, Brownton and Glencoe are the postseason hosts. Championships in three classes will be won over the next two weekends. Learn the details via streamed video.

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