Mexico League affiliate announces move to Iola

Baseball fans throughout Allen County will receive a unique treat this summer as the Mexican minor league affiliate Hormigas announced their relocation to Iola. A press conference Tuesday will outline the details.
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by Jimmy Potts
Published: May 5, 2025
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Baseball fans throughout Allen County will receive a unique treat this summer as the Mexican minor league affiliate Hormigas announced their relocation to Iola. A press conference Tuesday will outline the details.

Professional baseball is coming to Iola this summer after the Kansas City Hormigas announced plans to play a majority of their games at Allen Community College.

ACC Athletic Director Doug Desmarteau announced ACC officials and Hormigas representatives will host a press conference Tuesday morning to outline the details of the move. According to a post on the Hormigas’ website, the Hormigas will remain at Satchel Paige Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Sundays and move all other home games and operations to Iola. 

With 90% of the games and practices being played in Iola, the team will be rebranded to include Iola in its name, said Andrew Dunn, Pecos League commissioner.

Jimmy Potts

Jimmy Potts began his journalism career over 15 years ago at the Bossier Press-Tribune in Bossier City, La., where he learned from legendary sports editor Jerry Byrd – affectionately known as the “Man of all Seasons.” Since then, he’s covered sports in Texas, North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri and Kansas, before joining the Iola Register in February 2025. Jimmy grew up in Johnson County but is adapting to life in Iola. In his spare time, he enjoys watching sports, of course, and spending time with friends and family.

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