PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Chiefs, in conjunction with the St. Louis Cardinals, have announced their 2026 Opening Day roster ahead of Friday’s Opening Day matchup at Cedar Rapids. The roster is made up of 13 position players and 17 pitchers, totaling to the High-A limit of 30 active players.

PEORIA, IL – As the Chiefs warm up for a championship caliber season on the field, Central Illinois baseball fans will need to warm up their taste buds, as the Chiefs have rolled out a deep lineup of new food options for the 2026 season at Dozer Park. In addition

PEORIA, IL – The best summertime dinner and a show in Peoria just became even more affordable. With Opening Day at Dozer Park just 13 days away, the Peoria Chiefs have announced four new meal combo deals for the 2026 season. The meal deals include discounts on ballpark favorite hot

PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Chiefs have announced Larry Larson as the team’s new broadcast voice. Larson will also serve as the media relations manager, succeeding Cody Schindler after his five-year run in the broadcast booth with the Chiefs. A familiar voice in Central Illinois, Larson is a 2022 graduate

PEORIA, IL – A quartet of big leaguers will stop in Peoria as part of the 2026 Cardinals Caravan. Pitchers Michael McGreevy and Andre Pallante will be joined by infielder Thomas Saggese and catcher Yoel Pozo for the annual offseason event. This year’s caravan will be held on Friday, January

PEORIA, IL – Roberto Espinoza will return for his second season as manager of the Peoria Chiefs in 2026, headlining a staff overhaul announced by the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Espinoza, 36, is the lone returnee from last year’s staff. The 2026 campaign will mark his 13th season as

PEORIA, IL – Dozer Park, the downtown home of the Peoria Chiefs since 2002, will undergo a significant renovation starting Monday, September 22, with the installation of a new playing surface. The project will be led by East Peoria-based Turf Solutions. Wilson Services of Central Illinois, the official field naming

BELOIT, WI – In a seesaw affair, the Chiefs came up short in Sunday’s season finale, falling 7-5 to Beloit. Peoria fell behind 1-0 after the game’s first inning, but quickly grabbed the lead in the second. Jesus Baez ended his year on a high note, mashing a two-run homer

BELOIT, WI – Just a night after clinching a playoff spot, the Beloit Sky Carp continued their celebration with a 3-2 walk-off win in 10 innings over the Peoria Chiefs. The Chiefs took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth when the Beloit bats woke up. The Sky

BELOIT, WI – The Peoria offense recorded just four hits Friday in a 4-1 loss to the Beloit Sky Carp at ABC Supply Stadium. With the win, Beloit secured the second-half crown and a spot in the postseason. Friday’s game opened up with the Chiefs in front. With two on

BELOIT, WI – In what was his High-A debut Thursday, 18-year-old Rainiel Rodriguez collected three hits and drove in four Peoria runs in an 8-7 defeat at Beloit. The Chiefs fell into a big hole on Thursday. With a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the fifth, Beloit sent nine

BELOIT, WI – Mason Molina turned in his second gem in the span of a week and the Peoria offense rode a big inning to a 5-0 shutout win on Wednesday at ABC Supply Stadium in Beloit. Molina, who punched a career high nine batters on August 27 against South

PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Chiefs saw their six-game winning streak come to an end Tuesday in a 4-1 defeat to the Beloit Sky Carp. After scoring 43 runs over their six-game sweep against South Bend, the Chiefs scored just once on a Tuesday and finished 0-for-16 with runners in

PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Chiefs closed out the 2025 home slate on Sunday by defeating the South Bend Cubs 6-3 on the inaugural Pete Vonachen Day at Dozer Park to complete a series sweep. Vonachen, who purchased the Chiefs in 1983 and was nicknamed Peoria’s “Mr. Baseball,” would have

PEORIA, IL – In front of an energetic Dozer Park crowd of 5,093 fans, Won-Bin Cho sent everybody home happy. His walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th staked the Chiefs to a 5-4 win, their fifth in a row over the South Bend Cubs. In the top of

PEORIA, IL – A crowd of 3,345 watched as the Peoria Chiefs stranded the tying and winning runs in scoring position in the top of the ninth to hold off the South Bend Cubs 5-4 at Dozer Park. After issuing two walks to open the ninth inning, Chiefs right-hander Zack

PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Chiefs blitzed the South Bend Cubs on Wednesday and continued their domination of this year’s series in a 10-2 triumph. At one point, the Chiefs had scored 19 consecutive runs in the series, dating back to the eighth inning on Tuesday. Peoria has now outscored

PEORIA, IL – Back from a two-week road trip, the Peoria Chiefs cruised to a 12-1 win over the South Bend Cubs on Tuesday at Dozer Park, fueled by strong pitching and a nine-run frame. Entering the bottom of the eighth, the Chiefs were in search of insurance, nursing a

DAYTON, OH – For the third time in the series, the Dayton Dragons walked off winners over the Peoria Chiefs, this time by a 3-2 final in 11 innings. With the victory, the Dragons swept the series and sent the Chiefs to their sixth consecutive defeat. The game was tied

DAYTON, OH – After a ninth-inning balk forced extra innings, the Dayton Dragons overshadowed a late Peoria rally with a comeback of their own in a 7-6 win in 10 innings at Day Air Ballpark on Saturday. With the Dragons down to their final strike, base umpire Tyler Vandewater called

DAYTON, OH – Behind a four-run inning, the Dayton Dragons topped the Peoria Chiefs, 5-3, on Friday night at Day Air Ballpark. Chiefs starter Braden Davis hardly broke a sweat early in the contest. The Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August, Davis whiffed seven batters over three

DAYTON, OH – Behind strong pitching on both sides Thursday evening, the Dayton Dragons snuck past the Peoria Chiefs 2-1 in 10 innings at Day Air Ballpark. Cardinals’ No. 16 prospect, right-hander Chen-Wei Lin, started for Peoria and worked 3 ⅓ innings, allowing one run without a hit, walking two,

DAYTON, OH – In what was a pitcher’s duel, the Peoria Chiefs came up short in a 2-1 defeat against the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday at Day Air Ballpark. The Chiefs stranded 10 runners and finished just 1-for-11 with men in scoring position. Three times in the final four innings,

DAYTON, OH – The Peoria Chiefs dropped the opener of their six-game series to the Dayton Dragons, 14-3, on Tuesday night at Day Air Ballpark. Peoria jumped out to an early lead with a two-out rally in the top of the first inning. After the Dragons’ right-handed starter Jonathan Harmon