Phoenix, Ariz. (March 11, 2026) — The Arizona Corporation Commission at its March 4th meeting voted on 24 matters, including water, telecommunications, electric, and railroad items.  Highlights from the meeting include:

Securities

• Densco Investment Corporation, Kevin Ray Goodwin et al.
• Ryan Morgan, et.al.
• MCM AF Assets LLC, et al.

Utilities

• Tucson Electric Power Company
• Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District
• EPCOR Water Arizona
• Picacho Water Company
• Arizona Corporation Commission – Electric Rules

Densco Investment Corporation, Kevin Ray Goodwin et al. –  The Commission approved a request to terminate the Maricopa County Superior Court case of Arizona Corporation Commission v. Densco Investment Corporation (“Densco”)after recovering almost $19.7 million for defrauded investors. In 2016, the Commission filed a complaint against Densco for multiple violations of the Arizona Securities Act, seeking appointment of a receiver to manage Densco following the sudden death of Densco’s owner and sole operator. Densco had raised over $40,000,000 from investors, all of which was loaned to real estate ventures. The investors were told that the maximum loan-to-value ratio was 70% and the loans were protected by first deeds of trust.  This information turned out to be false. Some loans were at or above 100% loan-to-value, and some properties were not even secured by a deed of trust.

Ryan Morgan, et.al. (S-21266A-23-0238)– The Commission ordered Ryan Morgan and All Done Consulting, LLC to pay more than $4 million in restitution and $510,000 in administrative penalties for violating the Arizona Securities Act. Morgan and All Done were found to be unregistered dealers or salesmen that offered unregistered securities in the form of investment contracts. The violations arise from the sale of service agreements to at least 109 investors.  The service agreements promised investors passive income, usually through the creation of an automated business.

MCM AF Assets LLC et al. (S-21371A-25-0231)- The Commission ordered Dean Douglas Odle and MCM AF Assets LLC, doing business as “Milan Capital,” to pay $10,000 in administrative penalties for violations of the Arizona Securities Act. Odle posted advertisements on Craigslist seeking investors for “After Foreclosure Assets.”  After foreclosure, assets are surplus funds created when property is purchased at a foreclosure auction and the purchase price exceeds the amount owed to the mortgage lender. The Commission found that Odle and Milan Capital violated the securities laws by selling securities in or from Arizona without being registered as dealers or salesmen.

Tucson Electric Power Company (L-00000C-77-0031-00030 (L-00000C-01-0030) & L-00000C-86-0000-00074 (L-00000C-01-0074)- The Commission voted unanimously to approve the conversion of two units at the Springerville coal generating plant to natural gas. TEP expects the natural gas pipeline required to serve the Springerville plant to be completed by the end of 2029, with the conversion of Units 1 and 2 expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2030.

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (L-00000B-75-0000-00016)-The Commission voted unanimously to approve the conversion of the Coronado coal generating plant to natural gas. SRP noted the cost of the conversion is estimated to be $1.1 billion through 2045. In comparison, SRP estimates replacing Coronado with a brand-new natural gas facility would cost $300 million more. SRP also considered long-duration lithium-ion batteries, which would cost approximately $1.2 billion more than the Coronado conversion and would limit the firm’s capacity available all hours of the day with the conversion.

EPCOR Water Arizona, Inc. (WS-01303A-25-0201)- EPCOR provides wastewater services to approximately 281,000 customers.  The Commission approved the Company’s request to extend its wastewater Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to include 535.85 acres located near Loop 303, including Parkway 303 West, Parkway 303 East, and Evergreen. The extension areas are planned for commercial warehouses and a retail center.  The effluent from the extension areas will be recharged into a recharge basin, which will be expanded to accommodate the full expansion of the Luke 303 Wastewater Reclamation Facilities plant.

Picacho Water and Picacho Sewer Companies (W-03528A-25-0056, SW-03709A-25-0057, W-03528A-25-0096, SW-03709A-25-0097)- Both Picacho Water and Picacho Sewer were owned by Robson entities and created to serve a development known as Robson Ranch, a 3,000-acre community south of Casa Grande in Pinal County.  Picacho Water serves approximately 1,900 customers, Picacho Sewer serves approximately 1,800 customers. During the Robson entities’ ownership, Picacho Water and Picacho Sewer never filed rate applications.  The Robson entities funded all utility plants with equity. Residential customers paid an average of $30.01 per month for water services and $42.00 per month for sewer services.  For a residential customer with average usage, the rates would result in an increase of $6.85 for water and $64.73 for sewer, for a combined increase of $71.58.  “In this case, the Commission took significant steps to reduce ratepayer impact. It set the return on equity at 9.65%, rather than the company’s requested 10.8%,” said Chairman Nick Myers.

“It also considerably reduced the rate expense request. Though I personally would prefer not to approve rates increase, we have a constitutional duty as Commissioners to set just and reasonable rates.”  The item passed 3-2 with Commissioners Thompson and Marquez Petersen voting “no.” Commissioner Thompson offered a verbal amendment during the hearing that would have implemented a five-year phased in rate increase; however, Picacho did not agree to forgo revenues that otherwise would have been not recovered in a phased in approach.

Arizona Corporation Commission – Electric Rules (RE-00000A-24-0026) – The Commission voted unanimously to approve the repeal of the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) Rules, adopted in 2006.  Since then, the REST Rules have served to expand renewable energy production in Arizona. The mandates are no longer needed, and the costs are no longer justified. Twenty years have passed since the ACC adopted the REST rules.  During that time, APS, TEP, and UNSE have collected more than $2.3 Billion in REST surcharges from all customer classes to meet these mandates.  The renewable energy landscape has changed dramatically in the last two decades.

“There is no disputing that Arizona’s current renewable portfolio is one of the most robust in the country and has the potential to thrive for the foreseeable future,” said Commissioner Kevin Thompson. “While some point to the REST rules as a major impetus for that success, the time has come for the renewable mandate and the customer surcharges that have cost ratepayers billions of dollars to end. Industry must find a way to capitalize on the economics of renewables and demonstrate their reliability without relying upon subsidies or forcing ratepayers to pay for mandates that have outlived their useful life.”

To view this meeting and other upcoming meetings, go here: Live | Arizona Corporation Commission

Tucson, AZ (September 26, 2025) –On Friday, September 19^th, guests at the Fox Tucson Theatre’s season reveal event were thrilled to hear about artists coming to the theatre over the next six months.  Featuring an exceptional lineup of artists like Kansas, Bruce Hornsby, Dave Koz, Paula Poundstone, Frankie Avalon, Howie Mandel, Ten Tenors, and more, tickets are now on sale to the general public.

October offerings include Mavis Staples, Julia Keafe Jazz Ensemble, Chris Funk the Wonderist, Randy Rainbow, the Twilight movie presented with a live orchestra, and in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, three feature films are: Sleep Dealer and Las Marthas, both billed as Borderlands Film and Conversation Events, and Take it Away presented by Cinema Tucson. Additionally, a very special Sensory Inclusive event Fiesta! con Sonia De Los Santos, designed to create an experience that is welcoming for and accessible by attendees with a variety of forms of neurodiversity.

October also welcomes back the popular Curious Conversations, one inspired by Nurse John and one inspired by William Shatner – both scheduled for upcoming shows at the Fox. The KITT program for youth and families returns with a new show from Blippi!  For tickets visit www.foxtucson.com.

October Shows

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October 3, 7:30pm – Twilight in Concert    SOLD OUT 

 Experience the legendary romance saga with this epic film-to-concert event – featuring the original movie accompanied by a sensational live band on stage and an enchanting candlelit atmosphere. TWILIGHT IN CONCERT offers a unique opportunity for fans to relive the story that started it all in a cinematic live experience like no other. An exceptional 12-piece ensemble of outstanding rock and orchestral musicians will take the stage to perform the beloved film score in perfect synchronization with the original movie, presented in its entirety on a full-size cinema screen. Be captivated by the magical atmosphere as over a thousand twinkling candles illuminate the grand stage, creating an ambiance that sets the stage for a truly romantic journey.

October 5, 7pm – An Evening with10,000 Maniacs 

10,000 Maniacs has a lot in common with Jamestown, New York, the city that spawned them back in 1981. Both are honest and hardworking, a step outside the mainstream, and both possess a bit of magic. “It’s a city of blue-collar poetry,” says keyboardist Dennis Drew. “And that’s what we’re about, real-life stories. We’re a family, we do real work and we keep moving forward.” Bassist, Steven Gustafson added, “we’re all good friends and we love each other, we play for each other, and we’re playing better than ever.”

October 8, 7pm – Las Marthas: A Cinematiic Borderlands Film and Conversation Event

 A film by Cristina Ibarra (USA, 2014, 68 min. In English and Spanish, with English subtitles)

In 1939, the Society of Martha Washington was founded to usher each year’s debutantes (called “Marthas”) into proper society at the Colonial Pageant and Ball in Laredo, Texas. Celebrated as “a striking alternative portrait of border-town life” (The New York Times), the film follows two Mexican American girls carrying this gilded tradition on their shoulders during a time of economic uncertainty and tension over immigration. Cristina Ibarra’s landmark documentary, winner of the Cinema Tropical Award for Best U.S. Latinx Film, offers an intimate exploration of identity, belonging, and the contradictions of heritage in a community shaped by both sides of the border. Following the screening of “Las Marthas” will be an audience Q&A and panel discussion with: Director of the film and Educator Cristina Ibarra, Folklorist and Educator Dr. Maribel Alvarez, Documentary Filmmaker, Author, and Educator Jacob Bricca.

October 9, 7:30pm – Mavis Staples

 “I’m the messenger,” Mavis Staples says on the eve of her 80^th birthday. “That’s my job – it has been for my whole life- and I can’t just give up while the struggle is still alive. We’ve Got more work to do, so I am going to keep on getting stronger and keep on delivering my message every single day.”

That message—a clarion call to love, to faith, to justice, to brotherhood, to joy—lies at the heart of ‘We Get By,’ Staples’ spectacular twelfth studio album and first full-length collaboration with multi-GRAMMY Award-winner Ben Harper. Backed by her longtime

touring band, Staples breathes extraordinary life into Harper’s compositions on the record, delivering roof-raising performances with both a youthful vigor and a commanding maturity. The arrangements here are spare but weighty, matched by Harper’s suitably lean and thoughtful production, and Staples seizes the opportunity to showcase her remarkable and continued evolution as an artist, one still growing and exploring more than half a century into her storied career. ‘We Get By’ is undoubtedly a timely collection, arriving such as it does in the face of deep social divisions and heightened political tensions, but like everything Staples touches, it’s also larger than any particular moment, a timeless appeal to the better angels of our nature that’s universal in its reach and unwavering in its assurance of better things to come.

October10, 7:30pm – The Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble 

The Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble of Native and Indigenous jazz musicians from across Indian Country. Performing pieces from their under-appreciated predecessors in jazz, like Mildred Bailey (Coeur d’Alene) and Jim Pepper (Kaw/Mvskoke), alongside works by contemporary Indigenous composers, the band spotlights a vibrant, long-standing tradition of Indigenous improvised music today.

• “A songbird of a jazz vocalist” – The New York Times
• “She gives me hope for the future of jazz.” – Judy Carmichael, NPR
• “Her voice is of another era. One of the only jazz songbirds in Indian Country.” – Revolutions per Minute
• “Native American jazz pioneer… Visionary Keefe continues to expand the jazz spectrum…” – Steve Roby, West Hawaii Today

October 11, 7:30pm – Chris Funk the Wonderist 

 TV Magician and Musical Illusionist Chris Funk will perform his REDEFINING WONDER show at the Fox Tucson Theatre! REDEFINING WONDER is an engaging multimedia experience that has audiences talking and scratching their heads for years to come. Finally, a MAGIC SHOW WITH LIVE MUSIC! Chris has pioneered the use of instruments like the violin, guitar, sax, and more in his illusions. Whether it’s a violin concerto to a magical dancing sheet of music to impossibly suspending various instruments on stage, his show is in a league of its own. Live-feed cameras and interactive videos bring audiences up onstage and into the action, delivering a show that family audiences can call their own

From NBC’s America’s Got Talent, CW’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us & Masters of Illusion, FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen and Syfy’s Wizard Wars, his unique approach to magic has garnered him performances at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood, Venetian, Mandalay Bay, Rio, and Tropicana casinos as well as residencies at Disney. In addition to his own touring, Chris has starred in the major touring magic production Masters of Illusion LIVE.

REDEFINING WONDER is more than just a magic show. Chris shares his story, tying in his passion for music and magic – garnering standing ovations and a reputation for excellence!

October 12, 7pm- Randy Rainbow: National Freakin’ Treasure

Randy Rainbow is a four-time EMMY® and GRAMMY®-nominated American comedian, producer, actor, singer, writer, satirist, host, and New York Times bestselling author known for his popular web series, The Randy Rainbow Show. His debut memoir, Playing with Myself received rave reviews by such venerable outlets as The LA TIMES, which noted that Rainbow “vividly recollects the alienation so many LGBTQ+ youth experience.” Musical theater was an escape for Rainbow that ultimately helped catapult his career. His musical parodies and political spoofs have garnered him worldwide acclaim and four consecutive EMMY® nominations for Outstanding Short.

October 14, 1pm – Art & Wellbeing: A Curious Conversation Inspired by Nurse John at the Fox 

 With Nurse John bringing healthcare-inspired comedy to the Fox this fall, it’s the perfect time to explore the intersections of laughter, compassion, and the journey of well-being. From hospital hallways to community spaces, care can take many forms. Join us for an open dialogue about breaking stigma, building trust, and finding collective stories that can shape healing. Together, we’ll uncover how humor and human connection can be powerful medicines for individual and community wellbeing.

Elizabeth Burden is a multidisciplinary artist blending studio work with social practice. She is the lead artist for the temporary public art project “We Recover Together” (WRT), happening September and October at locations around Tucson. WRT is the 2025 SaludArte Project, which is designed to foster connection, understanding, and empathy while addressing the stigma surrounding substance use. The art encourages meaningful dialogue about health, wellbeing, and recovery.

October 15. 7pm – Sleep Dealer: A Cinematic Borderlands Film and Conversation Event

 A film by Alex Rivera (USA/Mexico, 2008, 88 min. In English and Spanish, with English subtitles.

Sleep Dealer is a groundbreaking cyberpunk science-fiction thriller that reimagines the U.S./Mexico border in a near future where migration is no longer physical but digital. Memo Cruz (Luis Fernando Peña), a young man from rural Mexico, dreams of a better life in the United States. But in this new world order, borders are sealed, and the only way to “cross” is through the net—by connecting his body to a global network, Memo remotely operates machines in America, sending his labor without his presence. A winner at Sundance and the Berlinale, the film blends genre spectacle with urgent social commentary to depict a world shaped by militarized borders, drone warfare, and outsourced labor. Visually striking and politically resonant, this visionary debut feature by Alex Rivera challenges who gets to be the hero in science fiction—and what futures are worth fighting for. Following the screening of “Sleep Dealer” will be an audience Q&A and panel discussion with: Director of the film and Educator Alex Rivera and Border Journalist Melissa del Bosque.

 ¡Fiesta! con Sonia De Los Santos is a vibrant, bilingual concert experience that brings audiences of all ages on a joyful journey through Latin American music, storytelling, and cultural celebration. Known for her warm stage presence and uplifting spirit, grammy-nominated Sonia invites audiences to sing and dance alongside her dynamic multicultural band.

What makes this program truly unique is its collaborative nature: Sonia not only performs with her core band, but she also partners with talented local guest performers from the presenting community — artists who bring their own instruments, musical traditions, and personal stories to the stage, creating an unforgettable musical tapestry.

At its heart Fiesta! is more than just a concert — it’s a celebration of community, heritage, and the power of music to build bridges across cultures. Sonia’s infectious energy, combined with the collaborative spirit of the show, ensures that audiences walk away not only entertained but also inspired by the universal language of music. Accompanying Sonia’s quintet in Tucson will be Las Azaleas– Tucson’s premier mariachi-inspired, all-woman ensemble! With soaring harmonies, virtuosic instrumentation, and captivating stage presence, they pay tribute to Latina music pioneers, while infusing each performance with their own signature sound. Led by vocalist and mariachi educator Diana Olivares, Las Azaleas are more than a band—they’re a celebration of women’s contributions to Latin music. Their performances are rich with emotion, cultural pride, and infectious energy, reminding audiences of the enduring power of tradition and the joy of live music.

October 21, 7:30pm – Five for Fighting with String Quartet

With support from Lace and Lee and Presented by the Bert W Martin Foundation.

The only way for a story to progress is to turn the page. John Ondrasik— the songwriter and performer known as the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, Five For Fighting—knows this well. In the two decades since his first major single, “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” hit the stratosphere, the artist has both evolved and come back ‘round full circle. Creativity, if nothing else, is paradoxical.

October 22, 7pm – Take it Away presented by Cinema Tucson

A film by Adrian Alejandro Arredondo and Myrna Perez (USA, 2025 73 min. In Spanish and English with English subtitles.

Take It Away is a vibrant, deeply resonant documentary chronicling the rise of Tejano and Regional Mexican music through the story of one unforgettable figure: Johnny Canales. As the charismatic host of a wildly popular, nationally syndicated variety show, Canales introduced viewers across the U.S. and Mexico to rising stars like Selena, Ramón Ayala, and Intocable—bringing borderland sounds into countless homes and onto the mainstream stage. Blending dynamic archival footage with revealing new interviews, the film traces the arc of Canales’s legacy alongside the evolution of a genre that has moved from regional roots to international dominance, paving the way for today’s chart-toppers like Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera. Both a tribute and a critical reappraisal, the film captures a pivotal era in Latin music history—one where charisma, community, and sound collided to reshape the pop landscape forever.

C’mon and join Blippi to make music in your hometown in the brand new live Blippi: Join the Band Tour! Blippi will be joined onstage by Meekah, their singing and dancing buddies and LIVE musicians to explore what makes music, including sounds, rhythms and instruments, through all your favorite Blippi hits. So grab your drumsticks, tune up your guitar, and move those feet with Blippi and get ready for a musical performance that’s fun for the whole family! A post-show Photo Experience is available, choose this option at checkout!

October 28, 1pm – Star Trek & American Culture: A Curious Conversation Inspired by William Shatner at the Fox

Set your Tricorders to Discover! With William Shatner visiting the Fox in November, we are looking to boldly go where no Curious Conversation has gone before! The Star Trek television and film franchise has always explored infinite diversity in infinite combinations. Join astronomer and longtime fan Dr. Kevin Hainline on a journey through the science and cultural impact of Star Trek, as we explore technology, distant planets, alien life, and the ways that the show tackled complicated topics over its almost 60-year history.

Dr. Kevin Hainline is an astronomy professor and researcher on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NIRCam science team at The University of Arizona. His research focuses on hunting for ultra-distant galaxies from the dawn of time, supermassive black holes that grow hidden by dust, and cold brown dwarfs at the edge of the Milky Way. Kevin has a passion for science outreach education and has spoken about astronomy and our relation to the stars at events around the world.

October 31, 7:30pm – The Phantom of the Opera with Live Wurlitzer Organ Accompaniment

This is sure to be a spooktacular Friday! Come see the fully restored digital screening of Lon Chaney’s 1925 Phantom of the Opera.  This renowned classic silent film has English intertitles and will be accompanied by LIVE organ accompaniment, featuring organist Brett Valliant playing the Fox’s own Mighty Wurlitzer organ.

Brett Valliant is an organist enjoying opportunities to play the music he loves on the instrument he loves. Whether at an organ in a concert hall, a majestic church organ, or a mighty Wurlitzer in a theatre, Brett is right at home

Most games streamed for free at www.MLB.com/Arizona-Fall-League and Tickets are now on sale now at www.mlb.com/Arizona-Fall-League/tickets

TUCSON, AZ (September 10, 2025) — Major League Baseball has announced the managers for the 2025 Arizona Fall League (AFL) season. Jesus Azuaje (Surprise), Eric Duncan (Glendale), Aaron Leanhardt (Mesa), Julio Morillo (Peoria), Eric Patterson (Salt River), and René Rivera (Scottsdale) will manage some of the top prospects in baseball.

Known throughout baseball as the finishing school for Major League Baseball’s future stars, the AFL returns to the Valley for its 33^rd season. Over 30 former AFL managers/coaches have become MLB managers, including current skippers Kevin Cash (TB), Terry Francona (CIN), A.J. Hinch (DET), Torey Lovullo (AZ), Mike Shildt (SD), and Ron Washington (LAA).

Surprise Saguaros: Jesus Azuaje (Kansas City Royals)

Jesus Azuaje brings more than two decades of professional baseball experience as a player, coach, and manager. In 2025, he led the Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, in the Midwest League. He began his managerial career in 2010 with the AZL Mariners and has since compiled a 148-163 record across four full seasons in the Mariners (2010–2011) and Royals (2023–2024) organizations.  His coaching career spans over a decade, highlighted by hitting coach roles at various levels in both the Mariners and Royals systems, as well as serving as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Latin American field coordinator in 2014. He also gained Fall League experience in 2021 as a member of the Surprise Saguaros staff that advanced to the championship game.

Glendale Desert Dogs: Eric Duncan (Toronto Blue Jays)

A former AFL player turned manager is Eric Duncan. A part of the 2005 Grand Canyon Rafters, he earned Fall-Star and Joe Black Fall League MVP honors, slashing .362/.423/.734. He returned to the AFL in 2006 with the Peoria Saguaros. Duncan, 40, retired from playing in 2012 and now serves as the Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Field Coordinator. Duncan started as a volunteer coach at Seton Hall in 2012 before returning to professional baseball as the Single-A Staten Island Yankees’ hitting coach in 2015. After five seasons in the Yankees organization, the Miami Marlins hired Duncan as their Minor League Hitting Coordinator, eventually ascending to big-league hitting coach under Don Mattingly in 2020 and 2021 before acting as the quality control coach in 2022.

Mesa Solar Sox: Aaron Leanhardt (Miami Marlins)

Aaron Leanhardt is set to manage for the first time in his professional career. Leanhardt, 48, is currently the Major League Field Coordinator for the Miami Marlins, having joined the organization this past offseason. He got his start in baseball in 2017, serving as an assistant coach in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League and at Montana’s Dawson Community College. He was also a volunteer assistant coach for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League in 2018. After working in various leagues, Leanhardt was hired by the New York Yankees in May of 2018 as a minor league hitting coach before moving up to an Assistant Minor League Hitting Coach Coordinator in 2022.

Leanhardt is also known as the inventor of the “torpedo bat,” a custom-designed baseball bat with a torpedo shape, which has a thicker barrel in the traditional sweet spot and a thinner tip. The bat’s purpose is to help hitters put more weight on the part of the bat where they make the most contact.

Leanhardt graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (1995-1999). He then moved on to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he graduated with a PhD in Physics (1999-2003). In college, he participated in a NASA-funded research study in which scientists cooled a sodium gas to the lowest temperature ever recorded. After graduating, he worked as a physics professor at his alma mater in Michigan from 2007-2014.

Peoria Javelinas: Julio Morillo (Cincinnati Reds)

Julio Morillo has built his entire professional baseball career within the Cincinnati Reds organization as a player, coach, and manager. In 2016, Morillo transitioned to coaching with the Reds as a Spanish-language translator and baseball operations assistant, a role he held through 2019 as part of MLB’s league-wide translator initiative. Morillo, 32, began managing in 2022 with the ACL Reds and has compiled a 152-155 record across three seasons as a skipper in the Reds’ Minor League system. Most recently, he spent two years leading the Single-A Dayton Tortugas (2023–2024), guiding the club to a playoff berth in the Florida State League in 2024. In 2025, he joined the Triple-A Louisville Bats as part of their coaching staff, continuing his steady rise through the organization’s player development ranks.

Salt River Rafters: Eric Patterson (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Eric Patterson returns to the AFL after playing for the Mesa Solar Sox in 2006. Patterson, 42, batted .345 through 28 games and earned a spot on the AFL Rising Stars team. During the 2025 Minor League season, Patterson is the bench coach for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, his first season in the Pirates organization. Patterson spent several years coaching in the Chicago Cubs organization, dating back to 2019. He started as a player development trainee before moving to a hitting coach in 2020 for the High-A South Bend Cubs. During the 2021 Arizona Complex League season, he was the hitting coach for the ACL Cubs. In 2023 and 2024, Patterson served as the bench coach for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.

Scottsdale Scorpions: René Rivera (Detroit Tigers)

René Rivera transitioned to coaching following a 13-year Major League career, serving as the manager this season for the Single-A Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League. Rivera, 41, played for 10 different organizations from 2004 to 2021, having been selected by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2001 MLB Draft. Rivera participated in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, helping Puerto Rico win a silver medal. After his retirement in February 2023, Rivera managed the Frederick Keys of the MLB Draft League. In 2024, he joined the Detroit Tigers organization as a bench coach in Lakeland.

Regarded as the premier league for baseball’s top prospects, the Arizona Fall League continues to develop top-caliber talent across all 30 MLB Clubs. AFL games will be held primarily at six Cactus League ballparks throughout the 2025 season – Camelback Ranch-Glendale, Peoria Sports Complex, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Sloan Park, Scottsdale Stadium, and Surprise Stadium, with select games at Goodyear Ballpark. Opening Day of the 2025 AFL season is set for Monday, Oct. 6, as the Peoria Javelinas take on the Scottsdale Scorpions at Scottsdale Stadium. The 19th annual Fall Stars Game (Sunday, Nov. 9^th) will be played at Sloan Park, and the AFL Championship Game (Saturday, Nov. 15^th) will return to Salt River Fields, both being televised on MLB Network. The full 2025 Arizona Fall League Schedule and online tickets can be found at the Arizona Fall League website at MLBFallBall.com.