Kane County Cougars
Team Names: Kane County Cougars (1991-Present)
First Season: 1991 (in Midwest League), 2021 (in American Association)
Location: Geneva, Illinois
Stadium: Northwestern Medicine Field (Capacity: 10,923)
American Association All-Time Record: 251-248 (.503)
American Association Playoff Appearances: 4 (’22, ’23, ’24, ’25)
All-Time American Association Playoff Record: 17-9 (.654)
Miles Wolff Cup Finals Appearances: 2 (’24, ’25)
Miles Wolff Cup Championships: 2 (2024, 2025)
All-Time Record: 2,347-2,159 (.521)
Playoff Appearances: 21 (’91, ’95, ’97, ’99, ’00, ’01, ’03, ’04, ’06, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’14, ’15, ’17, ’19, ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25)
All-Time Playoff Record: 39-40 (.494)
League Finals Appearances: 7 (’97, ’01, ’04, ’06, ’14, ’24, ’25)
League Championships: 4 (2001, 2014, 2024, 2025)
All-Time Attendance: 13,685,615
Kane County was one of 42 teams eliminated from affiliated Minor League Baseball after the cancelled 2020 season. Previously a member of the Single-A Midwest League, the Cougars joined the American Association for the 2021 season. The franchise is operationally the same club as their affiliated past, but retains no on-field link to pre-2020.
If anything, the club is the on-field successor to the St. Paul Saints, hiring longtime Saints manager George Tsamis and his coaching staff after they forced to leave St. Paul when the Saints joined the Minnesota Twins farm system for the 2021 season.
Season-by-Season
Midwest League
| Year | W | L | PCT. | Place* | GB | Playoffs | Attend. |
| 1991 | 68 | 67 | .504 | 4th | 7.5 | L 1R vs. Madison (2-0) | 240,290 |
| 1992 | 61 | 76 | .445 | 6th | 14.0 | – | 323.769 |
| 1993 | 75 | 62 | .547 | 4th | 5.5 | – | 354,327 |
| 1994 | 71 | 68 | .511 | 6h | 18.0 | – | 417,744 |
| 1995 | 69 | 69 | .500 | 3rd | 18.5 | L 1R vs. West Michigan (2-1) | 477,550 |
| 1996 | 65 | 68 | .489 | 5th | 12.5 | – | 436,076 |
| 1997 | 70 | 68 | .504 | 2nd | 5.5 | W 1R vs. Wisconsin (2-0) W SF vs. Ced. Rapids (2-0) L FIN vs. Lansing (3-2) | 436,505 |
| 1998 | 69 | 71 | .493 | 4th | 4.5 | – | 481,352 |
| 1999 | 78 | 59 | .568 | 1st | – | W 1R vs. Quad Cities (2-1) L SF vs. Burlington (2-0) | 451,145 |
| 2000 | 74 | 65 | .532 | 2nd | 4.5 | L 1R vs. Wisconsin (2-1) | 470,906 |
| 2001 | 88 | 50 | .638 | 1st | – | W 1R vs. Beloit (2-0) W SF vs. Wisconsin (2-0) W FIN vs. South Bend (1-0) | 523,222 |
| 2002 | 64 | 75 | .460 | 5th | 21.5 | – | 510,390 |
| 2003 | 80 | 59 | .576 | 1st | – | L 1R vs. Clinton (2-1) | 516,133 |
| 2004 | 83 | 56 | .597 | 1st | – | W 1R vs. Peoria (2-1) W SF vs. Clinton (2-0) L FIN vs. West Mich. (3-2) | 522,042 |
| 2005 | 67 | 72 | .482 | 6th | 9.0 | – | 518,394 |
| 2006 | 79 | 69 | .568 | 1st | – | W 1R vs. Quad Cities (2-1) W SF vs. Beloit (2-0) L FIN vs. West Mich. (3-1) | 500,052 |
| 2007 | 63 | 76 | .453 | 6th | 15.5 | – | 468,869 |
| 2008 | 72 | 66 | .522 | T-3rd | 6.5 | L 1R vs. Burlington (2-0) | 472,596 |
| 2009 | 76 | 64 | .543 | 3rd | 6.0 | L 1R vs. Burlington (2-0) | 400,040 |
| 2010 | 71 | 67 | .514 | 6th | 12.0 | W 1R vs. Quad Cities (2-1) L SF vs. Clinton (2-1) | 430,831 |
| 2011 | 65 | 74 | .468 | 5th | 17.0 | W 1R vs. Burlington (2-1) L SF vs. Quad Cities (2-0) | 410,262 |
| 2012 | 68 | 72 | .486 | 5th | 10.5 | L 1R vs. Fort Wayne (2-0) | 391,102 |
| 2013 | 55 | 80 | .407 | 8th | 31.5 | – | 406,152 |
| 2014 | 91 | 49 | .650 | 1st | – | W 1R vs. Wisconsin (2-0) W SF vs. Ced. Rapids (2-0) W FIN vs. Lake Cnty. (3-0) | 415,571 |
| 2015 | 84 | 54 | .609 | 2nd | 4.0 | L 1R vs. Peoria (2-0) | 408,449 |
| 2016 | 65 | 75 | .464 | 6th | 21.0 | – | 400,931 |
| 2017 | 72 | 65 | .526 | 3rd | 6.5 | L 1R vs. Quad Cities (2-0) | 394,567 |
| 2018 | 72 | 66 | .522 | 4th | 8.0 | – | 350,208 |
| 2019 | 81 | 58 | .583 | 1st | – | L 1R vs. Clinton (2-0) | 305,305 |
*North Division (1991-94), Central Division (1995-99), West Division (2000-19)
American Association
| Year | W | L | PCT. | Place* | GB | Playoffs | Attend. |
| 2021 | 44 | 55 | .444 | 5th | 18.5 | – | 177,705 |
| 2022 | 54 | 46 | .540 | T-1st | – | L 1R vs. Cleburne (2-1) | 248,354 |
| 2023 | 49 | 51 | .490 | 3rd | 7.0 | L 1R vs. Milwaukee (2-1) | 261,836 |
| 2024 | 55 | 45 | .550 | 2nd | 5.0 | W 1R vs. Lake Ctry. (2-0) W EDF vs. Chicago (2-0) W MWC vs. Winnipeg (3-0) | 274,694 |
| 2025 | 49 | 51 | .490 | 3rd | 6.0 | W 1R vs. Milwaukee (2-1) W EDF vs. Chicago (3-2) W MWC vs. Sio. Falls (3-2) | 243,426 |
*North Division (2021), East Division (2022-Present)
Year-by-Year Pitching (Independent era only)
| YR | W | L | PCT. | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | INN | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | WHIP |
| 2021 | 44 | 55 | .444 | 4.83 | 99 | 99 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 865.0 | 918 | 501 | 464 | 93 | 434 | 716 | 53 | 50 | 1.56 |
| 2022 | 54 | 46 | .540 | 4.71 | 100 | 100 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 880.0 | 913 | 509 | 461 | 110 | 402 | 708 | 60 | 58 | 1.49 |
| 2023 | 49 | 51 | .490 | 4.19 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 884.2 | 873 | 466 | 412 | 76 | 379 | 680 | 69 | 54 | 1.42 |
| 2024 | 55 | 45 | .550 | 4.55 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 876.1 | 929 | 512 | 443 | 79 | 363 | 755 | 65 | 52 | 1.47 |
| 2025 | 49 | 51 | .490 | 4.32 | 100 | 100 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 864.1 | 765 | 467 | 415 | 74 | 353 | 768 | 72 | 57 | 1.29 |
Year-by-Year Hitting (Independent era only)
| YR | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HBP | SH | SF |
| 2021 | 99 | 3347 | 472 | 875 | 170 | 17 | 99 | 442 | 64 | 27 | 351 | 767 | .261 | .339 | .411 | .750 | 59 | 24 | 33 |
| 2022 | 100 | 3453 | 580 | 954 | 200 | 20 | 110 | 540 | 50 | 12 | 414 | 775 | .276 | .361 | .441 | .802 | 65 | 20 | 38 |
| 2023 | 100 | 3365 | 476 | 841 | 167 | 12 | 97 | 437 | 106 | 22 | 335 | 852 | .250 | .331 | .393 | .724 | 91 | 17 | 40 |
| 2024 | 100 | 3455 | 587 | 959 | 198 | 15 | 98 | 533 | 131 | 32 | 415 | 862 | .278 | .366 | .429 | 795 | 88 | 11 | 36 |
| 2025 | 100 | 3303 | 469 | 836 | 174 | 7 | 65 | 434 | 112 | 24 | 326 | 771 | .253 | .369 | .369 | .698 | 59 | 32 | 28 |
Managers (Indy ball only)
| Name | Years | W | L | PCT. | Playoff Apps (Titles) |
| George Tsamis | 2021-Present | 251 | 248 | .503 | 4 (2) |