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St. Paul Saints win first championship in 15 years

Updated  September 15, 2019 8:54am CDT
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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
St. Paul Saints celebrate 2019 win article

The St. Paul Saints celebrate their 2019 championship win Saturday at CHS Field. (Nicole Martin-Henning)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The St. Paul Saints won their first championship in 15 years Saturday night against the Sioux City Explorers.

According to the team, the Saints won their last championship in 2004 in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5.

Chesny Young, who had just six home runs in 505 games entering this season, hit the most memorable home run of his career.  His grand slam in the sixth inning gave the Saints their first lead of the night as they went on to sweep the Sioux City Explorers in the American Association Finals, with a 6-3 victory.

This is the first title for the Saints in the American Association and they have now won championships in 1993 - their first ever season - 1995, 1996, 2004 and 2019.