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Triple-A teams are generally located in smaller cities who do not have major sports league teams such as <a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Ohio" title="Toledo, Ohio">Toledo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reno,_Nevada" title="Reno, Nevada">Reno</a> and <a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha</a> as well as larger metropolitan areas without MLB teams that may also have teams in other <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">major sports leagues</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>. Four Triple-A teams play in the same metro areas as their parent clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>notes 1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>All current Triple-A teams are located in the United States; before 2008, some Triple-A leagues also fielded <a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_baseball_teams_in_Canada#AAA" title="List of defunct baseball teams in Canada">teams in Canada</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and from 1967 to 2020 the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a> was classified as Triple-A. Reasons for the relocation of these teams were solely because of costs and attendance. Other than the current two Triple-A leagues, only three other leagues have ever held the classification. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball._Jack_Robinson_BAnQ_P48S1P12829_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Baseball._Jack_Robinson_BAnQ_P48S1P12829_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Baseball._Jack_Robinson_BAnQ_P48S1P12829_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Baseball._Jack_Robinson_BAnQ_P48S1P12829_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Baseball._Jack_Robinson_BAnQ_P48S1P12829_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Baseball._Jack_Robinson_BAnQ_P48S1P12829_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Baseball._Jack_Robinson_BAnQ_P48S1P12829_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="728" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a>, then with the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Royals" title="Montreal Royals">Montreal Royals</a> in July 1946</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to 1946, the top level of <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> was <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a>, which had been established in 1912.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-encyc_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 236">&#58;&#8202;236&#8202;</span></sup> The Triple-A classification was created before the 1946 season, and began with all three leagues then in Double-A moving up to the new level:<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 15">&#58;&#8202;15&#8202;</span></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (20th century)">American Association</a> (AA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> (IL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> (PCL)</li></ul> <p>This structure persisted for the next 75 years with only a few changes: </p> <ul><li>1952–1957: The PCL was classified as "Open" for these six seasons, in anticipation of it potentially becoming a third major league; once the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> relocated from New York City to California, the PCL returned to Triple-A for the 1958 season.<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 16, 497">&#58;&#8202;16,&#8202;497&#8202;</span></sup></li> <li>1963–1968: The AA did not operate during these six seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 521, 541">&#58;&#8202;521,&#8202;541&#8202;</span></sup></li> <li>1967: The <a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a> received Triple-A classification;<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 537">&#58;&#8202;537&#8202;</span></sup> it had previously been Double-A since 1955<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 481">&#58;&#8202;481&#8202;</span></sup></li> <li>1979: The <a href="/wiki/Inter-American_League" title="Inter-American League">Inter-American League</a> debuted with a Triple-A classification; the league disbanded in June<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 587">&#58;&#8202;587&#8202;</span></sup></li> <li>1998: Teams from the AA, which disbanded after the 1997 season, were added to the PCL and IL<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The IL, PCL, and Mexican League continued as Triple-A leagues until Major League Baseball reorganized the minor leagues prior to the 2021 season. At that time, the IL and PCL were temporarily renamed <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-A East">Triple-A East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-A West">Triple-A West</a>, respectively. The Mexican League continues to operate, independently. Following MLB's acquisition of the rights to the names of the historical minor leagues, they announced on March 16, 2022, that the leagues would once again be called the International League and the Pacific Coast League, effective with the 2022 season.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Countries">Countries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While all current and the majority of past Triple-A teams have been located in the United States, Triple-A teams have also been based in:<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 104–106">&#58;&#8202;104–106&#8202;</span></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>: teams including the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Royals" title="Montreal Royals">Montreal Royals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Lynx" title="Ottawa Lynx">Ottawa Lynx</a> of the IL and the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Cannons" title="Calgary Cannons">Calgary Cannons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Trappers" title="Edmonton Trappers">Edmonton Trappers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Mounties" title="Vancouver Mounties">Vancouver Mounties</a> of the PCL</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>: the <a href="/wiki/Havana_Sugar_Kings" title="Havana Sugar Kings">Havana Sugar Kings</a> were members of the IL from 1954 to 1960</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>: the short-lived Inter-American League had a team based here in 1979</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>: all Mexican League teams</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a>: one Inter-American League team in 1979</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>: two Inter-American League teams in 1979</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Purpose">Purpose</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Purpose"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_rosters" title="Major League Baseball rosters">Major League Baseball rosters</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nashville_Sounds_in_Omaha_Aug_29,_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Nashville_Sounds_in_Omaha_Aug_29%2C_2019.jpg/220px-Nashville_Sounds_in_Omaha_Aug_29%2C_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Nashville_Sounds_in_Omaha_Aug_29%2C_2019.jpg/330px-Nashville_Sounds_in_Omaha_Aug_29%2C_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Nashville_Sounds_in_Omaha_Aug_29%2C_2019.jpg/440px-Nashville_Sounds_in_Omaha_Aug_29%2C_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4896" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Players of the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a> in August 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>The main purpose of Triple-A teams is to prepare players for the major leagues. In 2010, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> wrote:<sup id="cite_ref-shelburne20100901_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelburne20100901-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Winning is nice, but secondary. It's much more important for a young prospect like outfielder <a href="/wiki/Xavier_Paul" title="Xavier Paul">Xavier Paul</a> to get regular at-bats against lefties, or work on dropping down sacrifice bunts with a runner on first, than it is to take three of four from the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Beavers" title="Portland Beavers">Portland Beavers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-shelburne20100901_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelburne20100901-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p> Both young players and veterans play for Triple-A teams:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>There are the young prospects speeding through the organization on the fastest treadmill, the guys who used to be young prospects who are in danger of topping out in Triple-A, the 30-somethings trying to get back to the majors after an injury or a rough patch, and the guys just playing a few more seasons because someone still wants them and they still want to.<sup id="cite_ref-shelburne20100901_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelburne20100901-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Most, if not all, of the players on an MLB team's <i>expanded roster</i> who are not currently on the team's <i>active roster</i> are assigned to the team's Triple-A club. Expanded rosters consist of 40 players, while active rosters generally consist of 26 players as of the 2021 season. Most Triple-A teams are located geographically close to their MLB parent club, as activating a Triple-A player as an injury replacement is a common occurrence. </p><p>The term "<a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_terms#AAAA_player" title="Glossary of baseball terms">AAAA player</a>," pronounced "four-A" or "quadruple-A," refers to a player who is consistently successful when playing for Triple-A teams, but is not successful at the major league level. The term is usually used derisively and has itself been criticized as flawed.<sup id="cite_ref-bleacherreport-2008-04_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bleacherreport-2008-04-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sbnation-2012-01_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbnation-2012-01-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Major league team executives and managers disagree whether AAAA players exist.<sup id="cite_ref-baseballprospectus-2012-01_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseballprospectus-2012-01-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leagues">Leagues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Teams at this level are divided into two leagues: the International League and the Pacific Coast League. The International League fields teams primarily in the Eastern United States, while the Pacific Coast League fields teams mostly in the Western United States. Each of the 30 major league teams has an affiliation with one Triple-A team in the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_teams">Current teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Current teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Triple-A_baseball_stadiums" title="List of Triple-A baseball stadiums">List of Triple-A baseball stadiums</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3265CB; color:white;">&#160;</span>&#160;Pacific Coast League</div></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_League">International League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: International League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Division </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Founded </th> <th scope="col">MLB affiliation </th> <th scope="col">Affiliated </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="10">East </th> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bisons" title="Buffalo Bisons">Buffalo Bisons</a> </th> <td align="center">1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </td> <td align="center">2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sahlen_Field" title="Sahlen Field">Sahlen Field</a> </td> <td align="center">16,600 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Knights" title="Charlotte Knights">Charlotte Knights</a> </th> <td align="center">1976 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td align="center">1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Truist_Field" title="Truist Field">Truist Field</a> </td> <td align="center">10,200 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls" title="Durham Bulls">Durham Bulls</a> </th> <td align="center">1902 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> </td> <td align="center">1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls_Athletic_Park" title="Durham Bulls Athletic Park">Durham Bulls Athletic Park</a> </td> <td align="center">10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jumbo_Shrimp" title="Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp">Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp</a> </th> <td align="center">1962 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a> </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/121_Financial_Ballpark" title="121 Financial Ballpark">121 Financial Ballpark</a> </td> <td align="center">11,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_IronPigs" title="Lehigh Valley IronPigs">Lehigh Valley IronPigs</a> </th> <td align="center">2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td> <td align="center">2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Park" title="Coca-Cola Park">Coca-Cola Park</a> </td> <td align="center">10,100 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Tides" title="Norfolk Tides">Norfolk Tides</a> </th> <td align="center">1961 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td align="center">2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk, Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harbor_Park" title="Harbor Park">Harbor Park</a> </td> <td align="center">11,856 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Red_Wings" title="Rochester Red Wings">Rochester Red Wings</a> </th> <td align="center">1899 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Innovative_Field" title="Innovative Field">Innovative Field</a> </td> <td align="center">10,840 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRiders" title="Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders</a> </th> <td align="center">1989 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> </td> <td align="center">2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moosic,_Pennsylvania" title="Moosic, Pennsylvania">Moosic, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PNC_Field" title="PNC Field">PNC Field</a> </td> <td align="center">10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Mets" title="Syracuse Mets">Syracuse Mets</a> </th> <td align="center">1934 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td> <td align="center">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBT_Bank_Stadium" title="NBT Bank Stadium">NBT Bank Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">10,815 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Red_Sox" title="Worcester Red Sox">Worcester Red Sox</a> </th> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polar_Park_(baseball_park)" title="Polar Park (baseball park)">Polar Park</a> </td> <td align="center">9,508 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="10">West </th> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Clippers" title="Columbus Clippers">Columbus Clippers</a> </th> <td align="center">1977 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Guardians</a> </td> <td align="center">2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Park_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Huntington Park (Columbus, Ohio)">Huntington Park</a> </td> <td align="center">10,100 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Gwinnett_Stripers" title="Gwinnett Stripers">Gwinnett Stripers</a> </th> <td align="center">2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </td> <td align="center">2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrenceville,_Georgia" title="Lawrenceville, Georgia">Lawrenceville, Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coolray_Field" title="Coolray Field">Coolray Field</a> </td> <td align="center">10,427 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Indians" title="Indianapolis Indians">Indianapolis Indians</a> </th> <td align="center">1902 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td> <td align="center">2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victory_Field" title="Victory Field">Victory Field</a> </td> <td align="center">13,750 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Cubs" title="Iowa Cubs">Iowa Cubs</a> </th> <td align="center">1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </td> <td align="center">1981 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines, Iowa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Principal_Park" title="Principal Park">Principal Park</a> </td> <td align="center">11,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Bats" title="Louisville Bats">Louisville Bats</a> </th> <td align="center">1982 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td align="center">2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Slugger_Field" title="Louisville Slugger Field">Louisville Slugger Field</a> </td> <td align="center">13,131 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a> </th> <td align="center">1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td align="center">1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AutoZone_Park" title="AutoZone Park">AutoZone Park</a> </td> <td align="center">10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a> </th> <td align="center">1978 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Horizon_Park" title="First Horizon Park">First Horizon Park</a> </td> <td align="center">10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Storm_Chasers" title="Omaha Storm Chasers">Omaha Storm Chasers</a> </th> <td align="center">1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> </td> <td align="center">1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papillion,_Nebraska" title="Papillion, Nebraska">Papillion, Nebraska</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Werner_Park" title="Werner Park">Werner Park</a> </td> <td align="center">9,023 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Saints" title="St. Paul Saints">St. Paul Saints</a> </th> <td align="center">1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CHS_Field" title="CHS Field">CHS Field</a> </td> <td align="center">7,210 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a> </th> <td align="center">1965 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td align="center">1987 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Ohio" title="Toledo, Ohio">Toledo, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Third_Field_(Toledo,_Ohio)" title="Fifth Third Field (Toledo, Ohio)">Fifth Third Field</a> </td> <td align="center">10,300 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pacific_Coast_League">Pacific Coast League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Pacific Coast League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Division </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Founded </th> <th scope="col">MLB affiliation </th> <th scope="col">Affiliated </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5">East </th> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque_Isotopes" title="Albuquerque Isotopes">Albuquerque Isotopes</a> </th> <td align="center">2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Credit_Union_Field_at_Isotopes_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park">Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park</a> </td> <td align="center">13,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Chihuahuas" title="El Paso Chihuahuas">El Paso Chihuahuas</a> </th> <td align="center">2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> </td> <td align="center">2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southwest_University_Park" title="Southwest University Park">Southwest University Park</a> </td> <td align="center">9,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Comets" title="Oklahoma City Comets">Oklahoma City Comets</a> </th> <td align="center">1962 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chickasaw_Bricktown_Ballpark" title="Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark">Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark</a> </td> <td align="center">9,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Round_Rock_Express" title="Round Rock Express">Round Rock Express</a> </th> <td align="center">2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Round_Rock,_Texas" title="Round Rock, Texas">Round Rock, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dell_Diamond" title="Dell Diamond">Dell Diamond</a> </td> <td align="center">11,631 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys" title="Sugar Land Space Cowboys">Sugar Land Space Cowboys</a> </th> <td align="center">2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land,_Texas" title="Sugar Land, Texas">Sugar Land, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Constellation_Field" title="Constellation Field">Constellation Field</a> </td> <td align="center">7,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5">West </th> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aviators" title="Las Vegas Aviators">Las Vegas Aviators</a> </th> <td align="center">1983 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Athletics_(baseball)" title="Athletics (baseball)">Athletics</a> </td> <td align="center">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summerlin_South,_Nevada" title="Summerlin South, Nevada">Summerlin South, Nevada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Ballpark" title="Las Vegas Ballpark">Las Vegas Ballpark</a> </td> <td align="center">10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Reno_Aces" title="Reno Aces">Reno Aces</a> </th> <td align="center">2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> </td> <td align="center">2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reno,_Nevada" title="Reno, Nevada">Reno, Nevada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Nevada_Field" title="Greater Nevada Field">Greater Nevada Field</a> </td> <td align="center">9,013 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_River_Cats" title="Sacramento River Cats">Sacramento River Cats</a> </th> <td align="center">2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Sacramento,_California" title="West Sacramento, California">West Sacramento, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutter_Health_Park" title="Sutter Health Park">Sutter Health Park</a> </td> <td align="center">14,014 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Bees" title="Salt Lake Bees">Salt Lake Bees</a> </th> <td align="center">1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a> </td> <td align="center">2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Jordan,_Utah" title="South Jordan, Utah">South Jordan, Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daybreak_Field_at_America_First_Square" class="mw-redirect" title="Daybreak Field at America First Square">Daybreak Field at America First Square</a> </td> <td align="center">6,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Rainiers" title="Tacoma Rainiers">Tacoma Rainiers</a> </th> <td align="center">1960 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td align="center">1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma, Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheney_Stadium" title="Cheney Stadium">Cheney Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">6,500 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Triple-A_All-Star_Game">Triple-A All-Star Game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Triple-A All-Star Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_All-Star_Game" title="Triple-A All-Star Game">Triple-A All-Star Game</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2015_AAA_All-Star_Game_mound.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/2015_AAA_All-Star_Game_mound.jpg/220px-2015_AAA_All-Star_Game_mound.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" 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Each league fielded a team composed of the top players in their respective leagues as voted on by fans, the media, and each club's <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">field manager</a> and <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The event took place every year since 1988 when the first Triple-A All-Star Game was played in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a>. Prior to 1998, a team of <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>-affiliated Triple-A All-Stars faced off against a team of <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>-affiliated Triple-A All-Stars. </p><p>Traditionally, the game was held on the day after the mid-summer <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Omaha2015_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Omaha2015-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Such games mark a symbolic halfway-point in the season, despite occurring later than the actual halfway-point of most seasons. Both Triple-A leagues shared a common All-Star break, with no regular-season games scheduled for two days before the All-Star Game itself. Some additional events, such as the All-Star Fan Fest and <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_All-Star_Game#Home_Run_Derby" title="Triple-A All-Star Game">Triple-A Home Run Derby</a>, were held each year during this break in the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the 2021 schedule originally included a three-day All-Star break of July 12–14,<sup id="cite_ref-2021Buffalo_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021Buffalo-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> this was removed after <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> was pushed back one month.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Team schedules for the 2021 season were subsequently issued without an All-Star break.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Triple-A_Championship">Triple-A Championship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Triple-A Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_National_Championship_Game" title="Triple-A National Championship Game">Triple-A National Championship Game</a></div> <p>Beginning in 2006, the annual <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_National_Championship_Game" title="Triple-A National Championship Game">Triple-A National Championship Game</a> was held to serve as a single championship game between the champions of the International League and Pacific Coast League to determine an overall champion of Triple-A baseball. It was originally held annually at <a href="/wiki/Chickasaw_Bricktown_Ballpark" title="Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark">Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a>, and known as the Bricktown Showdown.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Starting in 2011, the game was held in a different Triple-A city each year.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Previous postseason interleague championships include the <a href="/wiki/Junior_World_Series" title="Junior World Series">Junior World Series</a> (1932–34, 1936–62, 1970–71, 1973–74), <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_World_Series" title="Triple-A World Series">Triple-A World Series</a> (1983, 1998–2000), and <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_Classic" title="Triple-A Classic">Triple-A Classic</a> (1988–91). </p><p>For the 2021 season, in place of the National Championship Game, Minor League Baseball extended the Triple-A regular season to October 3,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with league champions determined based on regular-season records through the original end date of the season (September 19 for Triple-A East, and September 21 for Triple-A West).<sup id="cite_ref-bpd_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpd-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The final 10 games of the season, played after those dates, were deemed the "Final Stretch", with the team posting the best winning percentage during that period (the <a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls" title="Durham Bulls">Durham Bulls</a>, who went 9–1) winning a cash prize.<sup id="cite_ref-bpd_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpd-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Since the 2022 season, the Triple-A National Championship Game has been played between the champions of the International League and the Pacific Coast League.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2023, the Triple-A Championship game was played at the Las Vegas Ballpark. The winner of this game were the Norfolk Tides. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pace-of-play_initiatives">Pace-of-play initiatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Pace-of-play initiatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a part of professional baseball's <a href="/wiki/Pace_of_play" title="Pace of play">pace of play</a> initiatives implemented in 2015, 20-second <a href="/wiki/Pitch_clock" title="Pitch clock">pitch clocks</a> entered use at Triple-A stadiums in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2018, the time was shortened to 15&#160;seconds when no runners are on base. Other significant changes implemented in 2018 included beginning extra innings with a runner on second base and limiting teams to six mound visits during a nine-inning game.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> For the 2019 season, the number of mound visits was reduced to five, and pitchers were required to face a minimum of three consecutive batters unless the side is retired or the pitcher becomes injured and is unable to continue playing.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline_of_AAA_baseball_leagues">Timeline of AAA baseball leagues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Triple-A_(baseball)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" 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title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Baseball_League" title="United States Baseball League">United States Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Minor</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_minor_baseball_leagues_in_the_United_States" title="List of defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States">List of defunct minor leagues</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div 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</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Japan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Major</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">Central League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Minor</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(Japanese_baseball)" title="Eastern League (Japanese baseball)">Eastern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_League_(Japanese_baseball)" title="Western League (Japanese baseball)">Western League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Off-season</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miyazaki_Phoenix_League" title="Miyazaki Phoenix League">Miyazaki Phoenix League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Independent</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Challenge_League" title="Baseball Challenge League">Baseball Challenge League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shikoku_Island_League_Plus" title="Shikoku Island League Plus">Shikoku Island League Plus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Women's</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Women%27s_Baseball_League" title="Japan Women&#39;s Baseball League">Japan Women's Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">South Korea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Major</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBO_League" title="KBO League">KBO League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Minor</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBO_Futures_League" title="KBO Futures League">KBO Futures League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Taiwan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Major</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Chinese Professional Baseball League">Chinese Professional Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Minor</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Chinese Professional Baseball League">Chinese Professional Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Defunct major</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Major_League" title="Taiwan Major League">Taiwan Major League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Europe"><b>Europe</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Italy and San Marino</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Baseball_League" title="Italian Baseball League">Italian Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Netherlands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Major</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Oceania"><b>Oceania</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Australia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="MLB-affiliated:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">MLB-affiliated:</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Baseball_League" title="Australian Baseball League">Australian Baseball League</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list 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