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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Atlantic League (disambiguation)">Atlantic League (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Atlantic League of Professional Baseball</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><b>Current season, competition or edition:</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Current sports event" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Baseball_current_event.svg/31px-Baseball_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Baseball_current_event.svg/47px-Baseball_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Baseball_current_event.svg/62px-Baseball_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=2024_Atlantic_League_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2024 Atlantic League season (page does not exist)">2024 Atlantic League season</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball_logo.svg/150px-Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball_logo.svg/225px-Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball_logo.svg/300px-Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="172" data-file-height="149" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Classification</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Independent_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent baseball">Independent baseball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">President</th><td class="infobox-data">Rick White<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most recent<br />champion(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/York_Revolution" title="York Revolution">York Revolution</a> (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a> (6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://atlanticleague.com">atlanticleague<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Atlantic League of Professional Baseball</b> (ALPB) is a professional <a href="/wiki/Independent_baseball_league" title="Independent baseball league">independent baseball league</a> based in the United States. It is an official <a href="/wiki/MLB_Partner_League" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Partner League">MLB Partner League</a><sup id="cite_ref-partner_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-partner-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-american-frontier_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-american-frontier-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> based in the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_(United_States)" title="Mid-Atlantic (United States)">Mid-Atlantic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_United_States" title="Southeastern United States">Southeastern United States</a>. The Atlantic League's corporate headquarters is located at <a href="/wiki/Clipper_Magazine_Stadium" title="Clipper Magazine Stadium">Clipper Magazine Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster, Pennsylvania</a>. </p><p>The Atlantic League operates in cities not served by Major League Baseball (MLB) or <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> (MiLB) teams; most of its teams are within <a href="/wiki/Suburb" title="Suburb">suburbs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Exurb" title="Exurb">exurbs</a> too close to other teams in the organized baseball system to have minor league franchises of their own. The Atlantic League requires cities to have the market for a 4,000 to 7,500-seat ballpark and for the facility to be maintained at or above <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> standards.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Atlantic League professionals are signed by MLB clubs, they usually start in their <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a> or Triple-A affiliates.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The league uses a <a href="/wiki/Pitch_clock" title="Pitch clock">pitch clock</a> and limits the time between innings in an effort to speed up the game.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, the Atlantic League began a three-year partnership with Major League Baseball allowing MLB to implement changes to Atlantic League playing rules, in order to observe the effects of potential future rule changes and equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, the Atlantic League, together with the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="American Association of Professional Baseball">American Association</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Frontier_League" title="Frontier League">Frontier League</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a>, expanded this agreement to become an official MLB Partner League.<sup id="cite_ref-partner_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-partner-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-american-frontier_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-american-frontier-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Atlantic League is generally regarded as the most successful and highest level of baseball among independent leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Atlantic League has had more marquee players than any other independent league, including <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Jose Canseco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mat_Latos" title="Mat Latos">Mat Latos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lombardozzi_Jr." title="Steve Lombardozzi Jr.">Steve Lombardozzi Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chien-Ming_Wang" title="Chien-Ming Wang">Chien-Ming Wang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rich_Hill_(pitcher)" title="Rich Hill (pitcher)">Rich Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Kazmir" title="Scott Kazmir">Scott Kazmir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">Juan González</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dontrelle_Willis" title="Dontrelle Willis">Dontrelle Willis</a>. Two former Atlantic League players are in the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Tim Raines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a>. <a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter" title="Gary Carter">Gary Carter</a>, another Hall of Famer, managed in the league. The Atlantic League has had many notable managers and coaches, including <a href="/wiki/Wally_Backman" title="Wally Backman">Wally Backman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Viola" title="Frank Viola">Frank Viola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Lyle" title="Sparky Lyle">Sparky Lyle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bud_Harrelson" title="Bud Harrelson">Bud Harrelson</a>. The Atlantic League has consistently posted higher per game and per season attendance numbers than other independent circuits including the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="American Association of Professional Baseball">American Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frontier_League" title="Frontier League">Frontier League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1998, the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball played its inaugural season, with teams in <a href="/wiki/Bridgewater,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridgewater, New Jersey">Bridgewater</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a>; <a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua, New Hampshire</a>; <a href="/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York" title="Newburgh, New York">Newburgh, New York</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport, Connecticut</a>. The creation of the league was the result of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>' objection to <a href="/wiki/Frank_Boulton" title="Frank Boulton">Frank Boulton</a>'s proposal to move the former <a href="/wiki/Albany_A%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Albany A's">Albany-Colonie Yankees</a> because of its territorial rights to the region. Boulton, a <a href="/wiki/Long_Island,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Island, New York">Long Island, New York</a> native, decided to create a new league that would have a higher salary cap for its players and a longer season than most of the other independent baseball organizations. He modeled the Atlantic League after the older <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>, with facilities that exceed <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">AAA-level</a> standards. Boulton also emphasized signing players of Major League Baseball experience for all Atlantic League teams, raising the level of play above other independent leagues. </p><p>In 2010, the league announced that it would be expanding to <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land,_Texas" title="Sugar Land, Texas">Sugar Land, Texas</a> and adding its first franchise not located in an <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">Atlantic coast</a> state.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Skeeters" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Land Skeeters">Sugar Land Skeeters</a> began play in 2012. In 2010, amid financial struggles, the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a> moved from the Atlantic League to the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball">Can-Am League</a>, leaving the <a href="/wiki/Bridgeport_Bluefish" title="Bridgeport Bluefish">Bridgeport Bluefish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a> as the only teams remaining from the league's inaugural season.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the summer of 2013, then-ALPB President Frank Boulton announced that he would be resigning so that he could devote more time to operating the <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a>. He was replaced by longtime high-ranking Major League Baseball executive Rick White.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 8, 2015, the Atlantic League began using <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_(company)" title="Rawlings (company)">Rawlings</a> <a href="/wiki/Baseballs" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseballs">baseballs</a> with red and blue seams, virtually unused in the sport since the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> swapped the blue in their seams for red in 1934.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 1, 2015, the Atlantic League announced conditional approval for an expansion team or a relocated team to play in <a href="/wiki/New_Britain,_Connecticut" title="New Britain, Connecticut">New Britain, Connecticut</a> for the 2016 season.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 21, 2015, the Camden Riversharks announced they would cease operations immediately due to the inability to reach an agreement on lease terms with the owner of Campbell's Field, the Camden County Improvement Authority.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/New_Britain_Bees" title="New Britain Bees">New Britain Bees</a> for the 2016 season.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 29, 2016, <a href="/wiki/Jennie_Finch" title="Jennie Finch">Jennie Finch</a> was the guest manager for the league's Bridgeport Bluefish, thus becoming the first woman to manage a professional baseball team.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly before the conclusion of the 2017 season, the city of <a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport, Connecticut</a> voted to not continue with professional baseball in the city and announced plans to convert <a href="/wiki/The_Ballpark_at_Harbor_Yard" title="The Ballpark at Harbor Yard">The Ballpark at Harbor Yard</a> into a music amphitheater; the <a href="/wiki/Bridgeport_Bluefish" title="Bridgeport Bluefish">Bridgeport Bluefish</a> announced plans to relocate to <a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point, North Carolina</a> in 2019 when the construction of a new multipurpose facility in High Point is completed.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> League officials announced the return of the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Road_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania Road Warriors">Pennsylvania Road Warriors</a>, an all road game team, to keep the league at an even eight teams while the Bluefish go inactive for the 2018 season.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, the Atlantic League experienced a watershed moment for independent baseball when it signed a formal agreement with Major League Baseball which put into writing the rules which the ALPB would follow in selling its players' contracts to MLB clubs and their affiliates. This marked the first time that MLB, which has enjoyed a <a href="/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a>-granted <a href="/wiki/Federal_Baseball_Club_v._National_League" title="Federal Baseball Club v. National League">antitrust exemption</a> since 1922, had made any formal agreement with or acknowledgment of an independent baseball league.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020s">2020s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2020s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2020, due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the league announced that it would be unable to operate for the 2020 season with the current 8 member ballclubs, thereby canceling its season.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several teams (Somerset, York, and Lancaster) did not gain necessary approval from governmental and health officials to open their ballparks to the capacity level necessary for competition.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They used their stadiums to host recreational and community-based events, as well as local baseball activities where allowed. Meanwhile, the Long Island Ducks, High Point Rockers, and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs initially attempted to partner with teams from other leagues in order to play a 70-game season from mid-July through the end of September. However, due to ongoing restrictions and capacity limitations, they ultimately decided to suspend all baseball activities for the 2020 season. The only teams that played in 2020 was the Sugar Land Skeeters, who would create a new 4-team independent league in Texas, with all 60 games played at <a href="/wiki/Constellation_Field" title="Constellation Field">Constellation Field</a>, and the Somerset Patriots, who played weekend games with a second squad called the New Jersey Blasters.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2020, the league announced the addition of a new franchise in <a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia, North Carolina</a> beginning in 2021; it is the league's second team based in North Carolina.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, the Atlantic League lost its last charter franchise and its westernmost franchise when both teams became official minor league affiliates. On November 7, the <a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a> announced that they were leaving the league to join the MLB-affiliated <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern League (1938–2020)">Eastern League</a>, where they will replace the <a href="/wiki/Trenton_Thunder" title="Trenton Thunder">Trenton Thunder</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a> affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately two weeks later, the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> announced that they had purchased a controlling stake in the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Skeeters" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Land Skeeters">Sugar Land Skeeters</a> and, as a result, the Skeeters would become the Astros' <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> affiliate and join the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 18, 2021, the league announced the addition of the <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Legends" title="Lexington Legends">Lexington Legends</a>, previously the Class A <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a> affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, for the 2021 season.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Dirty_Birds" title="Charleston Dirty Birds">Charleston Dirty Birds</a>, formerly the West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League, announced their move to the league on February 24, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 1, 2021, the league announced the addition of a new <a href="/wiki/Hagerstown,_Maryland" title="Hagerstown, Maryland">Hagerstown, Maryland</a> franchise with the intent to begin play in 2023 pending ballpark construction.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022 it was announced that the team wouldn't begin play until 2024 due to construction delays.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, <a href="/wiki/Kelsie_Whitmore" title="Kelsie Whitmore">Kelsie Whitmore</a> signed with the <a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_FerryHawks" title="Staten Island FerryHawks">Staten Island FerryHawks</a> of the Atlantic League, and started a game for them in left field; this made her the first woman to start an Atlantic League game.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year she became the first woman to pitch in an Atlantic League game when she made her first pitching appearance for Staten Island; entering the game with the <a href="/wiki/Bases_loaded" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases loaded">bases loaded</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">outs</a>, she retired <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Jackson_(infielder)" title="Ryan Jackson (infielder)">Ryan Jackson</a>, a former major leaguer, on a <a href="/wiki/Fly_out" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly out">fly out</a> to end the inning.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 20, 2023, the Hagerstown team announced that they would be named the <a href="/wiki/Hagerstown_Flying_Boxcars" title="Hagerstown Flying Boxcars">Hagerstown Flying Boxcars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2023 it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Spire_City_Ghost_Hounds" title="Spire City Ghost Hounds">Spire City Ghost Hounds</a> would be on hiatus during the 2024 season due to the league now having an odd number of teams with the addition of the Hagerstown franchise. The team was set to return for the 2025 season;<sup id="cite_ref-hiatus_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hiatus-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, the Ghost Hounds were not listed on the 2025 season schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-2025-schedule_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2025-schedule-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 22, 2023, the Atlantic League terminated the membership of the <a href="/wiki/Gastonia_Honey_Hunters" title="Gastonia Honey Hunters">Gastonia Honey Hunters</a>, citing significant unpaid debts to the league. Rick White, president of the Atlantic League, confirmed that the Honey Hunters were terminated, but said that the Atlantic League intended to field a team in Gastonia in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2024, the league named Zawyer Sports & Entertainment as the new owners for the 2024 season with the team name, <a href="/wiki/Gastonia_Ghost_Peppers" title="Gastonia Ghost Peppers">Gastonia Ghost Peppers</a>, announced in October 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Gastonia Ghost Peppers played their first game on April 25, 2024, a 3–2 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Maryland_Blue_Crabs" title="Southern Maryland Blue Crabs">Southern Maryland Blue Crabs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Experimental_rules">Experimental rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Experimental rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019">2019</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2019, the Atlantic League and Major League Baseball reached agreement to test multiple rule changes during the 2019 Atlantic League season:<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Use of a <a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">radar</a> tracking system to assist umpires in calling balls and strikes</li> <li>Reducing the time between half innings by 20 seconds, from 2 minutes 5 seconds to 1:45</li> <li>Requiring pitchers to face at least three batters <ul><li>Exceptions: side is retired or injury</li></ul></li> <li>Banning <a href="/wiki/Pitcher%27s_mound" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher's mound">mound</a> visits <ul><li>Exceptions: pitching change or for medical issues</li></ul></li> <li>Restricting <a href="/wiki/Infield_shift" title="Infield shift">infield shifts</a> <ul><li>Two infielders must be positioned on each side of second base</li></ul></li> <li>Increasing the size of bases from 15 inches (38 cm) to 18 inches (46 cm) <ul><li>The size of <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a> is not altered</li></ul></li> <li>Moving the pitching rubber on the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher%27s_mound" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher's mound">pitcher's mound</a> back 24 inches (61 cm) <ul><li>This change would have taken effect in the second half of the season</li></ul></li></ul> <p>In April 2019, implementation of two of the changes was delayed:<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The tracking system for calling balls and strikes "will be implemented gradually over the course of the 2019 season"</li> <li>Moving the pitching rubber back will not occur until the second half of the 2020 Atlantic League season; this rule change was never implemented.</li></ul> <p>The tracking system for calling balls and strikes was introduced at the league's all-star game on July 10.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to rule changes noted above, additional changes being implemented for the second half of the league's 2019 season are:<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Pitchers required to step off <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Pitcher's_mound" title="Baseball field">rubber</a> to attempt <a href="/wiki/Pickoff" title="Pickoff">pickoff</a></li> <li>One foul <a href="/wiki/Bunt_(baseball)" title="Bunt (baseball)">bunt</a> permitted with two strikes</li> <li>Batters may "steal" first base <ul><li>"Any pitched ball not caught by the catcher shall be subject to the same baserunning rules for the batter as an uncaught third strike, with the exception of the first base occupied with less than two out exclusion."</li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Checked_swing" title="Checked swing">Check swings</a>" more batter-friendly <ul><li>"In making his ruling, the base umpire should determine whether the batter's wrists 'rolled over' during an attempt to strike at the ball and, if not, call the pitch a ball."</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021">2021</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Atlantic League and MLB jointly announced that the former would adopt several additional experimental rules for the 2021 season:<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The automated ball-strike calling system introduced for 2019 remains in use, but has been tweaked. The strike zone, which had been a three-dimensional space above home plate in 2019, changed to a two-dimensional space measured at the front of home plate.</li> <li>A "double-hook" rule is in force for the entire season. Under this rule, once a team removes its starting pitcher, it loses the right to use a designated hitter for the rest of the game.</li> <li>During the second half of the season (starting on August 3), the pitcher's rubber was moved back 1 foot (30 cm), making the distance between the front edge of the rubber to the rear point of home plate 61 feet 6 inches (18.75 m).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022">2022</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2022, the Atlantic League announced they would no longer be using the following rules for the 2022 season:<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The automated ball-strike system that was first introduced in 2019, would no longer be used to assist home plate umpires in making ball or strike decisions. While the Atlantic League discontinued the use of the system, MLB opted to use the system in Spring Training games and in Triple A for the 2022 season.</li> <li>The distance of the pitching rubber to home plate went back to its original length, 60 feet 6 inches, down from 61 feet 6 inches. The mound was first moved a foot back (from 60 feet 6 inches to 61 feet 6 inches) on August 3, 2021, half-way through the 2021 season.</li></ul> <p>In March 2022, the MLB announced modifications to the "double-hook" rule and reintroduced the "dropped pitch" rule for the 2023 season:<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The "double-hook" rule was modified so that clubs do not lose their designated hitter if their starting pitcher completes at least five innings.</li> <li>The "dropped pitch" rule allows batters to attempt to advance for first on any pitch not caught in the air by the catcher, even with a runner on first. Those that reach first base will be awarded a hit.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023">2023</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2023, it was announced that the Atlantic League would be testing three rules for the 2023 season:<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The "designated pinch-runner" rule will have clubs designate a pinch runner that is not in the starting line up. That player can be substituted into the game at any point as a baserunner, but unlike typical substitutions the player that is substituted for as well as the pinch-runner will be allowed to return to the game with no penalty.</li> <li>Pitchers will be allowed only one disengagement per at-bat. Any additional disengagements will be counted as a balk unless an out is recorded.</li> <li>The "double-hook" rule will continue being used in its 2022 form.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>City </th> <th>Stadium </th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#384793;" colspan="8"><span style="color:#FFF;"> North Division</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown_Flying_Boxcars" title="Hagerstown Flying Boxcars">Hagerstown Flying Boxcars</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown,_Maryland" title="Hagerstown, Maryland">Hagerstown, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meritus_Park" title="Meritus Park">Meritus Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Stormers" title="Lancaster Stormers">Lancaster Stormers</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2003 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clipper_Magazine_Stadium" title="Clipper Magazine Stadium">Clipper Magazine Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Islip,_New_York" title="Central Islip, New York">Central Islip, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fairfield_Properties_Ballpark" title="Fairfield Properties Ballpark">Fairfield Properties Ballpark</a> </td> <td align="center">6,002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_FerryHawks" title="Staten Island FerryHawks">Staten Island FerryHawks</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Staten Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SIUH_Community_Park" title="SIUH Community Park">SIUH Community Park</a> </td> <td align="center">7,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/York_Revolution" title="York Revolution">York Revolution</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WellSpan_Park" title="WellSpan Park">WellSpan Park</a> </td> <td align="center">5,200 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8" style="background:#D3373B;"><span style="color:#FFF;"> South Division</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Dirty_Birds" title="Charleston Dirty Birds">Charleston Dirty Birds</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1987 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia">Charleston, West Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/GoMart_Ballpark" title="GoMart Ballpark">GoMart Ballpark</a> </td> <td align="center">4,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gastonia_Ghost_Peppers" title="Gastonia Ghost Peppers">Gastonia Ghost Peppers</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CaroMont_Health_Park" title="CaroMont Health Park">CaroMont Health Park</a> </td> <td align="center">5,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/High_Point_Rockers" title="High Point Rockers">High Point Rockers</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Truist_Point" title="Truist Point">Truist Point</a> </td> <td align="center">4,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Legends" title="Lexington Legends">Lexington Legends</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legends_Field_(Kentucky)" title="Legends Field (Kentucky)">Legends Field</a> </td> <td align="center">6,994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Southern_Maryland_Blue_Crabs" title="Southern Maryland Blue Crabs">Southern Maryland Blue Crabs</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waldorf,_Maryland" title="Waldorf, Maryland">Waldorf, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regency_Furniture_Stadium" title="Regency Furniture Stadium">Regency Furniture Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">4,200 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:orange;" colspan="8"><span style="color:#FFF;">Hiatus</span><sup id="cite_ref-hiatus_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hiatus-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2025-schedule_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2025-schedule-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Spire_City_Ghost_Hounds" title="Spire City Ghost Hounds">Spire City Ghost Hounds</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick,_Maryland" title="Frederick, Maryland">Frederick, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nymeo_Field_at_Harry_Grove_Stadium" title="Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium">Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">5,400 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Map_of_teams">Map of teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Map of teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="position: relative; top: 0px; right: 0px; width: 600px;"><div class="thumbinner noresize" style="position: relative; top: 0px; right: 0px; outline:0px; border:0px; padding:0px; height: 500px; width: 600px;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme 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title="Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland">Bel Air, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harford_Community_College" title="Harford Community College">Thomas Run Park</a> </td> <td align="center">2000 </td> <td>Replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_IronBirds" title="Aberdeen IronBirds">Aberdeen IronBirds</a> (Orioles Class-A affiliate) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City_Surf" title="Atlantic City Surf">Atlantic City Surf</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surf_Stadium" title="Surf Stadium">The Sandcastle</a> </td> <td>1998–2006 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Can-Am_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Can-Am League">Can-Am League</a>, folded prior to the 2009 season </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport_Bluefish" title="Bridgeport Bluefish">Bridgeport Bluefish</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport, Connecticut</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Ballpark_at_Harbor_Yard" title="The Ballpark at Harbor Yard">The Ballpark at Harbor Yard</a> </td> <td>1998–2017 </td> <td>Folded when they lost the lease on their ballpark; replaced by the <a href="/wiki/High_Point_Rockers" title="High Point Rockers">High Point Rockers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Camden_Riversharks" title="Camden Riversharks">Camden Riversharks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey" title="Camden, New Jersey">Camden, New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Campbell%27s_Field" title="Campbell's Field">Campbell's Field</a> </td> <td>2001–2015 </td> <td>Replaced by the <a href="/wiki/New_Britain_Bees" title="New Britain Bees">New Britain Bees</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gastonia_Honey_Hunters" title="Gastonia Honey Hunters">Gastonia Honey Hunters</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CaroMont_Health_Park" title="CaroMont Health Park">CaroMont Health Park</a> </td> <td>2021-2023 </td> <td>ALPB terminated league membership over more than $1 million in unpaid debt </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors_(Atlantic_League)" title="Road Warriors (Atlantic League)">Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quakertown,_Pennsylvania" title="Quakertown, Pennsylvania">Quakertown, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Quakertown Memorial Stadium </td> <td>1999–2001 </td> <td>Formerly the <a href="/wiki/Newburgh_Black_Diamonds" class="mw-redirect" title="Newburgh Black Diamonds">Newburgh Black Diamonds</a> (1998), became the first <a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors_(Atlantic_League)" title="Road Warriors (Atlantic League)">Pennsylvania Road Warriors</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashua_Pride" title="Nashua Pride">Nashua Pride</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua, New Hampshire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holman_Stadium_(Nashua)" title="Holman Stadium (Nashua)">Holman Stadium</a> </td> <td>1998–2005 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Can-Am_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Can-Am League">Can-Am League</a>, later relocated to <a href="/wiki/Pittsfield,_Massachusetts" title="Pittsfield, Massachusetts">Pittsfield, Massachusetts</a>, folded at the end of the 2011 season </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bears_%26_Eagles_Riverfront_Stadium" title="Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium">Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium</a> </td> <td>1998–2010 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Can-Am_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Can-Am League">Can-Am League</a>, folded prior to the 2014 season </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newburgh_Black_Diamonds" class="mw-redirect" title="Newburgh Black Diamonds">Newburgh Black Diamonds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York" title="Newburgh, New York">Newburgh, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delano-Hitch_Stadium" title="Delano-Hitch Stadium">Delano-Hitch Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">1998 </td> <td>Became the <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Black_Diamonds" class="mw-redirect" title="Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds">Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds</a> (1999–2001), which became the first <a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors_(Atlantic_League)" title="Road Warriors (Atlantic League)">Pennsylvania Road Warriors</a> (2002–2004) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain_Bees" title="New Britain Bees">New Britain Bees</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain,_Connecticut" title="New Britain, Connecticut">New Britain, Connecticut</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Britain_Stadium" title="New Britain Stadium">New Britain Stadium</a> </td> <td>2016–2019 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Futures_Collegiate_Baseball_League" title="Futures Collegiate Baseball League">Futures Collegiate Baseball League</a>; Replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors_(Atlantic_League)" title="Road Warriors (Atlantic League)">Road Warriors</a> for the 2020 season<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bridgewater Township, New Jersey">Bridgewater Township, New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Bank_Ballpark" title="TD Bank Ballpark">TD Bank Ballpark</a> </td> <td>1998–2020 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> as part of MiLB realignment; became <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a> affiliate. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Skeeters" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Land Skeeters">Sugar Land Skeeters</a> </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>2012–2020 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> as part of MiLB realignment; became <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> affiliate.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wild_Health_Genomes" title="Wild Health Genomes">Wild Health Genomes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wild_Health_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Wild Health Field">Wild Health Field</a> </td> <td align="center">2022 </td> <td>Replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Spire_City_Ghost_Hounds" title="Spire City Ghost Hounds">Spire City Ghost Hounds</a> in Frederick, Maryland.<sup id="cite_ref-frederick_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frederick-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ghost_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghost-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Proposed_teams_that_never_played">Proposed teams that never played</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach_Neptunes" title="Virginia Beach Neptunes">Virginia Beach Neptunes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Virginia Beach, Virginia">Virginia Beach, Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wheeler_Field_(Virginia_Beach)" title="Wheeler Field (Virginia Beach)">Wheeler Field</a> </td> <td>2016–2017 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championship_Series">Championship Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Championship Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ALPB Championship Series is played as a best-of-five. Numbers in parentheses denote the number of championships won by a team to that point, when more than one. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th><b>Winner</b> </th> <th>Runner-up </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Championship Series MVP </th></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City_Surf" title="Atlantic City Surf">Atlantic City Surf</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport_Bluefish" title="Bridgeport Bluefish">Bridgeport Bluefish</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Eddy" title="Chris Eddy">Chris Eddy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport_Bluefish" title="Bridgeport Bluefish">Bridgeport Bluefish</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duane_Singleton" title="Duane Singleton">Duane Singleton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nashua_Pride" title="Nashua Pride">Nashua Pride</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td>D.J. Boston </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Dodd_(baseball)" title="Robert Dodd (baseball)">Robert Dodd</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport_Bluefish" title="Bridgeport Bluefish">Bridgeport Bluefish</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hurst" title="Jimmy Hurst">Jimmy Hurst</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></b> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashua_Pride" title="Nashua Pride">Nashua Pride</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td>Jeff Nettles </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camden_Riversharks" title="Camden Riversharks">Camden Riversharks</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td>Justin Davies </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></b> (3)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashua_Pride" title="Nashua Pride">Nashua Pride</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_DiFelice" title="Mark DiFelice">Mark DiFelice</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Barnstormers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancaster Barnstormers">Lancaster Barnstormers</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport_Bluefish" title="Bridgeport Bluefish">Bridgeport Bluefish</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td>Jeremy Todd </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a></b> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Herrera_(1990s_outfielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="José Herrera (1990s outfielder)">José Herrera</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></b> (4)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camden_Riversharks" title="Camden Riversharks">Camden Riversharks</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Larson" title="Brandon Larson">Brandon Larson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></b> (5)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Maryland_Blue_Crabs" title="Southern Maryland Blue Crabs">Southern Maryland Blue Crabs</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td>Jeff Nettles </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/York_Revolution" title="York Revolution">York Revolution</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport_Bluefish" title="Bridgeport Bluefish">Bridgeport Bluefish</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Castro_(third_baseman)" title="Ramón Castro (third baseman)">Ramón Castro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/York_Revolution" title="York Revolution">York Revolution</a></b> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td>Vince Harrison </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></b> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Barnstormers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancaster Barnstormers">Lancaster Barnstormers</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td>Dan Lyons </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></b> (3)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td>John Brownell </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Barnstormers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancaster Barnstormers">Lancaster Barnstormers</a></b> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Skeeters" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Land Skeeters">Sugar Land Skeeters</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td>Gabe Jacobo </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></b> (6)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Maryland_Blue_Crabs" title="Southern Maryland Blue Crabs">Southern Maryland Blue Crabs</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td>Roy Merritt </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Skeeters" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Land Skeeters">Sugar Land Skeeters</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td>Juan Martinez </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/York_Revolution" title="York Revolution">York Revolution</a></b> (3)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td>Telvin Nash / Chase Huchingson </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Skeeters" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Land Skeeters">Sugar Land Skeeters</a></b> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Russell_(baseball)" title="James Russell (baseball)">James Russell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></b> (4)<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Skeeters" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Land Skeeters">Sugar Land Skeeters</a></td> <td>3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deibinson_Romero" title="Deibinson Romero">Deibinson Romero</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td colspan="4" align="center"><i>Season cancelled due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lexington_Legends" title="Lexington Legends">Lexington Legends</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a></td> <td>3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Courtney_Hawkins_(baseball)" title="Courtney Hawkins (baseball)">Courtney Hawkins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Barnstormers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancaster Barnstormers">Lancaster Barnstormers</a></b> (3)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/High_Point_Rockers" title="High Point Rockers">High Point Rockers</a></td> <td>3–0</td> <td>Oscar De La Cruz </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Barnstormers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancaster Barnstormers">Lancaster Barnstormers</a></b> (4) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gastonia_Honey_Hunters" title="Gastonia Honey Hunters">Gastonia Honey Hunters</a> </td> <td>3–2 </td> <td>Brent Teller </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/York_Revolution" title="York Revolution">York Revolution</a></b> (4) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Dirty_Birds" title="Charleston Dirty Birds">Charleston Dirty Birds</a> </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td>Jacob Rhinesmith </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-Star_Games">All-Star Games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: All-Star Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Stadium </th> <th>Winner </th> <th>Score </th></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surf_Stadium" title="Surf Stadium">The Sandcastle</a></td> <td>Atlantic City</td> <td>6–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport, Connecticut</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Ballpark_at_Harbor_Yard" title="The Ballpark at Harbor Yard">The Ballpark at Harbor Yard</a></td> <td>South</td> <td>8–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bridgewater Township, New Jersey">Bridgewater, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Bank_Ballpark" title="TD Bank Ballpark">Commerce Bank Ballpark</a></td> <td>North</td> <td>2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bears_%26_Eagles_Riverfront_Stadium" title="Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium">Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium</a></td> <td>North</td> <td>10–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Islip,_New_York" title="Central Islip, New York">Central Islip, New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethpage_Ballpark" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethpage Ballpark">Citibank Park</a></td> <td>South</td> <td>4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua, New Hampshire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holman_Stadium_(Nashua)" title="Holman Stadium (Nashua)">Holman Stadium</a></td> <td>South</td> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey" title="Camden, New Jersey">Camden, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Campbell%27s_Field" title="Campbell's Field">Campbell's Field</a></td> <td>North</td> <td>10–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Surf_Stadium" title="Surf Stadium">The Sandcastle</a></td> <td>North</td> <td>9–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport, Connecticut</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Ballpark_at_Harbor_Yard" title="The Ballpark at Harbor Yard">The Ballpark at Harbor Yard</a></td> <td>North</td> <td>4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster, Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clipper_Magazine_Stadium" title="Clipper Magazine Stadium">Clipper Magazine Stadium</a></td> <td>North</td> <td>8–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Bridgewater Township, New Jersey">Bridgewater, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Bank_Ballpark" title="TD Bank Ballpark">Commerce Bank Ballpark</a></td> <td>Freedom</td> <td>8–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bears_%26_Eagles_Riverfront_Stadium" title="Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium">Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium</a></td> <td>Liberty</td> <td>7–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Islip,_New_York" title="Central Islip, New York">Central Islip, New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethpage_Ballpark" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethpage Ballpark">Suffolk County Sports Park</a></td> <td>Liberty</td> <td>7–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York, Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/PeoplesBank_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="PeoplesBank Park">Sovereign Bank Stadium</a></td> <td>Freedom</td> <td>7–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey" title="Camden, New Jersey">Camden, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Campbell%27s_Field" title="Campbell's Field">Campbell's Field</a></td> <td>Freedom</td> <td>9–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waldorf,_Maryland" title="Waldorf, Maryland">Waldorf, Maryland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regency_Furniture_Stadium" title="Regency Furniture Stadium">Regency Furniture Stadium</a></td> <td>Freedom</td> <td>2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</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>Sugar Land</td> <td>5–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport, Connecticut</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Ballpark_at_Harbor_Yard" title="The Ballpark at Harbor Yard">The Ballpark at Harbor Yard</a></td> <td>Freedom</td> <td>5–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster, Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clipper_Magazine_Stadium" title="Clipper Magazine Stadium">Clipper Magazine Stadium</a></td> <td>Freedom</td> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridgewater, New Jersey">Bridgewater, New Jersey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Bank_Ballpark" title="TD Bank Ballpark">TD Bank Ballpark</a></td> <td>Freedom</td> <td>10–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Islip,_New_York" title="Central Islip, New York">Central Islip, New York</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethpage_Ballpark" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethpage Ballpark">Bethpage Ballpark</a></td> <td>Liberty</td> <td>4–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td><a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York, Pennsylvania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/PeoplesBank_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="PeoplesBank Park">PeoplesBank Park</a></td> <td>Freedom</td> <td>3–3† </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td colspan="4" align="center"><i>None (season cancelled due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td colspan="4" rowspan="3" align="center"><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>† Freedom Division won the 2019 game in a "homer-off" after the teams were tied at the end of nine innings.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_records">League records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: League records"><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/Atlantic_League_records" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic League records">Atlantic League records</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_League_Baseball_players">Major League Baseball players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Major League Baseball players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some Atlantic League players have come from, or advanced to, the higher ranks of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>. Some have resurrected their careers and returned to the majors, while others played in the independent league during the start or end of their careers.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following is a list of some of those players: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ruben_Sierra" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruben Sierra">Ruben Sierra</a></b> - Played for the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City_Surf" title="Atlantic City Surf">Atlantic City Surf</a> in 1999 after more than a decade in MLB. Returned to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> in 2000 and named <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> Comeback Player of the Year in 2001.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Jose Canseco</a></b> - Played for the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a> in 2001 after a long MLB career. Returned to the majors for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Tim Raines</a></b> - Played for the <a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a> briefly in 2000. Returned to the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> in 2001.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Baerga" title="Carlos Baerga">Carlos Baerga</a></b> - Played for the <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a> in 2001. Returned to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> in 2002.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a></b> - Played for the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a> in 2003 before signing with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. Henderson then returned to the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a> in 2004, his final season in the Atlantic League.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Drew" title="Stephen Drew">Stephen Drew</a></b> - Drafted in the first round in 2004 by the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>. Played 19 games for the <a href="/wiki/Camden_Riversharks" title="Camden Riversharks">Camden Riversharks</a> in 2005 before agreeing to terms with the Diamondbacks. Drew played for several major league teams and won a World Series with the Red Sox in 2013.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Ross_Detwiler" title="Ross Detwiler">Ross Detwiler</a></b> - Drafted in the first round in 2007 by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>. Became a key member of Nationals' pitching staff in 2011 and 2012 and pitched well in the franchise's first playoff series since moving from Montreal. Bounced around several teams, then signed with the <a href="/wiki/York_Revolution" title="York Revolution">York Revolution</a> in 2018. Called back to several MLB teams, including the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a> in 2021.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Steve_Lombardozzi_Jr." title="Steve Lombardozzi Jr.">Steve Lombardozzi Jr.</a></b> - Drafted in the 19th round in 2008 by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>. Bounced around several teams, then signed with the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Maryland_Blue_Crabs" title="Southern Maryland Blue Crabs">Southern Maryland Blue Crabs</a> in 2016. Advanced back to MLB later that year but did not play much and signed with the <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Ducks" title="Long Island Ducks">Long Island Ducks</a> in 2019.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Phillips" title="Brandon Phillips">Brandon Phillips</a></b> - Drafted by the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> in 2002. He went on to play 10 seasons with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>. 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor</a></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"><a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a></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/International_League" title="International League">International League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A 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<li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Norte_de_M%C3%A9xico" title="Liga Norte de México">Liga Norte de México</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pecos_League" title="Pecos League">Pecos League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Shore_Professional_Baseball_League" title="United Shore Professional Baseball League">United Shore League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Major_League" title="Venezuelan Major League">Venezuelan Major League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Pro_Baseball_League" title="Women's Pro Baseball League">Women's Pro Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/Winter_league_baseball" title="Winter league baseball">Off-season</a></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">MLB-affiliated</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/Arizona_Fall_League" title="Arizona Fall League">Arizona Fall League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Dominican Professional Baseball League">Dominican Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Pacific_League" title="Mexican Pacific League">Mexican Pacific League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_de_B%C3%A9isbol_Profesional_Roberto_Clemente" title="Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente">Puerto Rico Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Venezuelan Professional Baseball League">Venezuelan Professional Baseball League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Paralela_de_B%C3%A9isbol_en_Venezuela" title="Liga Paralela de Béisbol en Venezuela">Liga Paralela</a></li></ul></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-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_Baseball_League" title="Argentine Baseball League">Argentine Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Colombian Professional Baseball League">Colombian Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Elite_League" title="Cuban Elite League">Cuban Elite League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Curaçao Professional Baseball League">Curaçao Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaraguan_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League">Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panamanian_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Panamanian Professional Baseball League">Panamanian Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Invernal_Veracruzana" title="Liga Invernal Veracruzana">Veracruz Winter League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Defunct</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">MLB-recognized</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/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Players%27_League" title="Players' League">Players' League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Association" title="Union Association">Union Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Other 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/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a></li> <li><a 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Asia"><b>Asia</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">China</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/China_National_Baseball_League" title="China National Baseball League">China National Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Israel</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="Defunct_major" 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/Israel_Baseball_League" title="Israel Baseball League">Israel Baseball League</a></li></ul> </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 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<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'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 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