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href="#Leagues_and_affiliations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Leagues and affiliations</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Leagues_and_affiliations-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Leagues and affiliations subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Leagues_and_affiliations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Minor_leagues" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Minor_leagues"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Minor leagues</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Minor_leagues-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Major_League_affiliations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Major_League_affiliations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Major League affiliations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Major_League_affiliations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Map" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Map"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Map</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Map-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Team_rosters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Team_rosters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Team rosters</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Team_rosters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Early_history" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_history"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Early history</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_history-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Classification_history" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Classification_history"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Classification history</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Classification_history-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Classification history subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Classification_history-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-19th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#19th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>19th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-19th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-20th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#20th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>20th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-20th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Postwar_changes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Postwar_changes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.1</span> <span>Postwar changes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Postwar_changes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reorganization_of_1963" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reorganization_of_1963"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Reorganization of 1963</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reorganization_of_1963-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Further_changes_after_1963" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_changes_after_1963"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>Further changes after 1963</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_changes_after_1963-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reorganization_of_2021" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reorganization_of_2021"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Reorganization of 2021</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reorganization_of_2021-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Affiliate_invites_for_2021" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Affiliate_invites_for_2021"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4.1</span> <span>Affiliate invites for 2021</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Affiliate_invites_for_2021-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-League_realignment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#League_realignment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4.2</span> <span>League realignment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-League_realignment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Classification_hierarchy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Classification_hierarchy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Classification hierarchy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Classification_hierarchy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Players"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Players</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Players-sublist" class="cdx-button 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href="#Ownership"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Ownership</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ownership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Presidents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Presidents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Presidents</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Presidents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Independent_baseball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Independent_baseball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Independent baseball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Independent_baseball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Awards</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Awards-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Awards subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-MiLBY_Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#MiLBY_Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>MiLBY Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-MiLBY_Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_player_awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_player_awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Other player awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_player_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Major_awards" 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id="toc-Streaming_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Copa_de_la_Diversión" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Copa_de_la_Diversión"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Copa de la Diversión</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Copa_de_la_Diversión-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" 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hreflang="ko" data-title="마이너 리그 베이스볼" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Minor League Baseball" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" title="Minor league baseball – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Minor league baseball" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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Baseball</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Minor_League_Baseball_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Minor_League_Baseball_Logo.svg/220px-Minor_League_Baseball_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Minor_League_Baseball_Logo.svg/330px-Minor_League_Baseball_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Minor_League_Baseball_Logo.svg/440px-Minor_League_Baseball_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="424" data-file-height="236" /></a></span></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">September 5, 1901<span class="noprint">; 123 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1901-09-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">208</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Countries</th><td class="infobox-data">United States (157 teams)<br />Canada (1 team) + <br />Dominican Republic (Rookie League) (50 teams)<br /><i>(as of 2024 season)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stadium_(sports_network)" title="Stadium (sports network)">Stadium</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Bally_Live_App" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Live App">Bally Live App</a><br />MiLB.tv, local tv stations</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://milb.com/">MiLB.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Minor League Baseball</b> (<b>MiLB</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> organization below <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB), including teams <a href="/wiki/Affiliate_(commerce)" title="Affiliate (commerce)">affiliated</a> with MLB clubs. </p><p>Entering the 2021 season, the number of full-season MLB-affiliated minor leagues with teams in the United States and Canada was reduced to 11, with a total of 120 teams (four per each of the 30 MLB franchises).<sup id="cite_ref-Lacques_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lacques-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also two affiliated rookie leagues based in the United States, with teams based at the parent clubs' <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> complexes in <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, an off-season autumn league, and one affiliated rookie league in the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>. Additionally, four independent leagues are in association with MiLB. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Organization"><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:Minor_league.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Minor_league.jpg/220px-Minor_league.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Minor_league.jpg/330px-Minor_league.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Minor_league.jpg/440px-Minor_league.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3492" data-file-height="2292" /></a><figcaption>A Class A-Advanced California League game in <a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose, California</a>, in 1994</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Will_Rhymes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Will_Rhymes.jpg/220px-Will_Rhymes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Will_Rhymes.jpg/330px-Will_Rhymes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Will_Rhymes.jpg/440px-Will_Rhymes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1321" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Will_Rhymes" title="Will Rhymes">Will Rhymes</a> bats during a <a href="/wiki/Class_A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A (baseball)">Class A</a> game between the <a href="/wiki/West_Michigan_Whitecaps" title="West Michigan Whitecaps">West Michigan Whitecaps</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kane_County_Cougars" title="Kane County Cougars">Kane County Cougars</a> in September 2006</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cokepark_allentown.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cokepark_allentown.jpg/220px-Cokepark_allentown.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cokepark_allentown.jpg/330px-Cokepark_allentown.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cokepark_allentown.jpg/440px-Cokepark_allentown.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="2136" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Park" title="Coca-Cola Park">Coca-Cola Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown, Pennsylvania</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_IronPigs" title="Lehigh Valley IronPigs">Lehigh Valley IronPigs</a>, the Triple-A affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, in April 2009</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mudcats-Biscuits_at_Five_County_Stadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Mudcats-Biscuits_at_Five_County_Stadium.jpg/220px-Mudcats-Biscuits_at_Five_County_Stadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Mudcats-Biscuits_at_Five_County_Stadium.jpg/330px-Mudcats-Biscuits_at_Five_County_Stadium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Mudcats-Biscuits_at_Five_County_Stadium.jpg/440px-Mudcats-Biscuits_at_Five_County_Stadium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>A 2011 <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a> game between the <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Biscuits" title="Montgomery Biscuits">Montgomery Biscuits</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Mudcats_(1991%E2%80%932011)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina Mudcats (1991–2011)">Carolina Mudcats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Five_County_Stadium" title="Five County Stadium">Five County Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Zebulon,_North_Carolina" title="Zebulon, North Carolina">Zebulon, North Carolina</a> in August 2011</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GCL_Tigers_vs_GCL_Blue_Jays_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/GCL_Tigers_vs_GCL_Blue_Jays_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-GCL_Tigers_vs_GCL_Blue_Jays_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/GCL_Tigers_vs_GCL_Blue_Jays_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-GCL_Tigers_vs_GCL_Blue_Jays_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/GCL_Tigers_vs_GCL_Blue_Jays_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-GCL_Tigers_vs_GCL_Blue_Jays_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3363" data-file-height="2155" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jake_Thompson" title="Jake Thompson">Jake Thompson</a> pitches for the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Tigers" title="Florida Complex League Tigers">GCL Tigers</a> against the <a href="/wiki/GCL_Blue_Jays" class="mw-redirect" title="GCL Blue Jays">GCL Blue Jays</a> in September 2012</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Game_IMG_2831_(29499983106).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Game_IMG_2831_%2829499983106%29.jpg/220px-Game_IMG_2831_%2829499983106%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Game_IMG_2831_%2829499983106%29.jpg/330px-Game_IMG_2831_%2829499983106%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Game_IMG_2831_%2829499983106%29.jpg/440px-Game_IMG_2831_%2829499983106%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Minor League <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascots</a> at a <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket_Red_Sox" title="Pawtucket Red Sox">Pawtucket Red Sox</a> <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> game in <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket, Rhode Island</a> in August 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>As of the 2022 season, the minor league system is divided into four classes: Triple-A (AAA), Double-A (AA), High-A (A+), and Single-A (A).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> franchises may also maintain one or two complex-based rookie teams in the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League" title="Arizona Complex League">Arizona Complex League</a> or <a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League" title="Florida Complex League">Florida Complex League</a>, and international summer baseball teams in the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League" title="Dominican Summer League">Dominican Summer League</a>. While major league teams play a 162-game schedule, minor league seasons are shorter. As of 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, a complete season in Triple-A is 150 games,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Double-A is 138 games, and High-A and Single-A are each 132 games.<sup id="cite_ref-examine_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-examine-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the below organized leagues, the off-season <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Fall_League" title="Arizona Fall League">Arizona Fall League</a> has six teams that play approximately 30 games apiece in autumn, with rosters comprising the top prospects associated with each of the six MLB divisions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Triple-A">Triple-A</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Triple-A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A (baseball)</a></div> <p>This classification currently includes two affiliated leagues: the 20-team <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> and the 10-team <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>, known as Triple-A East and Triple-A West, respectively, for the 2021 season.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-new_alignment_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_alignment-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For most of the 20th century, Triple-A also included the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (20th century)">American Association</a>, based in the Midwest, but that league disbanded with its clubs absorbed by the other two leagues, as part of a reorganization of the Triple-A level in 1997. The International League features teams from the Atlantic coast and midwestern U.S., while the Pacific Coast League features teams from the Pacific coast and the southwest. </p><p>Both young players and veterans play for Triple-A teams. Parent clubs often hold players who are on the <a href="/wiki/40-man_roster" class="mw-redirect" title="40-man roster">40-man roster</a>, but not on the active MLB roster, at the Triple-A level. Such players are eligible to be added to a team's active major league roster. For teams in contention for a playoff spot late in a season, it gives them fresh players, while for teams not in contention, it gives them an opportunity to evaluate their second-tier players against major league competition.<sup id="cite_ref-shelburne20100901_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shelburne20100901-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some Triple-A players are "career minor leaguers", former prospects whose skill growth has halted and who are not likely to advance to MLB, unless as a temporary replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-Moore_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moore-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Double-A">Double-A</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Double-A"><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/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A (baseball)</a></div> <p>There are currently three leagues in this classification: the 12-team <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%93present)" title="Eastern League (1938–present)">Eastern League</a>, known as Double-A Northeast for the 2021 season, with teams in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S., the eight-team <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Southern League (1964–present)">Southern League</a> (known as Double-A South for the 2021 season) with teams in the Deep South, and the 10-team <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a> (known as Double-A Central for the 2021 season) with teams in the Southwest and Great Plains.<sup id="cite_ref-new_alignment_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-new_alignment-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some players jump to the majors from this level, as many of the top prospects are put here to play against each other rather than against minor and major league veterans in Triple-A.<sup id="cite_ref-Moore_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moore-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A small handful of players might be placed here to start, usually veterans from foreign leagues with more experience in professional baseball. The expectation is usually that these veteran players will be in the majors by the end of the season, as their salaries tend to be higher than those of most prospects. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="High-A">High-A</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: High-A"><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/High-A" title="High-A">High-A</a></div> <p>One level below Double-A is the High-A level, named "Class A-Advanced" before 2021. This classification has three leagues: the 12-team <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a>, known as High-A Central for the 2021 season, covering the Midwest, the six-team <a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a>, known as High-A West for the 2021 season, with teams in the Pacific Northwest, and the 12-team <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a>, known as High-A East for the 2021 season, with teams in the eastern states. All three leagues were reclassified prior to the 2021 season, with the Midwest League and the South Atlantic League promoted from Single-A and the Northwest League promoted from Class A Short Season.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This level of play is often a second or third promotion for a minor league player, although some high first-round draftees, particularly those with experience playing <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a>, begin at this level. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Single-A">Single-A <span class="anchor" id="Class_A"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Single-A"><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/Single-A" title="Single-A">Single-A</a></div> <p>Below the High-A level is Single-A, named "Class A" before 2021, when it was also known as Single-A or Full-Season A,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "Low-A" for the 2021 season. This classification has three leagues: the 8-team <a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a>, known as Low-A West for the 2021 season, located entirely in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, the 12-team <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a>, known as Low-A East for the 2021 season, and the 10-team <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a>, known as Low-A Southeast for the 2021 season. All three leagues were demoted from High-A to Single-A effective with the 2021 season. </p><p>These leagues are a mix of players moving up from Rookie leagues, as well as the occasional experienced first-year player. Most of the teams in the Florida State League are owned by major league parent clubs and use their <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> complexes. </p><p>In 2022, the official name of the class became Single-A.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookie">Rookie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rookie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Minor leagues with the Rookie classification play a shortened season that traditionally began in mid-June and ended in late August or early September. This lowest level of minor league baseball consists of two US-based leagues, the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League" title="Arizona Complex League">Arizona Complex League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League" title="Florida Complex League">Florida Complex League</a>, known as the Arizona League and Gulf Coast League, respectively, before 2021, and one Caribbean-based league, the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League" title="Dominican Summer League">Dominican Summer League</a>. </p><p>The U.S.-based Rookie leagues play a schedule of approximately 60 games and are named "complex leagues" because games are played at their parent clubs' <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> complexes. Rosters consist primarily of newly drafted players who are not yet ready for a higher level of play. These leagues are intended almost exclusively to allow players to hone their skills; no admission is charged and no concessions are sold. </p><p>As of the 2024 season, the Arizona Complex League and Florida Complex League seasons commence in early May and conclude in late July in order to provide players with previous experience in the Dominican Summer League with a full season in stateside professional baseball without having to compete for playing time with newly drafted players selected in the July <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="Major League Baseball draft">Major League Baseball draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This adjusted schedule also allows the top Rookie-level prospects in each organization to be promoted to class Single-A for the final two months of the professional baseball season upon the conclusion of the complex league seasons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster_sizes_and_player_restrictions">Roster sizes and player restrictions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Roster sizes and player restrictions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the 2024 season, each major league club may have no more than 165 players assigned to the rosters of their domestic affiliates (i.e., Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, Single-A, and complex-league Rookie)—excluding international players assigned to the Dominican Summer League who have not yet been assigned to a domestic affiliate, as well as players placed on the minor league 60-day and full-season injured lists—during the minor league season, with a limit of 175 domestic players during the offseason.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the minor league season, the following roster limits for each classification are used: </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Rosters sizes in Minor League Baseball </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Level </th> <th scope="col">Active roster size<sup id="cite_ref-topbrb2021_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-topbrb2021-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 10–11">: 10–11 </span></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Player restrictions<sup id="cite_ref-topbrb2021_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-topbrb2021-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 100">: 100 </span></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Triple-A </th> <td>28 players</td> <td>No restrictions </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Double-A </th> <td>28 players</td> <td>No restrictions </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">High-A </th> <td>30 players</td> <td>No more than 2 players and 1 player-coach with<br />6 or more years of minor-league experience </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Single-A </th> <td>30 players</td> <td>No more than 2 players with<br />5 or more years of minor-league experience </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">U.S.-based<br />Rookie </th> <td>No limit</td> <td>No more than 3 players with<br />4 or more years of minor-league experience </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">International<br />Rookie </th> <td>35 players</td> <td>No players with<br />4 or more years of minor-league experience </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leagues_and_affiliations">Leagues and affiliations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Leagues and affiliations"><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/List_of_Minor_League_Baseball_leagues_and_teams" title="List of Minor League Baseball leagues and teams">List of Minor League Baseball leagues and teams</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_leagues">Minor leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Minor leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Triple-A</b> </p> <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> <p><b>Double-A</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%93present)" title="Eastern League (1938–present)">Eastern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Southern League (1964–present)">Southern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a></li></ul> <p><b>High-A</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a></li></ul> <p><b>Single-A</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a></li></ul> <p><b>Rookie</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League" title="Arizona Complex League">Arizona Complex League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League" title="Florida Complex League">Florida Complex League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League" title="Dominican Summer League">Dominican Summer League</a></li></ul> <p><b>Off-season leagues</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Fall_League" title="Arizona Fall League">Arizona Fall League</a></li></ul> <p><b>Showcase league</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Draft_League" title="MLB Draft League">MLB Draft League</a></li></ul> <p><b>Partner leagues</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="American Association of Professional Baseball">American Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Atlantic League of Professional Baseball">Atlantic League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_League" title="Frontier League">Frontier League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_League_affiliations">Major League affiliations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Major League affiliations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <caption>Table key </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Triple-A </th> <th colspan="2">Double-A </th> <th colspan="2">High-A </th> <th colspan="2">Single-A </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:#ffbbbb">IL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#bbffbb">EL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%93present)" title="Eastern League (1938–present)">Eastern League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#ffffbb">MWL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#e0e0e0">CAL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:#d0e7ff">PCL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#ffc3e1">SL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Southern League (1964–present)">Southern League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#ded3c2">NWL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#d0e276">CAR </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#ffe6bd">TL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#9af1f9">SAL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#f5d0ff">FSL </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"> <caption>Affiliations of Minor League teams with Major League teams </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Division </th> <th scope="col">MLB Team </th> <th scope="col">Triple-A </th> <th scope="col">Double-A </th> <th scope="col">High-A </th> <th scope="col">Single-A </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="15" style="background-color: #CC0000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">American League</span></a> </th> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">East</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Tides" title="Norfolk Tides">Norfolk Tides</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Baysox" title="Chesapeake Baysox">Chesapeake Baysox</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_IronBirds" title="Aberdeen IronBirds">Aberdeen IronBirds</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Delmarva_Shorebirds" title="Delmarva Shorebirds">Delmarva Shorebirds</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Red_Sox" title="Worcester Red Sox">Worcester Red Sox</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Sea_Dogs" title="Portland Sea Dogs">Portland Sea Dogs</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Greenville_Drive" title="Greenville Drive">Greenville Drive</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Salem_Red_Sox" title="Salem Red Sox">Salem Red Sox</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRiders" title="Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Valley_Renegades" title="Hudson Valley Renegades">Hudson Valley Renegades</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Tarpons" title="Tampa Tarpons">Tampa Tarpons</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls" title="Durham Bulls">Durham Bulls</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffc3e1"><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Biscuits" title="Montgomery Biscuits">Montgomery Biscuits</a><sup>SL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_Hot_Rods" title="Bowling Green Hot Rods">Bowling Green Hot Rods</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Charleston_RiverDogs" title="Charleston RiverDogs">Charleston RiverDogs</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bisons" title="Buffalo Bisons">Buffalo Bisons</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Fisher_Cats" title="New Hampshire Fisher Cats">New Hampshire Fisher Cats</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ded3c2"><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canadians" title="Vancouver Canadians">Vancouver Canadians</a><sup>NWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Dunedin_Blue_Jays" title="Dunedin Blue Jays">Dunedin Blue Jays</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">Central</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Knights" title="Charlotte Knights">Charlotte Knights</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffc3e1"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Barons" title="Birmingham Barons">Birmingham Barons</a><sup>SL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Dash" title="Winston-Salem Dash">Winston-Salem Dash</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis_Cannon_Ballers" title="Kannapolis Cannon Ballers">Kannapolis Cannon Ballers</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Guardians</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Clippers" title="Columbus Clippers">Columbus Clippers</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Akron_RubberDucks" title="Akron RubberDucks">Akron RubberDucks</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Lake_County_Captains" title="Lake County Captains">Lake County Captains</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_Hillcats" title="Lynchburg Hillcats">Lynchburg Hillcats</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Toledo_Mud_Hens" title="Toledo Mud Hens">Toledo Mud Hens</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Erie_SeaWolves" title="Erie SeaWolves">Erie SeaWolves</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/West_Michigan_Whitecaps" title="West Michigan Whitecaps">West Michigan Whitecaps</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Flying_Tigers" title="Lakeland Flying Tigers">Lakeland Flying Tigers</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Storm_Chasers" title="Omaha Storm Chasers">Omaha Storm Chasers</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffe6bd"><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Arkansas_Naturals" title="Northwest Arkansas Naturals">Northwest Arkansas Naturals</a><sup>TL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Quad Cities River Bandits</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Fireflies" title="Columbia Fireflies">Columbia Fireflies</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Saints" title="St. Paul Saints">St. Paul Saints</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffe6bd"><a href="/wiki/Wichita_Wind_Surge" title="Wichita Wind Surge">Wichita Wind Surge</a><sup>TL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Rapids_Kernels" title="Cedar Rapids Kernels">Cedar Rapids Kernels</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers_Mighty_Mussels" title="Fort Myers Mighty Mussels">Fort Myers Mighty Mussels</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">West</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> </th> <td style="background:#d0e7ff"><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys" title="Sugar Land Space Cowboys">Sugar Land Space Cowboys</a><sup>PCL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffe6bd"><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Hooks" title="Corpus Christi Hooks">Corpus Christi Hooks</a><sup>TL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Woodpeckers" title="Fayetteville Woodpeckers">Fayetteville Woodpeckers</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a> </th> <td style="background:#d0e7ff"><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Bees" title="Salt Lake Bees">Salt Lake Bees</a><sup>PCL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffc3e1"><a href="/wiki/Rocket_City_Trash_Pandas" title="Rocket City Trash Pandas">Rocket City Trash Pandas</a><sup>SL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ded3c2"><a href="/wiki/Tri-City_Dust_Devils" title="Tri-City Dust Devils">Tri-City Dust Devils</a><sup>NWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#e0e0e0"><a href="/wiki/Inland_Empire_66ers" title="Inland Empire 66ers">Inland Empire 66ers</a><sup>CAL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Athletics_(baseball)" title="Athletics (baseball)">Athletics</a> </th> <td style="background:#d0e7ff"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aviators" title="Las Vegas Aviators">Las Vegas Aviators</a><sup>PCL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffe6bd"><a href="/wiki/Midland_RockHounds" title="Midland RockHounds">Midland RockHounds</a><sup>TL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Lansing_Lugnuts" title="Lansing Lugnuts">Lansing Lugnuts</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#e0e0e0"><a href="/wiki/Stockton_Ports" title="Stockton Ports">Stockton Ports</a><sup>CAL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> </th> <td style="background:#d0e7ff"><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Rainiers" title="Tacoma Rainiers">Tacoma Rainiers</a><sup>PCL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffe6bd"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Travelers" title="Arkansas Travelers">Arkansas Travelers</a><sup>TL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ded3c2"><a href="/wiki/Everett_AquaSox" title="Everett AquaSox">Everett AquaSox</a><sup>NWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#e0e0e0"><a href="/wiki/Modesto_Nuts" title="Modesto Nuts">Modesto Nuts</a><sup>CAL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </th> <td style="background:#d0e7ff"><a href="/wiki/Round_Rock_Express" title="Round Rock Express">Round Rock Express</a><sup>PCL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffe6bd"><a href="/wiki/Frisco_RoughRiders" title="Frisco RoughRiders">Frisco RoughRiders</a><sup>TL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Hub_City_Spartanburgers" title="Hub City Spartanburgers">Hub City Spartanburgers</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Crawdads" title="Hickory Crawdads">Hickory Crawdads</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="15" style="background-color: #000088 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">National League</span></a> </th> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">East</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Gwinnett_Stripers" title="Gwinnett Stripers">Gwinnett Stripers</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffc3e1"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Clingstones" title="Columbus Clingstones">Columbus Clingstones</a><sup>SL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Rome_Emperors" title="Rome Emperors">Rome Emperors</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Augusta_GreenJackets" title="Augusta GreenJackets">Augusta GreenJackets</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jumbo_Shrimp" title="Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp">Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffc3e1"><a href="/wiki/Pensacola_Blue_Wahoos" title="Pensacola Blue Wahoos">Pensacola Blue Wahoos</a><sup>SL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Beloit_Sky_Carp" title="Beloit Sky Carp">Beloit Sky Carp</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_Hammerheads" title="Jupiter Hammerheads">Jupiter Hammerheads</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Mets" title="Syracuse Mets">Syracuse Mets</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Binghamton_Rumble_Ponies" title="Binghamton Rumble Ponies">Binghamton Rumble Ponies</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Cyclones" title="Brooklyn Cyclones">Brooklyn Cyclones</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/St._Lucie_Mets" title="St. Lucie Mets">St. Lucie Mets</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_IronPigs" title="Lehigh Valley IronPigs">Lehigh Valley IronPigs</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Reading_Fightin_Phils" title="Reading Fightin Phils">Reading Fightin Phils</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Shore_BlueClaws" title="Jersey Shore BlueClaws">Jersey Shore BlueClaws</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_Threshers" title="Clearwater Threshers">Clearwater Threshers</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Red_Wings" title="Rochester Red Wings">Rochester Red Wings</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Senators" title="Harrisburg Senators">Harrisburg Senators</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Blue_Rocks" title="Wilmington Blue Rocks">Wilmington Blue Rocks</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Fredericksburg_Nationals" title="Fredericksburg Nationals">Fredericksburg Nationals</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/National_League_Central" title="National League Central">Central</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Cubs" title="Iowa Cubs">Iowa Cubs</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffc3e1"><a href="/wiki/Knoxville_Smokies" title="Knoxville Smokies">Knoxville Smokies</a><sup>SL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/South_Bend_Cubs" title="South Bend Cubs">South Bend Cubs</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Pelicans" title="Myrtle Beach Pelicans">Myrtle Beach Pelicans</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Bats" title="Louisville Bats">Louisville Bats</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffc3e1"><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_Lookouts" title="Chattanooga Lookouts">Chattanooga Lookouts</a><sup>SL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Dragons" title="Dayton Dragons">Dayton Dragons</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Daytona_Tortugas" title="Daytona Tortugas">Daytona Tortugas</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffc3e1"><a href="/wiki/Biloxi_Shuckers" title="Biloxi Shuckers">Biloxi Shuckers</a><sup>SL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Timber_Rattlers" title="Wisconsin Timber Rattlers">Wisconsin Timber Rattlers</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#d0e276"><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Mudcats" title="Carolina Mudcats">Carolina Mudcats</a><sup>CAR</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Indians" title="Indianapolis Indians">Indianapolis Indians</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#bbffbb"><a href="/wiki/Altoona_Curve" title="Altoona Curve">Altoona Curve</a><sup>EL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#9af1f9"><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Grasshoppers" title="Greensboro Grasshoppers">Greensboro Grasshoppers</a><sup>SAL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Bradenton_Marauders" title="Bradenton Marauders">Bradenton Marauders</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </th> <td style="background:#ffbbbb"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Redbirds" title="Memphis Redbirds">Memphis Redbirds</a><sup>IL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffe6bd"><a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cardinals" title="Springfield Cardinals">Springfield Cardinals</a><sup>TL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Peoria_Chiefs" title="Peoria Chiefs">Peoria Chiefs</a><sup>MWL</sup> </td> <td style="background:#f5d0ff"><a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Cardinals" title="Palm Beach Cardinals">Palm Beach Cardinals</a><sup>FSL</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">West</a> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona 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data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> International League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Pacific Coast League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Eastern League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/8px-Pink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/12px-Pink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pink_pog.svg/16px-Pink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Southern League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orange_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Texas League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Midwest League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brown_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brown_pog.svg/8px-Brown_pog.svg.png" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> California League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gold_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Gold_pog.svg/8px-Gold_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Gold_pog.svg/12px-Gold_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Gold_pog.svg/16px-Gold_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Carolina League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Florida State League</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Steel_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/8px-Steel_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/12px-Steel_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Steel_pog.svg/16px-Steel_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Future Team</li></ul></div></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_rosters">Team rosters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Team rosters"><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/Minor_League_Baseball_rosters" title="Minor League Baseball rosters">Minor League Baseball rosters</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_history">Early history<span class="anchor" id="History"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Early 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:Joe_DiMaggio_SF_Seals.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Joe_DiMaggio_SF_Seals.jpeg/220px-Joe_DiMaggio_SF_Seals.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Joe_DiMaggio_SF_Seals.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="328" data-file-height="515" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a> during his time playing in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1930s</span></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Patrick_T._Powers_1904.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Patrick_T._Powers_1904.jpg/220px-Patrick_T._Powers_1904.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Patrick_T._Powers_1904.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="315" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Patrick_T._Powers" title="Patrick T. Powers">Patrick T. Powers</a>, the first president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association of Professional Base Ball Players</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1922_Jigger_Statz.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/1922_Jigger_Statz.jpeg/220px-1922_Jigger_Statz.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="666" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/1922_Jigger_Statz.jpeg/330px-1922_Jigger_Statz.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/1922_Jigger_Statz.jpeg/440px-1922_Jigger_Statz.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="618" data-file-height="1872" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jigger_Statz" title="Jigger Statz">Jigger Statz</a> played in over 2500 minor league games.</figcaption></figure> <p>The earliest professional baseball league, the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association of Professional Base Ball Players</a> of 1871 to 1875, commonly referred to as the National Association,<sup id="cite_ref-NA_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> comprised all fully professional teams. This system proved unworkable, however, as there was no way to ensure competitive balance, and financially unsound clubs often failed in midseason. This problem was solved in 1876 with the formation of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL), with a limited membership which excluded less competitive and financially weaker teams. Professional clubs outside the NL responded by forming regional associations of their own. There was a series of <i>ad hoc</i> groupings, such as the New England Association of 1877 and the Eastern Championship Association of 1881. These were loose groups of independent clubs which agreed to play a series of games over the course of one season for a championship pennant. </p><p>The first true minor league is traditionally considered to be the <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_League" title="Northwestern League">Northwestern League</a> of 1883 to 1884.<sup id="cite_ref-hoie_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hoie-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the earlier minor associations, it was conceived as a permanent organization. It also, along with the NL and the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(19th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (19th century)">American Association</a> (AA), was a party to the <b>National Agreement of 1883</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-hoie_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hoie-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Included in this was the agreement to respect the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_clause" title="Reserve clause">reserve lists</a> of clubs in each league.<sup id="cite_ref-hoie_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hoie-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teams in the NL and the AA could only reserve players who had been paid at least $1,000. Northwestern League teams could reserve players paid $750, implicitly establishing the division into major and minor leagues. Over the next two decades, more minor leagues signed various versions of the National Agreement. Eventually, the minor leagues allied to negotiate jointly. </p><p>In the late 1890s, the <a href="/wiki/Western_League_(U.S._baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Western League (U.S. baseball)">Western League</a> run by <a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson" title="Ban Johnson">Ban Johnson</a> decided to challenge the NL's position. In 1900, he changed the name of the league to the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) and vowed to make deals to sign contracts with players who were dissatisfied with the pay and terms of their deals with the NL. This led to a turf war that heated up in 1901 enough to concern <a href="/wiki/Patrick_T._Powers" title="Patrick T. Powers">Patrick T. Powers</a>, president of the Eastern League, and many other minor league owners about the conflict potentially affecting their organizations. Representatives of the different minor leagues met at the Leland Hotel in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> on September 5, 1901.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the NL–AL battle, they agreed to form the <i>National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues</i> (NAPBL), sometimes shortened to National Association (NA),<sup id="cite_ref-NA_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would later adopt the <a href="/wiki/Trade_name" title="Trade name">trade name</a> "Minor League Baseball".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The purpose of the NAPBL at the time was to maintain the independence of the leagues involved. Several did not sign the agreement and continued to work independently. Powers was made the first president of the NAPBL, whose offices were established in <a href="/wiki/Auburn,_New_York" title="Auburn, New York">Auburn, New York</a>. </p><p>In 1903, the conflict between the AL and NL ended in the <b>National Agreement of 1903</b>, which created the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Commission" title="National Baseball Commission">National Baseball Commission</a> to oversee the major and minor leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NAPBL became involved in the later stages of the negotiations to develop rules for the acquisition of players from their leagues by the NL and the AL. The 1903 agreement ensured that teams would be compensated for the players that they had taken the time and effort to scout and develop, and no NA team was required to sell their players, although most did because the cash was an important source of revenue for most teams. The NA leagues were still fiercely independent, and the term <i>minor</i> was seldom used in reference to them, save by the major-market sportswriters. Sports news, like most news generally, often did not travel far in the days before radio and television, so, while the leagues often bristled at the major market writers' descriptions, they viewed themselves as independent sports businesses. Many baseball writers of that time regarded the greatest players of the minor leagues, such as <a href="/wiki/Buzz_Arlett" title="Buzz Arlett">Buzz Arlett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jigger_Statz" title="Jigger Statz">Jigger Statz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ike_Boone" title="Ike Boone">Ike Boone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Ryan_(baseball)" title="Buddy Ryan (baseball)">Buddy Ryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Earl_Rapp" title="Earl Rapp">Earl Rapp</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shellenback" title="Frank Shellenback">Frank Shellenback</a>, as comparable to major league players. Leagues in the NA would not be truly called minor until <a href="/wiki/Branch_Rickey" title="Branch Rickey">Branch Rickey</a> developed the first modern farm system in the 1930s. The <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis" title="Kenesaw Mountain Landis">Kenesaw Mountain Landis</a> fought Rickey's scheme, but, ultimately, the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a> drove teams to establish systems like Rickey's to ensure a steady supply of players, as many NA and independent teams could not afford to keep their doors open without the patronage of Major League Baseball. The leagues of the NA became subordinate to the major leagues, creating the first minor leagues in the current sense of the term. Other than the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> (PCL), which under its president <a href="/wiki/Pants_Rowland" title="Pants Rowland">Pants Rowland</a> tried to become a third major league in the Western states, the other leagues maintained autonomy in name only, being totally economically dependent upon the AL and NL. </p><p>In 1922, the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">United States Supreme Court</a> decision <i><a href="/wiki/Federal_Baseball_Club_v._National_League" title="Federal Baseball Club v. National League">Federal Baseball Club v. National League</a></i> (259 U.S. 200), which grants baseball a special immunity from <a href="/wiki/Antitrust_laws" class="mw-redirect" title="Antitrust laws">antitrust laws</a>, had a major effect on the minor leagues. The special immunity meant that the AL and NL could dictate terms under which every independent league did business. By 1925, major league baseball established a flat-fee purchase amount of $5,000 for the contract of any player from an NA member league team. This measure was leveled primarily at the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(minor_league)" title="Baltimore Orioles (minor league)">Baltimore Orioles</a>, then a Triple-A team that had dominated the minors by keeping players longer than many competitors, allowing the players to more fully develop, driving up their sale value to major-league teams and giving Baltimore a talent advantage. Deprived of this option by the flat-fee policy, minor league teams had little choice but to sell players as soon as they drew major-league interest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classification_history">Classification history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Classification history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest classifications used in the minor leagues began circa 1890, for teams that were party to the National Agreement of 1883.<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 15">: 15 </span></sup> The different levels represented different levels of protection for player contracts and <a href="/wiki/Reserve_clause" title="Reserve clause">reserve clauses</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 15">: 15 </span></sup> </p> <ul><li>Class A: contracts and reserve lists protected</li> <li>Class B: contracts and reserve lists protected, but a major league team could draft a player for a set price</li> <li>Class C: contracts protected</li> <li>Class D: contracts protected, but any higher class could draft a player for a set price</li> <li>Class E/F: no protection</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was founded in 1901, classifications were redefined:<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Class</th> <th>Aggregate population of<br />cities in the league</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Salary_cap" title="Salary cap">Salary cap</a><br />(per month)<br />team / player</th> <th>Draft fee†</th> <th>Protection fee‡ </th></tr> <tr> <td>Class A</td> <td>more than 1 million</td> <td>$1800 / $175</td> <td>n/a</td> <td>$50 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class B</td> <td>400,001 to 1 million</td> <td>$1000 / $125</td> <td>$300</td> <td>$30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class C</td> <td>200,001 to 400,000</td> <td>$800 / $100</td> <td>$200</td> <td>$20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class D</td> <td>up to 200,000</td> <td>$700 / $75</td> <td>$100</td> <td>$10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>† Draft fee set an amount for a team in a higher class to select a player; n/a for Class A as it would be up to each team to negotiate with an interested major league club.<br /> ‡ Protection fee reserved a player to a team, even after a contract expired, preventing the player for seeking employment with any other team. </p><p>All minor leagues were classified,<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 15">: 15 </span></sup> and had the following assignments entering the 1902 season:<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 187–189">: 187–189 </span></sup> </p> <ul><li>Class A: <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1884)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern League (1884)">Eastern League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Western_League_(1900%E2%80%931958)" title="Western League (1900–1958)">Western League</a></li> <li>Class B: <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut State League">Connecticut State League</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_League" title="New England League">New England League</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_League_(1885%E2%80%931917)" title="New York State League (1885–1917)">New York State League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_League" title="Pacific Northwest League">Pacific Northwest League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association" title="Southern Association">Southern League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Indiana%E2%80%93Iowa_League" title="Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League">Three-I League</a></li> <li>Class C: <i>no league until 1903</i></li> <li>Class D: <a href="/wiki/Cotton_States_League" title="Cotton States League">Cotton States League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa%E2%80%93South_Dakota_League" title="Iowa–South Dakota League">Iowa–South Dakota League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_League" title="Missouri Valley League">Missouri Valley League</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_League" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina League">North Carolina League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_League" title="Pennsylvania State League">Pennsylvania State League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a></li></ul> <p>Additional classifications added prior to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> included:<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 15–16">: 15–16 </span></sup> </p> <ul><li>Class AA ("Double-A"): added in 1912 as the new highest level.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Double-A remained the highest level through 1945.</li> <li>Class A1: added in 1936, between Class A and Class AA.<sup id="cite_ref-Dickson_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dickson-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two Class A circuits, the Texas League and the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association" title="Southern Association">Southern Association</a>, were upgraded to A1 to signify their continued status as one step below the highest classification, then Double-A, and a notch above their former Class A peers, the <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Pennsylvania_League_(1923%E2%80%9337)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York–Pennsylvania League (1923–37)">New York–Pennsylvania League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_League_(1900%E2%80%931958)" title="Western League (1900–1958)">Western League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dickson_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dickson-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Class A1 remained in use through 1945.</li> <li>Class E: added in 1937, as the new lowest level, for players with no professional experience in Class D or higher.<sup id="cite_ref-Dickson_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dickson-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only Class E league that existed was the four-team <a href="/wiki/Twin_Ports_League" title="Twin Ports League">Twin Ports League</a>, which operated for less than a full season in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-Dickson_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dickson-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Postwar_changes">Postwar changes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Postwar changes"><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> with the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Royals" title="Montreal Royals">Montreal Royals</a> in July 1946</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1946, with the minor leagues poised for unprecedented growth, the higher-level classifications were changed. Class AAA ("Triple-A") was created and the three Double-A circuits (the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>, <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(20th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (20th century)">American Association</a>) were reclassified into Triple-A.<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 15">: 15 </span></sup> Class A1 (comprising the Texas League, which had last operated in 1942, and the Southern Association) became Class AA.<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_21-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 15">: 15 </span></sup> Class A remained the third-highest classification, with lower levels still ranked Class B through Class D in descending order, with Class D being the equivalent of later Rookie leagues. The impact of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> in 1950 caused a player shortage in many cities below Class B. </p><p>In 1952, the "Open" classification was created.<sup id="cite_ref-PCLopen_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCLopen-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> (PCL), which had been rated Triple-A since 1946, was the only minor league to obtain this classification, which it held through 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-cronin_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cronin-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this time, the major leagues only extended as far west as <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a>, and as far south as <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> This classification severely restricted the rights of the major leagues to draft players out of the PCL, and at the time it seemed like the PCL would eventually become a third major league.<sup id="cite_ref-PCLopen_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCLopen-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The PCL would revert to Triple-A in 1958,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to increasing television coverage of major league games and in light of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a> moving to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-cronin_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cronin-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reorganization_of_1963">Reorganization of 1963</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Reorganization of 1963"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A significant reorganization of the minor leagues took place in 1963, caused by the contraction of clubs and leagues during the 1950s and early 1960s. In 1949, the peak of the postwar minor league baseball boom, 448 teams in 59 leagues were members of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, with the number of teams falling to 324 in 1952, and 243 in 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of 1963, only 15 leagues above Rookie-level survived in the United States and Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_21-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 525–527">: 525–527 </span></sup> </p><p>After the 1962 season, the Triple-A American Association—which had lost key markets such as <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City">Kansas City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a> and <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> to the Major Leagues since 1953—disbanded. The surviving International and Pacific Coast leagues absorbed the four remaining American Association franchises. Meanwhile, at the Double-A level and below there were even more significant changes: </p> <ul><li>The two existing Class A circuits—the Eastern League and <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League_(1904%E2%80%931963)" title="South Atlantic League (1904–1963)">South Atlantic League</a>—were upgraded to Double-A, joining the Texas League and the unaffiliated <a href="/wiki/Mexican_League_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mexican League (baseball)">Mexican League</a>, then Double-A, as members of this classification. This move was caused by the disbanding of the Southern Association after 1961, leaving the six-team Texas League as the only US-based Double-A circuit in 1962. In addition, many Major League parent teams had frequently treated the pre-1963 Eastern League and South Atlantic League as <i>de facto</i> Double-A circuits, one step (rather than two) below Triple-A.</li> <li>The Class B <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a>, the Class C <a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_League_(baseball,_1902%E2%80%9371)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)">Northern League</a>, and the Class D <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia%E2%80%93Florida_League" title="Georgia–Florida League">Georgia–Florida League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Western_Carolinas_League" title="Western Carolinas League">Western Carolinas League</a> were all designated Class A leagues. The unaffiliated Class C <a href="/wiki/Mexican_Central_League" title="Mexican Central League">Mexican Central League</a> was also designated as Class A.</li> <li>The Class D <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_League" title="Appalachian League">Appalachian League</a>, then the only "short-season" circuit, was given a new designation as a Rookie league.</li></ul> <p>Designations below Class A disappeared because the lower levels could not sustain operation during a large downturn in the financial fortunes of minor league baseball, due to factors including the rise of television broadcasts of <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 league sports</a> across broad regions of the country. As part of the 1963 reorganization, Major League clubs increased their commitments to affiliate with minor league teams through Player Development Contracts, outright ownerships, or shared affiliations and co-op arrangements.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Further_changes_after_1963">Further changes after 1963</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Further changes after 1963"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The minor league system that evolved following the 1963 reorganization remained in place through 2020, categorizing leagues into one of six classes: Triple-A (AAA), Double-A (AA), Class A-Advanced (High A or A+), Class A (Low A), Class A Short Season, and Rookie. Furthermore, Rookie was further informally subdivided into Rookie Advanced, complex-based Rookie, and international summer baseball. </p> <ul><li><b>Triple-A</b>: The American Association was revived as a Triple-A league in 1969 and flourished with the minor league baseball boom of the 1980s and 1990s. However, all of its teams were again absorbed into the International and Pacific Coast leagues in 1998 as part of a sweeping reorganization of the minors' top classification. The American Association and the International League also played an interlocking schedule during the late 1980s as part of the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_Alliance" title="Triple-A Alliance">Triple-A Alliance</a>. The Mexican League was upgraded from Double-A to Triple-A in 1967.</li> <li><b>Double-A</b>: In 1964, the South Atlantic League changed its name to <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern League (1964–2020)">Southern League</a>. In 1971, because of continued contraction (and Major League expansion) that left each circuit with only seven teams, the Texas League and Southern League formed the 14-team <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Association" title="Dixie Association">Dixie Association</a>. The arrangement lasted only for that season, and the records and history of the constituent leagues were kept distinct. In 1972, each league added an eighth team, rebalancing their schedules. The leagues subsequently returned to prosperity with the revival of minor league baseball that began in the 1980s.<span class="anchor" id="Class_A_Short_Season"></span><span class="anchor" id="Short-season_leagues"></span></li> <li><b>Class A</b>: In 1980, the Western Carolinas League changed its name, reviving the historic South Atlantic ("Sally") League moniker. Additionally, over time, two more classifications evolved from Class A. Under the rules governing the affiliated minor leagues,<sup id="cite_ref-topbrb2019_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-topbrb2019-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 158–159">: 158–159 </span></sup> these became separate classifications, despite the similarity in name: <ul><li>Beginning in 1965, <b><a href="/wiki/Class_A_Short_Season" title="Class A Short Season">Class A Short Season</a></b> leagues played approximately 75 to 80 games per season, starting in mid-June and ending in early September, designed to allow college players to complete their college seasons in the spring, be selected in the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="Major League Baseball draft">MLB draft</a> in June, signed, and then immediately placed in a competitive league. The classification was eliminated prior to the 2021 season, with the <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a> as the only active leagues at this level.</li> <li>The <b>Class A-Advanced</b> classification, one rung below Double-A, was introduced in 1990 for the <a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a>, splitting the Class A level even further.<sup id="cite_ref-cronin_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cronin-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Entering the 2021 season, three new "High-A" leagues were introduced in replacement of prior leagues at this level.<span class="anchor" id="Rookie_Advanced"></span></li></ul></li> <li><b>Rookie Advanced</b>: The <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_League" title="Appalachian League">Appalachian League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a> were classified as Rookie Advanced leagues beginning in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The players in these leagues were thought to be further along in their development than players in the pure Rookie leagues, and hence games were more competitive. Teams in these leagues were allowed to sell concessions and charge admission. In practice, many major league teams would have either one affiliate at this level or one affiliate in Class A Short Season but not both, making them <i>de facto</i> equivalent. The Rookie Advanced classification was eliminated prior to the 2021 season.</li> <li><b>Rookie</b>: In 1964, the Pioneer League stepped down from Class A to Rookie league status, and the first "complex-based" leagues, the <a href="/wiki/Sarasota_Rookie_League" title="Sarasota Rookie League">Sarasota Rookie League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Cocoa_Rookie_League" title="Cocoa Rookie League">Cocoa Rookie League</a>, made their debuts. The Sarasota Rookie League underwent a name change to the Florida Rookie League in 1965 before becoming the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast League">Gulf Coast League</a> the next season. The Cocoa Rookie League lasted only one season, and the <a href="/wiki/Florida_East_Coast_League" title="Florida East Coast League">Florida East Coast League</a> of 1972, based in the same region of the state, also existed for only one year. In 1989, a counterpart to the Gulf Coast League, the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona League">Arizona League</a>, made its debut and it continues to operate as a Rookie-level league for MLB teams with spring training facilities based in Arizona.</li></ul> <p>There have also been some failed start-up leagues. During the 1970s, three official minor leagues (members of NAPBL) attempted unsuccessfully to revive unaffiliated baseball (teams not associated with specific MLB franchises) within the organized baseball structure. These were the Class A <a href="/wiki/Gulf_States_League" title="Gulf States League">Gulf States League</a> (1976) and <a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_League" title="Lone Star League">Lone Star League</a> (1977), and the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Inter-American_League" title="Inter-American League">Inter–American League</a> (1979). None lasted more than a full season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reorganization_of_2021">Reorganization of 2021</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Reorganization of 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Contraction"></span> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rob_Manfred_7-15-2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Rob_Manfred_7-15-2014.jpg/220px-Rob_Manfred_7-15-2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Rob_Manfred_7-15-2014.jpg/330px-Rob_Manfred_7-15-2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Rob_Manfred_7-15-2014.jpg/440px-Rob_Manfred_7-15-2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2735" data-file-height="3104" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rob_Manfred" title="Rob Manfred">Rob Manfred</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In October 2019, <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_America" title="Baseball America">Baseball America</a></i> reported that Major League Baseball had proposed dramatic changes to MiLB that would take effect after expiration of the Professional Baseball Agreement, which governed the MLB–MiLB relationship, at the end of the 2020 season. This included the elimination of many minor league teams.<sup id="cite_ref-Cooper8-18-2019_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cooper8-18-2019-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN10-19-2019_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN10-19-2019-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In mid-November 2019, more than 100 members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> signed a letter sent to <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Manfred" title="Rob Manfred">Rob Manfred</a> opposing the proposal, noting that it "is not in the best interest of the overall game of baseball" and that it would "devastate our communities, their bond purchasers and other stakeholders affected by the potential loss of these clubs."<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN111919_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN111919-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A response from MLB highlighted that the proposal aims to improve player travel and working conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN111919_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN111919-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 21, 2019, Minor League Baseball released a statement, asserting that it is "unnecessary and unacceptable to wipe out one-quarter of minor league teams" and characterized the proposal as a way "to improve the profitability of MLB".<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Manfred rebuked Minor League Baseball for releasing the negotiations to the public and threatened to cut ties with MiLB altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following changes, which represent the first significant overhaul of minor league classifications since 1963, have since been implemented: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="Major League Baseball draft">Major League Baseball draft</a> was moved from mid-June to July to coincide with the <a href="/wiki/MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB All-Star Game">MLB All-Star Game</a>, and reduced from 40 rounds to 20.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Rookie-level <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_League" title="Appalachian League">Appalachian League</a> was converted to a <a href="/wiki/Collegiate_summer_baseball" title="Collegiate summer baseball">collegiate summer baseball league</a> designed for rising freshmen and sophomores.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Independent_baseball_league" title="Independent baseball league">independent</a> <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="American Association of Professional Baseball">American Association</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Atlantic League of Professional Baseball">Atlantic League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Frontier_League" title="Frontier League">Frontier League</a> and formerly Rookie-level <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a> became MLB Partner Leagues, with the ability for MLB clubs to acquire players from the Partner Leagues to assign to affiliated clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/MLB_Draft_League" title="MLB Draft League">MLB Draft League</a>, a "showcase league" for college players expected to be selected in the annual <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="Major League Baseball draft">MLB Draft</a>, was formed, with each team in the league playing a 68-game summer season. Four teams from the <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mahoning_Valley_Scrappers" title="Mahoning Valley Scrappers">Mahoning Valley Scrappers</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_College_Spikes" title="State College Spikes">State College Spikes</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Black_Bears" title="West Virginia Black Bears">West Virginia Black Bears</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Williamsport_Crosscutters" title="Williamsport Crosscutters">Williamsport Crosscutters</a>), one from the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern League (1938–2020)">Eastern League</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trenton_Thunder" title="Trenton Thunder">Trenton Thunder</a>), and one from the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a> (<a href="/wiki/Frederick_Keys" title="Frederick Keys">Frederick Keys</a>) composed the initial league when it debuted in May 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Three <a href="/wiki/Independent_baseball_league" title="Independent baseball league">independent league</a> teams—the <a href="/wiki/St._Paul_Saints" title="St. Paul Saints">St. Paul Saints</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys" title="Sugar Land Space Cowboys">Sugar Land Skeeters</a> (renamed the "Sugar Land Space Cowboys" in 2022), and the <a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a>—were brought into MiLB. The Skeeters became the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, the Saints became the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, and the Patriots became the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.</li> <li>The number of MiLB teams, not counting teams in the complex-based <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League" title="Arizona Complex League">Arizona Complex League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League" title="Florida Complex League">Florida Complex League</a>, both of which are directly owned by MLB, was reduced from 160 to 120. Short-Season A and Rookie Advanced leagues were eliminated.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a> was shut down, leaving seven of its teams without an invitation to join another league.<sup id="cite_ref-Lacques_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lacques-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Affiliate_invites_for_2021">Affiliate invites for 2021</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Affiliate invites for 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When MLB teams announced their affiliates for the 2021 season on December 9, 2020, each of the 30 MLB teams had one affiliate at four levels—Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, and Low-A—for a total of 120 affiliated teams.<sup id="cite_ref-Lacques_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lacques-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately 40 teams lost their MLB affiliations; the <a href="/wiki/Fresno_Grizzlies" title="Fresno Grizzlies">Fresno Grizzlies</a> were demoted from Triple-A to Low-A; and the majority of surviving clubs at High-A and Low-A swapped levels, with the former <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> and <a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a> dropped down nearly as intact units and the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a> promoted with 75% of their teams. The <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a> dropped to Low-A with seven of its ten teams and added five from the old <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a> in trade; the SAL in turn moved to High-A with half of its previous 12-team roster, filling it out with two Carolina League High-A holdovers, one Midwest League returnee, and three formerly short-season <a href="/wiki/New_York-Penn_League" class="mw-redirect" title="New York-Penn League">New York-Penn League</a> promotees.<sup id="cite_ref-Lacques_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lacques-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="League_realignment">League realignment</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: League realignment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 12, 2021, Major League Baseball announced new league alignments for all 120 affiliated Minor League Baseball clubs effective as of the 2021 season.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contrary to previously published reports indicating that realignment would retain the names of the existing minor leagues, Major League Baseball elected to abandon the names of existing minor leagues in favor of a new, class- and region-based naming system.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Triple-A was divided into two leagues: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Triple-A_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-A East">Triple-A East</a>, consisting of 20 teams aligned into three divisions (Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple-A_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-A West">Triple-A West</a>, consisting of 10 teams aligned into two divisions (East and West).</li></ul> <p>Double-A was divided into three leagues: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Double-A_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Double-A Central">Double-A Central</a>, consisting of 10 teams aligned into two divisions (North and South).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double-A_Northeast" class="mw-redirect" title="Double-A Northeast">Double-A Northeast</a>, consisting of 12 teams aligned into two divisions (Northeast and Southeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double-A_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Double-A South">Double-A South</a>, consisting of eight teams aligned into two divisions (North and South).</li></ul> <p>High-A (formerly Class A-Advanced) was divided into three leagues: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High-A_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="High-A Central">High-A Central</a>, consisting of 12 teams aligned into two divisions (East and West).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-A_East" class="mw-redirect" title="High-A East">High-A East</a>, consisting of 12 teams aligned into two divisions (North and South).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-A_West" class="mw-redirect" title="High-A West">High-A West</a>, consisting of six teams without divisional alignment.</li></ul> <p>Low-A (formerly Class A) was divided into three leagues: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Low-A_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Low-A East">Low-A East</a>, consisting of 12 teams aligned into three divisions (Central, North, and South).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low-A_Southeast" class="mw-redirect" title="Low-A Southeast">Low-A Southeast</a>, consisting of 10 teams aligned into two divisions (East and West).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low-A_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Low-A West">Low-A West</a>, consisting of eight teams aligned into two divisions (North and South).</li></ul> <p>The US-based Rookie-level leagues were renamed prior to starting play in late June; the former Gulf Coast League was renamed as the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League" title="Florida Complex League">Florida Complex League</a> and the former Arizona League was renamed as the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League" title="Arizona Complex League">Arizona Complex League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 16, 2022, Minor League Baseball announced that the historic league names were acquired by MLB. The region-based names were scrapped and the previous league names given to the new leagues that most closely resembled the old leagues. </p> <ul><li>Triple-A East became the International League</li> <li>Triple-A West became the Pacific Coast League</li> <li>Double-A Central became the Texas League</li> <li>Double-A Northeast became the Eastern League</li> <li>Double-A South became the Southern League</li> <li>High-A Central became the Midwest League</li> <li>High-A East became the South Atlantic League</li> <li>High-A West became the Northwest League</li> <li>Low-A East became the Carolina League</li> <li>Low-A Southeast became the Florida State League</li> <li>Low-A West became the California League</li></ul> <p>The Low-A classification was also renamed Single-A.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the International League was reorganized from three divisions to two: East and West. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Classification_hierarchy">Classification hierarchy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Classification hierarchy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following classifications, listed from highest to lowest, have existed since the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (the formal name of Minor League Baseball) was established prior to the 1902 season. Only seasons where a change was made to the hierarchy are listed; class introductions after 1902 appear in bold font, while class eliminations appear in italics. Not all defined classifications were used each season. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width: 4em;">1902 </th> <th style="width: 4em;">1912 </th> <th style="width: 4em;">1936 </th> <th style="width: 4em;">1937 </th> <th style="width: 4em;">1946 </th> <th style="width: 4em;">1952 </th> <th style="width: 4em;">1958 </th> <th style="width: 4em;">1963 </th> <th style="width: 5em;">1965 </th> <th style="width: 5em;">1990 </th> <th style="width: 5em;">1991 </th> <th style="width: 5em;">2021 </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>A</li><li>B</li><li>C</li><li>D</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>AA</b></span></li><li>A</li><li>B</li><li>C</li><li>D</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>AA</li><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>A1</b></span></li><li>A</li><li>B</li><li>C</li><li>D</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>AA</li><li>A1</li><li>A</li><li>B</li><li>C</li><li>D</li><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>E</b></span></li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>AAA</b></span></li><li>AA</li><li>A</li><li>B</li><li>C</li><li>D</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>Open</b></span></li><li>AAA</li><li>AA</li><li>A</li><li>B</li><li>C</li><li>D</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>AAA</li><li>AA</li><li>A</li><li>B</li><li>C</li><li>D</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>AAA</li><li>AA</li><li>A</li><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>Rk</b></span></li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>AAA</li><li>AA</li><li>A</li><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>A (Short)</b></span></li><li>Rk</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>AAA</li><li>AA</li><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>A-Adv</b></span></li><li>A</li><li>A (Short)</li><li>Rk</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>AAA</li><li>AA</li><li>A-Adv</li><li>A</li><li>A (Short)</li><li><span style="background-color: lightgreen;color:black;"><b>Rk-Adv</b></span></li><li>Rk</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>AAA</li><li>AA</li><li>High-A</li><li>A</li><li>Rk</li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td bgcolor="pink"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><i>A1</i></li><li><i>E</i></li></ul></div> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td bgcolor="pink"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><i>Open</i></li></ul></div> </td> <td bgcolor="pink"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><i>B</i></li><li><i>C</i></li><li><i>D</i></li></ul></div> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td bgcolor="pink"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><i>A (Short)</i></li><li><i>Rk-Adv</i></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Notes: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>High-A was formerly Class A-Advanced (A-Adv) before 2021</li> <li>Class A was officially known as Low-A during the 2021 season</li> <li>A (Short) denotes Class A Short Season</li> <li>Rk-Adv denotes Rookie Advanced</li> <li>Rk denotes Rookie</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Players"><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:Oscar_Mercado_Springfield.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Oscar_Mercado_Springfield.jpg/220px-Oscar_Mercado_Springfield.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Oscar_Mercado_Springfield.jpg/330px-Oscar_Mercado_Springfield.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Oscar_Mercado_Springfield.jpg/440px-Oscar_Mercado_Springfield.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Players of the Double-A <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cardinals" title="Springfield Cardinals">Springfield Cardinals</a> in July 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>Major league clubs may only use players who are on the team's major league active roster in games; players on the active roster are selected from a 40-man major league reserve list (often called the 40-man roster). Effective with the <a href="/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2020 Major League Baseball season">2020 Major League Baseball season</a>, the active roster size for each team is 26 players for regular games and 27 players for scheduled <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheaders</a>, with the roster size expanding to 28 players from September 1 through the end of the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the 2020 season, the active roster size from the start of the regular season until September 1 was 25 players, with a 26th player allowed for a scheduled doubleheader.<sup id="cite_ref-25-man-roster_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25-man-roster-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From September 1 to the end of the regular season, teams were allowed to expand their active rosters up to 40 players, the size of the major league reserve list. </p><p>Players on the 40-man reserve list who are not on the team's active roster are generally either on the <a href="/wiki/Injured_list" title="Injured list">injured list</a> or playing at some level of the minor leagues (usually at the Triple-A or Double-A level). Players on the 40-man reserve list are eligible for membership in the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Association" title="Major League Baseball Players Association">Major League Baseball Players Association</a>. These minor league players work at the lower end of major league pay scales and are covered by all rules and player agreements of the players association. Minor league players not on the 40-man reserve list are under contract to their respective parent Major League Baseball clubs. Until September 2022, they did not have union representation, but they joined the MLBPA following a majority of minor leaguer players expressing support.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They generally work for far less pay as they develop their skills and work their way up the ladder toward the major leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-paylawsuit_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paylawsuit-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many players have signing bonuses and other additional compensation that can run into the millions of dollars, although that is generally reserved for early-round draft picks. </p><p>A major league team's director of player development determines where a given player will be placed in the farm system, in coordination with the coaches and managers who evaluate their talent. At the end of <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a>, players both from the spring major camp and minor league winter camp are placed by the major league club on the roster of a minor league team. The director of player development and the general manager usually determine the initial assignments for new draftees, who typically begin playing professionally in June after they have been signed to contracts. The farm system is ever-changing, and the evaluation of players is a constantly ongoing process. The director of player development and his managers meet or teleconference regularly to discuss how players are performing at each level. Personal development, injuries, and high levels of achievement by players in the classes below all steer a player's movement up and down in the class system. </p><p>Players will play for the team to which they are assigned for the duration of that season unless they are "called up" (promoted to a higher level), "sent down" (demoted to a lower-class team in the major league club's farm system), or released from the farm system entirely. A release from minor-league level used to spell the end of a minor league player's career. In more modern times, released players often sign with <a href="/wiki/Independent_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent baseball">independent baseball</a> clubs, which are scouted heavily by major league organizations. Many players get a second or third look from the major league scouts if they improve in the independent leagues. </p><p>Minor league salaries vary based on class level and length of season; however, the majority of players make less than $10,000 per season.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although not playing at the major league level, minor league players are professional athletes. Minor league players often colloquially refer to the major leagues as "The Show". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rehabilitation_assignments">Rehabilitation assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Rehabilitation assignments"><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:CC_Sabathia_on_July_2,_2014_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/CC_Sabathia_on_July_2%2C_2014_%281%29.jpg/220px-CC_Sabathia_on_July_2%2C_2014_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="355" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/CC_Sabathia_on_July_2%2C_2014_%281%29.jpg/330px-CC_Sabathia_on_July_2%2C_2014_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/CC_Sabathia_on_July_2%2C_2014_%281%29.jpg/440px-CC_Sabathia_on_July_2%2C_2014_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="2500" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/C_C_Sabathia" class="mw-redirect" title="C C Sabathia">C C Sabathia</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Trenton_Thunder" title="Trenton Thunder">Trenton Thunder</a> in July 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>Rehabilitating with Minor League teams is a standard way for injured Major League players to get back into playing shape.<sup id="cite_ref-greenfield_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-greenfield-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Players on the <a href="/wiki/Injured_list" title="Injured list">injured list</a> (IL) can be sent to the minor leagues to aid in rehabilitation following an injury, typically for one or two weeks. Players are often sent to minor league clubs based on geography and facilities, not necessarily by class for these reassignments. </p><p>Rehabbing major leaguers continue to receive Major League pay and generally enjoy better amenities than their minor league teammates.<sup id="cite_ref-greenfield_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-greenfield-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Former <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> star <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a>, who missed most of the first two months of the 2011 season due to a difficult recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery after the 2010 season, reported to Minnesota's Class A-Advanced Florida State League team, the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers_Miracle" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Myers Miracle">Fort Myers Miracle</a>, which is based in their spring training facility in Fort Myers. The Miracle manager at the time was Mauer's older brother <a href="/wiki/Jake_Mauer" title="Jake Mauer">Jake</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Mike Trout</a>'s first rehab assignment of his career, in July 2017, was with the <a href="/wiki/Inland_Empire_66ers" title="Inland Empire 66ers">Inland Empire 66ers</a> of <a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino, California</a>, the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>. This allowed Trout to stay closer to the Angels compared to the team's Triple-A affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Bees" title="Salt Lake Bees">Salt Lake Bees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Umpires">Umpires</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Umpires"><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:Ryan_Blakney,_Benjamin_May_(2684778499).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Ryan_Blakney%2C_Benjamin_May_%282684778499%29.jpg/220px-Ryan_Blakney%2C_Benjamin_May_%282684778499%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Ryan_Blakney%2C_Benjamin_May_%282684778499%29.jpg/330px-Ryan_Blakney%2C_Benjamin_May_%282684778499%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Ryan_Blakney%2C_Benjamin_May_%282684778499%29.jpg/440px-Ryan_Blakney%2C_Benjamin_May_%282684778499%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4304" data-file-height="2852" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blakney" title="Ryan Blakney">Ryan Blakney</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Ben_May_(umpire)" title="Ben May (umpire)">Ben May</a> umpiring in the <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a> in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">Umpires</a> at the minor league level are overseen by Minor League Baseball Umpire Development (MiLBUD), which is responsible for the training, evaluation, and recommendation for promotion and retention or release of the umpires.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The umpires are evaluated eight times a season by the staff of MiLBUD and receive a ranking at mid-season and the end of each year. Based on performance during the year, an umpire may advance in classification when a position opens in-season or during the off-season. MiLBUD holds an annual Rookie Evaluation Course every year in March to evaluate rookie umpires. Participants are normally the best students from the two professional umpire schools (one owned and operated by the same entity). The top students who pass the evaluation course are recommended for the first openings in lower-level leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Any student who wants to work as an umpire must attend a professional umpire training school. Minor League Baseball recognizes two schools for training prospective professional umpires, the <a href="/wiki/Harry_Wendelstedt_Umpire_School" title="Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School">Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball_Umpire_Training_Academy" title="Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy">Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy</a>, both located in Florida. The Umpire Training Academy is owned and operated by MiLBUD, while the Wendelstedt Umpire School is independently owned by MLB umpire <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Wendelstedt" title="Hunter Wendelstedt">Hunter Wendelstedt</a>. The classes for each school are held for five weeks in January and February. The instructors at these schools are former or present major or minor league umpires. Simply attending one of these schools, however, does not guarantee that the candidate will be recommended to the evaluation course or for openings in lower-level leagues. Generally, less than 20% of students move on to the Rookie Evaluation Course.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before a development program was created, minor league presidents would recruit directly from umpire schools. Umpires were then "sold" from league to league by word of mouth through the various league presidents.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The umpire development program first started in 1964, when it was decided that a method of recruitment, training, and development for umpires of both major and minor leagues was needed. The program was founded at baseball's 1964 <a href="/wiki/Winter_Meetings" title="Winter Meetings">Winter Meetings</a> in Houston, and it began operating the next year. The program aimed to recruit more athletic, energetic, and dedicated individuals who would also have high morals and integrity standards. In 1968, it was decided that the program needed its own umpire training course, which would be held annually. The first "Umpire Specialization Course" was held in <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg, Florida</a>, the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Minor league umpires have been unionized since 1999, when they formed the Association of Minor League Umpires (AMLU),<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has been a guild within the <a href="/wiki/Office_and_Professional_Employees_International_Union" title="Office and Professional Employees International Union">Office and Professional Employees International Union</a> (OPEIU) since 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Strike_action" title="Strike action">strike action</a> occurred at the start of the 2006 season,<sup id="cite_ref-cooperjj_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cooperjj-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> spurred by a disagreement over salaries and resulting in the use of replacement umpires until an agreement was reached after two months.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2006_Minor_League_Baseball_umpire_strike" title="2006 Minor League Baseball umpire strike">2006 Minor League Baseball umpire strike</a></div> <p>Presently, the candidates for a job in professional umpiring must meet several requirements in order to be considered. An applicant must have a high school diploma or a <a href="/wiki/General_Educational_Development" title="General Educational Development">G.E.D.</a>, must be athletic, and also must have 20/20 vision, although they are permitted to wear glasses or contact lenses.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They must also have good communication skills, good reflexes and coordination, and must have trained at one of the two professional umpire schools. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ownership">Ownership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Ownership"><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:Omaha_Storm_Chasers_2011_PCL_Champions.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Omaha_Storm_Chasers_2011_PCL_Champions.jpg/220px-Omaha_Storm_Chasers_2011_PCL_Champions.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Omaha_Storm_Chasers_2011_PCL_Champions.jpg/330px-Omaha_Storm_Chasers_2011_PCL_Champions.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Omaha_Storm_Chasers_2011_PCL_Champions.jpg/440px-Omaha_Storm_Chasers_2011_PCL_Champions.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>The 2011 <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Storm_Chasers" title="Omaha Storm Chasers">Omaha Storm Chasers</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> champions</figcaption></figure> <p>Teams in the affiliated minor leagues are generally independently owned and operated, and are directly affiliated with one major league team. Affiliations are governed by standardized agreements; historically known as a Player Development Contract (PDC),<sup id="cite_ref-topbrb2019_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-topbrb2019-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 185">: 185 </span></sup> as of 2021 the term Player Development License Agreement (PDL) is used.<sup id="cite_ref-topbrb2021_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-topbrb2021-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 3">: 3 </span></sup> Some minor league teams are directly owned by their major league parent club, such as all of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>' affiliates except the <a href="/wiki/Binghamton_Rumble_Ponies" title="Binghamton Rumble Ponies">Binghamton Rumble Ponies</a>. </p><p>With the reorganization of 2021, the standard length of an affiliation agreement is 10 years.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, affiliations were for only two or four years,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with affiliation changes being fairly frequent, though many relationships have been renewed and endure for extended time periods. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Storm_Chasers" title="Omaha Storm Chasers">Omaha Storm Chasers</a> (formerly the Omaha Royals and Omaha Golden Spikes) have been the Triple-A affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> since the Royals joined the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> in 1969, but the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Clippers" title="Columbus Clippers">Columbus Clippers</a>, having been affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> since 1979, changed affiliations to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> in 2007, and again changed to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> two years later in 2009. </p><p>Generally, the parent major league club pays the salaries and benefits of uniformed personnel (players and coaches) and provides bats and balls, while the minor league club pays for in-season travel and other operational expenses.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The longest continuous affiliations are between the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> and their Double-A affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Reading_Fightin_Phils" title="Reading Fightin Phils">Reading Fightin Phils</a> and between the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> and their Low-A affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Flying_Tigers" title="Lakeland Flying Tigers">Lakeland Flying Tigers</a>, both of which date to 1965. Both Reading and Lakeland are now owned outright by their parent major league clubs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidents">Presidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Presidents"><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:Minor_League_Baseball_Front_Office.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Minor_League_Baseball_Front_Office.jpg/220px-Minor_League_Baseball_Front_Office.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Minor_League_Baseball_Front_Office.jpg/330px-Minor_League_Baseball_Front_Office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Minor_League_Baseball_Front_Office.jpg/440px-Minor_League_Baseball_Front_Office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1488" /></a><figcaption>The former headquarters of Minor League Baseball in <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg, Florida</a>; the league is now based in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Minor League Baseball was governed through a centralized office until the restructuring of the minor leagues in 2021, with Major League Baseball itself now handling "all issues related to governance, scheduling, umpiring, license compliance, and other league administration functions."<sup id="cite_ref-examine_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-examine-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Minor league headquarters were located in <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg, Florida</a>, from 1973 onward.<sup id="cite_ref-officerelo_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officerelo-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2009, Minor League Baseball had 27 employees in St. Petersburg.<sup id="cite_ref-officerelo_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officerelo-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before coming under the direct control of MLB, 11 people served as president of Minor League Baseball:<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_T._Powers" title="Patrick T. Powers">Patrick T. Powers</a>, 1901–1909</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_H._Sexton" title="Michael H. Sexton">Michael H. Sexton</a>, 1910–1932</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_G._Bramham" title="William G. Bramham">William G. Bramham</a>, 1933–1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trautman" title="George Trautman">George Trautman</a>, 1947–1963</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Piton" title="Phil Piton">Phil Piton</a>, 1964–1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Peters" title="Hank Peters">Hank Peters</a>, 1972–1975</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bragan" title="Bobby Bragan">Bobby Bragan</a>, 1976–1978</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Johnson_(baseball)" title="John H. Johnson (baseball)">John H. Johnson</a>, 1979–1988</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sal_Artiaga" title="Sal Artiaga">Sal Artiaga</a>, 1988–1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Moore_(baseball_executive)" title="Mike Moore (baseball executive)">Mike Moore</a>, 1992–2007</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Conner" title="Pat O'Conner">Pat O'Conner</a>, 2007–2020</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Independent_baseball">Independent baseball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Independent baseball"><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/Independent_baseball_league" title="Independent baseball league">Independent baseball league</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Haymarket_park.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Haymarket_park.JPG/220px-Haymarket_park.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Haymarket_park.JPG/330px-Haymarket_park.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Haymarket_park.JPG/440px-Haymarket_park.JPG 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="570" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Haymarket_Park" title="Haymarket Park">Haymarket Park</a>, home to the <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Saltdogs" title="Lincoln Saltdogs">Lincoln Saltdogs</a>, an independent baseball team in <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska" title="Lincoln, Nebraska">Lincoln, Nebraska</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Independent leagues are professional leagues in the United States and Canada not under the purview of organized Minor League Baseball and the Commissioner of Baseball. Independent baseball existed in the early 20th century and has become prominent again since 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leagues operated mostly autonomously before 1902, when the majority joined the NAPBL. From then until 1915, a total of eight new and existing leagues remained independent. Most joined the National Association after one season of independence. Notable exceptions were the <a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a>, which was independent in 1902 and from 1907 to 1909; the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Baseball_League" title="United States Baseball League">United States Baseball League</a>, which folded during its independent 1912 season; and the Colonial League, a National Association Member that went independent in 1915 and then folded.<sup id="cite_ref-Kraus44_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kraus44-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another independent league, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a>, played at a level considered major league from 1914 to 1915.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Few independent leagues existed between 1915 and 1993. Major exceptions included the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League_(1936%E2%80%9338)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina League (1936–38)">Carolina League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Provincial_League_(baseball)" title="Provincial League (baseball)">Provincial League</a>. The Carolina League, based in the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States)" title="Piedmont (United States)">Piedmont</a> region, gained a reputation as a notorious "outlaw league" during its existence from 1936 to 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Provincial League fielded six teams across Quebec and was independent from 1948 to 1949. Similarly to early 20th-century independent leagues, it joined the National Association in 1950, playing for six more years.<sup id="cite_ref-Kraus44_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kraus44-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Independent leagues saw new growth after 1992, after the new Professional Baseball Agreement in organized baseball instituted more stringent revenue and stadium requirements on members.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the next eight years, at least 16 independent leagues formed, of which six existed in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-Kraus44_75-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kraus44-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2024 season, there are seven active leagues, with four of them acting as <a href="/wiki/MLB_Partner_Leagues" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Partner Leagues">MLB Partner Leagues</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Awards"><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">For additional awards, see <a href="/wiki/Baseball_awards#U.S._minor_leagues" title="Baseball awards">Baseball awards § U.S. minor leagues</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MiLBY_Awards">MiLBY Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: MiLBY Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/MiLBY_Awards" title="MiLBY Awards">MiLBY Awards</a> (formerly "This Year in Minor League Baseball Awards") are given in nine categories. In five categories (Best Starter, Best Hitter, Best Reliever, Best Game, and Best Team), winners are selected at each level of Minor League Baseball above Rookie league. In three categories (Play of the Year, Moment of the Year, and Homer of the Year), one overall winner is chosen for all of Minor League Baseball. In the remaining category (Promo of the Year), there are overall winners in each of five subcategories: Best Promotion (of all types), Best Theme Night, Best Giveaway, Best Celebrity Appearance, and Best Miscellaneous Promotion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_player_awards">Other player awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Other player awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>MiLB <a href="/wiki/Topps_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award">Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award</a> – first issued in 1960; has not happened since 2013</li> <li>MiLB <a href="/wiki/George_Trautman" title="George Trautman">George M. Trautman</a> Awards – Topps Player of the Year in each of the domestic minor leagues<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>MiLB <a href="/wiki/Joe_Bauman_Home_Run_Award" title="Joe Bauman Home Run Award">Joe Bauman Home Run Award</a> – awarded since 2002<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_America_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award"><i>Baseball America</i> Minor League Player of the Year Award</a> – awarded since 1981</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award"><i>The Sporting News</i> Minor League Player of the Year Award</a> – awarded 1936–2007</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_Today_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award"><i>USA Today</i> Minor League Player of the Year Award</a> – awarded since 1988</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_awards">Major awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Major awards"><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:1962_Baseball_Guide_p4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/1962_Baseball_Guide_p4.jpg/220px-1962_Baseball_Guide_p4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="310" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/1962_Baseball_Guide_p4.jpg/330px-1962_Baseball_Guide_p4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/1962_Baseball_Guide_p4.jpg/440px-1962_Baseball_Guide_p4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1899" data-file-height="2680" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Warren_Giles" title="Warren Giles">Warren Giles</a>, namesake of the league president annual award</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball_Organization_of_the_Year_Award" title="Minor League Baseball Organization of the Year Award">Organization of the Year Award</a> (formerly the John H. Johnson President's Award) (1974) – given each year, MiLB's top award recognizes "the complete baseball franchise—based on franchise stability, contributions to league stability, contributions to baseball in the community, and promotion of the baseball industry."<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rawlings_(company)" title="Rawlings (company)">Rawlings</a> Woman Executive of the Year (1976) – given each year to a woman in MiLB for exceptional contributions to her club, her league, or baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MiLBtopHonorees_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiLBtopHonorees-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Giles#Awards_and_honors" title="Warren Giles">Warren Giles</a> Award (1984) – given each year to a league president for outstanding service.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MiLBtopHonorees_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiLBtopHonorees-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Baseball" title="King of Baseball">King of Baseball</a> (1951) – given annually in recognition of longtime dedication and service to professional baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_MacPhail_Award" title="Larry MacPhail Award">Larry MacPhail Award</a> (1966–2019) – given annually in recognition of team promotions.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheldon_%22Chief%22_Bender" title="Sheldon "Chief" Bender">Sheldon "Chief" Bender</a> Award (2008) – given to a person with distinguished service who has been instrumental in player development.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Coolbaugh_Award" title="Mike Coolbaugh Award">Mike Coolbaugh Award</a> (2008) – given to someone who has shown an outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game, and skill in mentoring young players on the field.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Moss" title="John Henry Moss">John H. Moss</a> Community Service Award (2013) – given to a team to recognize outstanding charitable service, support, and leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Charles K. Murphy Patriot Award (2016) – given to an individual or team to recognize outstanding support of and engagement with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States Armed Forces</a> and veterans.<sup id="cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top_100_teams">Top 100 teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Top 100 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">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_National_Baseball_Association%27s_top_100_minor_league_teams" title="The National Baseball Association's top 100 minor league teams">The National Baseball Association's top 100 minor league teams</a></div> <p>During its centennial celebration in 2001, Minor League Baseball compiled a list of the 100 best minor-league baseball teams of the century.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nearly every minor-league team has its own local radio contract, though unlike their major-league counterparts, these generally consist of only one or two individual stations. </p><p>Also see: <a href="/wiki/Template:Sports_radio_networks_in_the_United_States" title="Template:Sports radio networks in the United States">Sports radio networks in the United States</a> (MiLB is a sub-template). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nationally, Minor League Baseball games air on <a href="/wiki/Stadium_(sports_network)" title="Stadium (sports network)">Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/MLB_Network" title="MLB Network">MLB Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many individual teams have contracts with local television channels. For example, the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Indians" title="Indianapolis Indians">Indianapolis Indians</a> have a contract with <a href="/wiki/WISH-TV" title="WISH-TV">WISH-TV</a> to air 35 home games during the 2021 season.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Streaming_media">Streaming media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Streaming media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="MiLB.TV"></span> MiLB.TV is the minor leagues' online video streaming service, in the vein of Major League Baseball's <a href="/wiki/MLB.tv" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB.tv">MLB.tv</a>. Entering the 2021 season, the subscription service offers games for all Triple-A and Double-A teams, and select games from other classifications.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All games also stream for free on the <a href="/wiki/Bally_Live_App" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Live App">Bally Live App</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/TuneIn" title="TuneIn">TuneIn</a> has provided free audio streams to minor league games, accessible through the MiLB.TV website.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Copa_de_la_Diversión"><span id="Copa_de_la_Diversi.C3.B3n"></span>Copa de la Diversión</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Copa de la Diversión"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Copa_de_la_Diversi%C3%B3n" title="Copa de la Diversión"><i>Copa de la Diversión</i></a> ("Fun Cup") is an initiative by Minor League Baseball to promote the sport and connect its teams to their <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic/Latino</a> communities.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teams adopt a culturally-relevant on-field persona for certain games each season.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div 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A+ and A− are written abbreviations only; the levels are not called "A-plus" or "A-minus".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Full-Season A" and "Short-Season A" were used to clearly differentiate Class A from Class A Short Season.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NA-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NA_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NA_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The "National Association" of 1871–1875 is not to be confused with the "National Association" formed in 1901 that came to be known as Minor League Baseball.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minor_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Lacques-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Lacques_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lacques_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lacques_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lacques_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFLacques2020" class="citation news cs1">Lacques, Gabe (December 9, 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/12/09/mlb-announces-minor-league-affiliate-invites-some-teams-miss-cut/3805929001/">"Major League Baseball issues invites for minor-league affiliates; here are teams that didn't make cut"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(Hank) Utley, Scott Verner (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=59pOCW-1VeQC&q=%22Carolina+League%22"><i>The Independent Carolina Baseball League, 1936–1938: Baseball Outlaws</i></a>. McFarland. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0786423188" title="Special:BookSources/0786423188"><bdi>0786423188</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160505205703/https://books.google.com/books?id=59pOCW-1VeQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Carolina+League%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-8N6UtL6O8eekQfg1oCABQ&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Carolina%20League%22&f=false">Archived</a> from the original on May 5, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ASSUFP8rxhMC&q=page&pg=PA78"><i>Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball</i></a>. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 78–79. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0313322686" title="Special:BookSources/0313322686"><bdi>0313322686</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140629093230/http://books.google.com/books?id=ASSUFP8rxhMC&pg=PA78&dq=%22Quebec+Provincial+League%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pJt7Uv3OG4S3kQfMg4GICw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=page&f=false">Archived</a> from the original on June 29, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=joF28i6QlBMC&q=%22Independent+baseball%22+history&pg=PA43"><i>Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports</i></a>. Routledge. p. 47. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0789017567" title="Special:BookSources/978-0789017567"><bdi>978-0789017567</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140623120848/http://books.google.com/books?id=joF28i6QlBMC&pg=PA43&dq=%22Independent+baseball%22+history&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-Jt6Ur2oM5CvkAeQj4DQCw&ved=0CF4Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Independent%20baseball%22%20history&f=false">Archived</a> from the original on June 23, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 6,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Minor+League+Baseball%3A+Community+Building+Through+Hometown+Sports&rft.pages=47&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-0789017567&rft.aulast=Kraus&rft.aufirst=Rebecca+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DjoF28i6QlBMC%26q%3D%2522Independent%2Bbaseball%2522%2Bhistory%26pg%3DPA43&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinor+League+Baseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091105&content_id=7626652&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp">"Topps, MiLB name Players of the Year: Trautman Award winners announced for each league"</a>. Minor League Baseball (MiLB.com). November 5, 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091108022406/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091105&content_id=7626652&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp">Archived</a> from the original on November 8, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 9,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Topps%2C+MiLB+name+Players+of+the+Year%3A+Trautman+Award+winners+announced+for+each+league&rft.pub=Minor+League+Baseball+%28MiLB.com%29&rft.date=2009-11-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.minorleaguebaseball.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20091105%26content_id%3D7626652%26vkey%3Dnews_milb%26fext%3D.jsp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinor+League+Baseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hill, Benjamin, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090915&content_id=6981782&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp">"Jones slugs way to Bauman Award: Home run crown, first big league action mark milestone season"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120717115428/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090915&content_id=6981782&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp">Archived</a> July 17, 2012, at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a>, MLB.com, September 15, 2009. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 22, 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-HistoryMajorAwardWinners-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HistoryMajorAwardWinners_82-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.milb.com/history/awards">"Minor League Baseball Award Winners"</a>. Minor League Baseball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200817210815/https://www.milb.com/history/awards">Archived</a> from the original on August 17, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Categories under consideration include long-term financial stability, contributions to the industry and the community, financial success and overall promotion of the industry.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Minor+League+Baseball+announces+top+honorees%3A+Annual+awards+salute+outstanding+organizations+and+executives&rft.pub=Minor+League+Baseball&rft.date=2007-11-19&rft.aulast=Avallone&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.minorleaguebaseball.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20071119%26content_id%3D324034%26vkey%3Dnews_milb%26fext%3D.jsp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMinor+League+Baseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-announces-2021-award-winners">"MiLB Announces 2021 Award Winners"</a>. <i>Minor League Baseball</i>. 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Minor League Baseball. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110604042357/http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071119&content_id=324034&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp">Archived</a> from the original on June 4, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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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 href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" 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 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 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'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" 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href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_records" title="List of Major League Baseball career records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_awards" title="List of Major League Baseball awards">Awards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</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_awards#U.S._minor_leagues" title="Baseball awards">Minor league awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_college_baseball_awards" title="List of college baseball awards">Collegiate awards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hosted events</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/World_Baseball_Classic" title="World 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