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For the independent baseball league that operated between 1936 and 1938, see <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League_(1936%E2%80%931938)" title="Carolina League (1936–1938)">Carolina League (1936–1938)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Carolina League</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Carolina_League_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/00/Carolina_League_logo.svg/220px-Carolina_League_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/00/Carolina_League_logo.svg/330px-Carolina_League_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/00/Carolina_League_logo.svg/440px-Carolina_League_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="294" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Classification</th><td class="infobox-data"><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 href="/wiki/Single-A" title="Single-A">Single-A</a> (2021–present)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Class_A-Advanced" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A-Advanced">Class A-Advanced</a> (1990–2020)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Class_A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A (baseball)">Class A</a> (1963–1989)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Class_B_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class B (baseball)">Class B</a> (1949–1962)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Class_C_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class C (baseball)">Class C</a> (1945–1948)</li></ul></div></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">1945<span class="noprint"> (80 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1945</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most recent<br />champion(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fredericksburg_Nationals" title="Fredericksburg Nationals">Fredericksburg Nationals</a> (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Dash" title="Winston-Salem Dash">Winston-Salem Dash</a> (11)</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="https://web.archive.org/web/19981205084907/http://www.carolinaleague.com/">www.carolinaleague.com</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Carolina League</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> league which has operated along the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic Coast of the United States">Atlantic Coast of the United States</a> since 1945. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence,<sup id="cite_ref-encyc_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 23">: 23 </span></sup> it operated at <a href="/wiki/Class_A-Advanced" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A-Advanced">Class A-Advanced</a> from 1990 until its demotion to <a href="/wiki/Single-A" title="Single-A">Single-A</a> following <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The league temporarily operated for the 2021 season as the <b>Low-A East</b> before reassuming its original moniker in 2022. </p><p>The organization that later became the Carolina League formed in 1945, just as <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> was ending, and consisted of eight teams, six from <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> and two from southern <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. This later grew to as many as 12 teams at times. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolina_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Carolina League was announced on October 29, 1944, after an organizational meeting at <a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a>, North Carolina. It was a successor to the <a href="/wiki/Class_D_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class D (baseball)">Class D</a> <a href="/wiki/Bi-State_League" title="Bi-State League">Bi-State League</a> that existed before World War II. The league began play in 1945 with eight teams based in <a href="/wiki/Burlington_Rangers" title="Burlington Rangers">Burlington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls" title="Durham Bulls">Durham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Grasshoppers" title="Greensboro Grasshoppers">Greensboro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leaksville-Draper-Spray_Triplets" title="Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets">Leaksville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Capitals" title="Raleigh Capitals">Raleigh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Dash" title="Winston-Salem Dash">Winston-Salem</a> (all from North Carolina), along with <a href="/wiki/Danville_Leafs" title="Danville Leafs">Danville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Phillies" title="Martinsville Phillies">Martinsville</a> from Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A few of the many Carolina League players who have gone on to star in the Major Leagues are: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a> (Peninsula, 1966), <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a> (Winston-Salem, 1977), <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> (Prince William, 1985), <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Rod Carew</a> (Wilson, 1966), <a href="/wiki/Dock_Ellis" title="Dock Ellis">Dock Ellis</a> (Kinston, 1965), <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(Baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwight Evans (Baseball)">Dwight Evans</a> (Winston-Salem, 1971), <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Gooden" title="Dwight Gooden">Dwight Gooden</a> (Lynchburg, 1983), <a href="/wiki/Zack_Greinke" title="Zack Greinke">Zack Greinke</a> (Wilmington, 2003), <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Andruw Jones</a> (Durham, 1996), <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a> (Durham, 1992), <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">Willie McCovey</a> (Danville, 1956), <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a> (Durham, 1963), <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Dave Parker</a> (Salem, 1972), <a href="/wiki/Tony_P%C3%A9rez" title="Tony Pérez">Tony Pérez</a> (Rocky Mount, 1962), <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Andy Pettitte</a> (Prince William, 1993), <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Posada" title="Jorge Posada">Jorge Posada</a> (Prince William, 1993), <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Strawberry" title="Darryl Strawberry">Darryl Strawberry</a> (Lynchburg, 1981), <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Bernie Williams</a> (Prince William, 1988), and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a> (Raleigh, 1959).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Director and screenwriter <a href="/wiki/Ron_Shelton" title="Ron Shelton">Ron Shelton</a>'s 1988 film <i><a href="/wiki/Bull_Durham" title="Bull Durham">Bull Durham</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Robbins" title="Tim Robbins">Tim Robbins</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Susan_Sarandon" title="Susan Sarandon">Susan Sarandon</a>, depicted a fictionalized account of the <a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls" title="Durham Bulls">Durham Bulls</a>, at that time a Carolina League team (they have since become a Class AAA team in the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>). Before he began making films, Shelton had a five-year minor league career in the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>' organization, which included a stint in the International League.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Carolina League added two <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion teams</a> for the 2017 season to fill two vacant spots at the <a href="/wiki/Class_A-Advanced" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A-Advanced">Class A-Advanced</a> level previously occupied by the <a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Bakersfield_Blaze" title="Bakersfield Blaze">Bakersfield Blaze</a> and <a href="/wiki/High_Desert_Mavericks" title="High Desert Mavericks">High Desert Mavericks</a>, which ceased operations at the end of the 2016 season. These additional teams were the <a href="/wiki/Down_East_Wood_Ducks" title="Down East Wood Ducks">Down East Wood Ducks</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston, North Carolina</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Buies_Creek_Astros" class="mw-redirect" title="Buies Creek Astros">Buies Creek Astros</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buies_Creek,_North_Carolina" title="Buies Creek, North Carolina">Buies Creek, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the 2018 season, the Buies Creek Astros relocated to <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville, North Carolina</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Woodpeckers" title="Fayetteville Woodpeckers">Fayetteville Woodpeckers</a>. After the 2019 season, the Potomac Nationals relocated within <a href="/wiki/Northern_Virginia" title="Northern Virginia">Northern Virginia</a> to <a href="/wiki/Fredericksburg,_Virginia" title="Fredericksburg, Virginia">Fredericksburg</a>, rebranding themselves as the <a href="/wiki/Fredericksburg_Nationals" title="Fredericksburg Nationals">Fredericksburg Nationals</a>. </p><p>The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> before ultimately being cancelled on June 30.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2020can_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020can-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues, the Carolina League was demoted to Single-A and temporarily renamed the "Low-A East" for the 2021 season.<sup id="cite_ref-JMayo2-12-2021_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JMayo2-12-2021-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the realignment process, the <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Keys" title="Frederick Keys">Frederick Keys</a> were demoted out of professional baseball, the <a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Blue_Rocks" title="Wilmington Blue Rocks">Wilmington Blue Rocks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Dash" title="Winston-Salem Dash">Winston-Salem Dash</a> were shifted to the <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a> (retaining their High-A status), and five teams were moved from the old SAL to bring the CL to twelve member teams. Following MLB's acquisition of the rights to the names of the historical minor leagues, the Carolina League name was restored effective with the 2022 season.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024, MiLB announced that the <a href="/wiki/Hickory_Crawdads" title="Hickory Crawdads">Hickory Crawdads</a> will join the Carolina League in 2025, replacing the <a href="/wiki/Down_East_Wood_Ducks" title="Down East Wood Ducks">Down East Wood Ducks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_teams">Current teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolina_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="display:inline-grid; vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Division </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">MLB affiliation </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="rowgroup" rowspan="6">North </th> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Mudcats" title="Carolina Mudcats">Carolina Mudcats</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zebulon,_North_Carolina" title="Zebulon, North Carolina">Zebulon, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Five_County_Stadium" title="Five County Stadium">Five County Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,500 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Delmarva_Shorebirds" title="Delmarva Shorebirds">Delmarva Shorebirds</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_Maryland" title="Salisbury, Maryland">Salisbury, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_W._Perdue_Stadium" title="Arthur W. 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Riley Jr. Park">Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Fireflies" title="Columbia Fireflies">Columbia Fireflies</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Segra_Park" title="Segra Park">Segra Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7,501 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Crawdads" title="Hickory Crawdads">Hickory Crawdads</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/L._P._Frans_Stadium" title="L. P. Frans Stadium">L. P. Frans Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">5,062 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis_Cannon_Ballers" title="Kannapolis Cannon Ballers">Kannapolis Cannon Ballers</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atrium_Health_Ballpark" title="Atrium Health Ballpark">Atrium Health Ballpark</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4,930 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Pelicans" title="Myrtle Beach Pelicans">Myrtle Beach Pelicans</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina" title="Myrtle Beach, South Carolina">Myrtle Beach, South Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pelicans_Ballpark" title="Pelicans 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line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">11</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 197.28570520064px; left: 103.62598261481px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #105396; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 196.28570520064px; left: 110.12598261481px; width: fit-content; height: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-100%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Crawdads</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 197.28570520064px; left: 110.12598261481px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">10</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 292.45704709528px; left: 117.11304887545px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #105396; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 307.45704709528px; left: 123.61304887545px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Fireflies</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 292.45704709528px; left: 123.61304887545px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">9</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 359.23544328962px; left: 165.69741794852px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #105396; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 359.23544328962px; left: 181.19741794852px; text-align: left; transform: rotate(0deg) background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> RiverDogs</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 359.23544328962px; left: 172.19741794852px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">8</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 321.60274327677px; left: 74.290695162529px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #105396; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 336.60274327677px; left: 80.790695162529px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> GreenJackets</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 321.60274327677px; left: 80.790695162529px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">7</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 109.83801557725px; left: 162.26018735148px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #AA1205; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 124.83801557725px; left: 168.76018735148px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Red Sox</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 109.83801557725px; left: 168.76018735148px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">6</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 103.7158013842px; left: 201.82693427698px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #AA1205; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 103.7158013842px; left: 217.32693427698px; text-align: left; transform: rotate(0deg) background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Hillcats</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 103.7158013842px; left: 208.32693427698px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">5</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 50.485184979832px; left: 277.04643503068px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #AA1205; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 65.485184979832px; left: 283.54643503068px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Nationals</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 50.485184979832px; left: 283.54643503068px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">4</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 235.26806034757px; left: 214.62687225988px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #AA1205; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 250.26806034757px; left: 221.12687225988px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Woodpeckers</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 235.26806034757px; left: 221.12687225988px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">3</span></div> <div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 47.50945017536px; left: 366.90481483967px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #AA1205; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 62.50945017536px; left: 373.40481483967px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Shorebirds</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 47.50945017536px; left: 373.40481483967px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">2</span></div> <div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777755FF; top: 192.85186459665px; left: 242.46980227447px; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: #AA1205; color:inherit;"></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; line-height: 0.98; white-space: nowrap; top: 207.85186459665px; left: 248.96980227447px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(0deg); background-color: transparent; color:inherit;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12px; font-weight:normal;"> Mudcats</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute; top: 192.85186459665px; left: 248.96980227447px; width: fit-content; text-align: center; transform: translateX(-50%); background-color:transparent; color:inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><span style="color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold;">1</span></div><div style="display:inline-block; position: absolute;top: 9px;left: 414px"><div style="color: white; opacity:100; font-size: 19px; font-weight:normal; text-align: left;"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/6/35.5908/-78.7984/en" data-zoom="6" data-lat="35.5908" data-lon="-78.7984" data-overlays="["_0aaa1acf392be087ddc855da55368491c582decd"]"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Click for interactive fullscreen map with links to nearby articles"> </span></a></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><b>Current team locations:</b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#AA1205; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> North Division</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#105396; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> South Division</div><br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#AA1205"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">1</span></div> Carolina Mudcats<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#AA1205"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">2</span></div> Delmarva Shorebirds<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#AA1205"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">3</span></div> Fayetteville Woodpeckers<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#AA1205"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">4</span></div> Fredericksburg Nationals<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#AA1205"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">5</span></div> Lynchburg Hillcats<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#AA1205"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">6</span></div> Salem Red Sox<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#105396"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">7</span></div> Augusta GreenJackets<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#105396"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">8</span></div> Charleston RiverDogs<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#105396"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">9</span></div> Columbia Fireflies<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#105396"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">10</span></div> Hickory Crawdads<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#105396"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">11</span></div> Kannapolis Cannon Ballers<br /><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:95%;padding:0px 3px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#105396"><span style="color:white;font-size:88%;font-weight:bold">12</span></div> Myrtle Beach Pelicans</div></div></div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Champions">Champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolina_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Champions"><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_Carolina_League_champions" title="List of Carolina League champions">List of Carolina League champions</a></div> <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=Carolina_League&action=edit&section=4" 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">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_awards#Carolina_League" title="Baseball awards">Baseball awards § Carolina League</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-time_teams_(1945–present)"><span id="All-time_teams_.281945.E2.80.93present.29"></span>All-time teams (1945–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolina_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: All-time teams (1945–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All teams that have competed in the Carolina League since its founding in 1945:<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamance_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamance Indians">Alamance Indians</a> (1958–1964, became the Burlington Senators)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria_Dukes" title="Alexandria Dukes">Alexandria Dukes</a> (1978, became the Alexandria Mariners)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria_Dukes" title="Alexandria Dukes">Alexandria Dukes</a> (1980–1983, became the Prince William Pirates)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria_Mariners" title="Alexandria Mariners">Alexandria Mariners</a> (1979, became the Alexandria Dukes)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a> (1967, moved to <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Southern League (1964–present)">Southern League</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusta_GreenJackets" title="Augusta GreenJackets">Augusta GreenJackets</a> (2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buies_Creek_Astros" class="mw-redirect" title="Buies Creek Astros">Buies Creek Astros</a> (2017–2018; became the Fayetteville Woodpeckers)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington_Bees_(Carolina_League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Burlington Bees (Carolina League)">Burlington Bees</a> (1945–1951, became the Burlington-Graham Pirates)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington_Rangers" title="Burlington Rangers">Burlington Rangers</a> (1972, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Burlington Senators">Burlington Senators</a> (1965–1971, became the Burlington Rangers)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington-Graham_Pirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Burlington-Graham Pirates">Burlington-Graham Pirates</a> (1952–1955, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Mudcats" title="Carolina Mudcats">Carolina Mudcats</a> (2012–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_RiverDogs" title="Charleston RiverDogs">Charleston RiverDogs</a> (2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Fireflies" title="Columbia Fireflies">Columbia Fireflies</a> (2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville_97s" title="Danville 97s">Danville 97s</a> (1998, became the Myrtle Beach Pelicans)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville_Leafs" title="Danville Leafs">Danville Leafs</a> (1945–1958, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delmarva_Shorebirds" title="Delmarva Shorebirds">Delmarva Shorebirds</a> (2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Down_East_Wood_Ducks" title="Down East Wood Ducks">Down East Wood Ducks</a> (2017–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls" title="Durham Bulls">Durham Bulls</a> (1945–1967, merged with the Raleigh Pirates and became the Raleigh-Durham Mets)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls" title="Durham Bulls">Durham Bulls</a> (1980–1997, became the Danville 97s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Fayetteville Athletics">Fayetteville Athletics</a> (1950–1952, became the Fayetteville Highlanders)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Highlanders" class="mw-redirect" title="Fayetteville Highlanders">Fayetteville Highlanders</a> (1953–1956, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Woodpeckers" title="Fayetteville Woodpeckers">Fayetteville Woodpeckers</a> (2019–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Keys" title="Frederick Keys">Frederick Keys</a> (1989–2020, moved to <a href="/wiki/MLB_Draft_League" title="MLB Draft League">MLB Draft League</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fredericksburg_Nationals" title="Fredericksburg Nationals">Fredericksburg Nationals</a> (2020–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Patriots" class="mw-redirect" title="Greensboro Patriots">Greensboro Patriots</a> (1945–1957, became the Greensboro Yankees)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Patriots" class="mw-redirect" title="Greensboro Patriots">Greensboro Patriots</a> (1968, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Yankees" class="mw-redirect" title="Greensboro Yankees">Greensboro Yankees</a> (1958–1967, became the Greensboro Patriots)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagerstown_Suns" title="Hagerstown Suns">Hagerstown Suns</a> (1981–1988, became the Frederick Keys)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point-Thomasville_Hi-Toms" title="High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms">High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms</a> (1954–1958, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point-Thomasville_Hi-Toms" title="High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms">High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms</a> (1968, became the High Point-Thomasville Royals)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point-Thomasville_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="High Point-Thomasville Royals">High Point-Thomasville Royals</a> (1969, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis_Cannon_Ballers" title="Kannapolis Cannon Ballers">Kannapolis Cannon Ballers</a> (2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston_Blue_Jays" class="mw-redirect" title="Kinston Blue Jays">Kinston Blue Jays</a> (1982–1985, became the Kinston Eagles)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Tobs" title="Wilson Tobs">Kinston Eagles</a> (1956–1957, merged with the Wilson Tobs)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston_Expos" title="Kinston Expos">Kinston Eagles</a> (1962–1973, became the Kinston Expos)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston_Blue_Jays" class="mw-redirect" title="Kinston Blue Jays">Kinston Eagles</a> (1978–1981, became the Kinston Blue Jays)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston_Indians" title="Kinston Indians">Kinston Eagles</a> (1986, became the Kinston Indians)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston_Expos" title="Kinston Expos">Kinston Expos</a> (1974, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston_Indians" title="Kinston Indians">Kinston Indians</a> (1987–2011, became the Carolina Mudcats)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leaksville-Draper-Spray_Triplets" title="Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets">Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets</a> (1945–1947, moved to the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_League" title="Blue Ridge League">Blue Ridge League</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_Hillcats" title="Lynchburg Hillcats">Lynchburg Hillcats</a> (1995–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_Mets" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynchburg Mets">Lynchburg Mets</a> (1976–1987, became the Lynchburg Red Sox)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynchburg Rangers">Lynchburg Rangers</a> (1975, became the Lynchburg Mets)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynchburg Red Sox">Lynchburg Red Sox</a> (1988–1994, became the Lynchburg Hillcats)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_Twins" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynchburg Twins">Lynchburg Twins</a> (1970–1974, became the Lynchburg Rangers)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_White_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynchburg White Sox">Lynchburg White Sox</a> (1966–1969, became the Lynchburg Twins)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsville_Athletics" title="Martinsville Athletics">Martinsville Athletics</a> (1945–1949, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Pelicans" title="Myrtle Beach Pelicans">Myrtle Beach Pelicans</a> (1999–present)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Astros" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula Astros">Peninsula Astros</a> (1969–1970, became the Peninsula Phillies)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Grays" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula Grays">Peninsula Grays</a> (1964–1968, became the Peninsula Astros)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Pennants" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula Pennants">Peninsula Pennants</a> (1974, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Phillies" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula Phillies">Peninsula Phillies</a> (1971, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Pilots_(minor_league_team)" title="Peninsula Pilots (minor league team)">Peninsula Pilots</a> (1976–1985, became the Peninsula White Sox)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Pilots_(minor_league_team)" title="Peninsula Pilots (minor league team)">Peninsula Pilots</a> (1989–1992, became the Wilmington Blue Rocks)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula Senators">Peninsula Senators</a> (1963, became the Peninsula Grays)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peninsula_White_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula White Sox">Peninsula White Sox</a> (1986–1987, became the Virginia Generals)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Cannons" class="mw-redirect" title="Potomac Cannons">Potomac Cannons</a> (1999–2004, became the Potomac Nationals)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Nationals" title="Potomac Nationals">Potomac Nationals</a> (2005–2019, became the Fredericksburg Nationals)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_William_Cannons" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince William Cannons">Prince William Cannons</a> (1990–1998, became the Potomac Cannons)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_William_Pirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince William Pirates">Prince William Pirates</a> (1984–1986, became the Prince William Yankees)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_William_Yankees" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince William Yankees">Prince William Yankees</a> (1987–1989, became the Prince William Cannons)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Capitals" title="Raleigh Capitals">Raleigh Capitals</a> (1957–1962, became the Raleigh Mets)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Capitals" title="Raleigh Capitals">Raleigh Capitals</a> (1945–1953, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="Raleigh Cardinals">Raleigh Cardinals</a> (1964–1965, became the Raleigh Pirates)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Mets" class="mw-redirect" title="Raleigh Mets">Raleigh Mets</a> (1963, became the Raleigh Cardinals)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Pirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Raleigh Pirates">Raleigh Pirates</a> (1966–1967, merged with the Durham Bulls and became the Raleigh-Durham Mets)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh-Durham_Mets" class="mw-redirect" title="Raleigh-Durham Mets">Raleigh-Durham Mets</a> (1968, became the Raleigh-Durham Phillies)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh-Durham_Phillies" class="mw-redirect" title="Raleigh-Durham Phillies">Raleigh-Durham Phillies</a> (1969, became the Raleigh-Durham Triangles)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh-Durham_Triangles" title="Raleigh-Durham Triangles">Raleigh-Durham Triangles</a> (1970–1971, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Springs_Twins" title="Red Springs Twins">Red Springs Twins</a> (1969, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville_Luckies" title="Reidsville Luckies">Reidsville Luckies</a> (1948–1954, became the Reidsville Phillies)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville_Phillies" class="mw-redirect" title="Reidsville Phillies">Reidsville Phillies</a> (1955, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount_Leafs" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocky Mount Leafs">Rocky Mount Leafs</a> (1962–1963, became the Rocky Mount Senators)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount_Leafs" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocky Mount Leafs">Rocky Mount Leafs</a> (1965–1972, became the Rocky Mount Phillies)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount_Phillies" title="Rocky Mount Phillies">Rocky Mount Phillies</a> (1973–1975, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount_Pines" title="Rocky Mount Pines">Rocky Mount Pines</a> (1980, became the Hagerstown Suns)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocky Mount Senators">Rocky Mount Senators</a> (1964, became the Rocky Mount Leafs)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Avalanche" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem Avalanche">Salem Avalanche</a> (1995–2008, became the Salem Red Sox)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Buccaneers" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem Buccaneers">Salem Buccaneers</a> (1987–1994, became the Salem Avalanche)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Pirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem Pirates">Salem Pirates</a> (1972–1979, became the Salem Redbirds)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Rebels_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem Rebels (baseball)">Salem Rebels</a> (1968–1971, became the Salem Pirates)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Red_Sox" title="Salem Red Sox">Salem Red Sox</a> (2009–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_Redbirds" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem Redbirds">Salem Redbirds</a> (1980–1986, became the Salem Buccaneers)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tidewater_Tides" class="mw-redirect" title="Tidewater Tides">Tidewater Tides</a> (1963–1968, moved to the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Generals" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Generals">Virginia Generals</a> (1988, became the Peninsula Pilots)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Blue_Rocks" title="Wilmington Blue Rocks">Wilmington Blue Rocks</a> (1993–2020, moved to <a href="/wiki/High-A_East" class="mw-redirect" title="High-A East">High-A East</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Pennants" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilson Pennants">Wilson Pennants</a> (1973, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Tobs_(minor_league_baseball)" title="Wilson Tobs (minor league baseball)">Wilson Tobs</a> (1956–1968, folded)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem Cardinals">Winston-Salem Cardinals</a> (1945–1953, became the Winston-Salem Twins)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Dash" title="Winston-Salem Dash">Winston-Salem Dash</a> (2009–2020, moved to High-A East)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Red_Birds" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem Red Birds">Winston-Salem Red Birds</a> (1957–1960, became the Winston-Salem Red Sox)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem Red Sox">Winston-Salem Red Sox</a> (1961–1983, became the Winston-Salem Spirits)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Spirits" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem Spirits">Winston-Salem Spirits</a> (1984–1994, became the Winston-Salem Warthogs)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Twins" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem Twins">Winston-Salem Twins</a> (1954–1956, became the Winston-Salem Red Birds)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Warthogs" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston-Salem Warthogs">Winston-Salem Warthogs</a> (1995–2008, became the Winston-Salem Dash)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_timeline_(1945–present)"><span id="League_timeline_.281945.E2.80.93present.29"></span>League timeline (1945–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolina_League&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: League 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href="/wiki/MLB_Draft_League" title="MLB Draft League">MLB Draft League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Non-partnered leagues</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/Cuban_National_Series" title="Cuban National Series">Cuban National Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_National_Championship_AA_League" title="Curaçao National Championship AA League">Curaçao AA League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Empire Professional Baseball League">Empire League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Norte_de_M%C3%A9xico" title="Liga Norte de México">Liga Norte de México</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pecos_League" title="Pecos League">Pecos League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Shore_Professional_Baseball_League" title="United Shore Professional Baseball League">United Shore League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Major_League" title="Venezuelan Major League">Venezuelan Major League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Pro_Baseball_League" title="Women's Pro Baseball League">Women's Pro Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/Winter_league_baseball" title="Winter league baseball">Off-season</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">MLB-affiliated</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Fall_League" title="Arizona Fall League">Arizona Fall League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Dominican Professional Baseball League">Dominican Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_Pacific_League" title="Mexican Pacific League">Mexican Pacific League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_de_B%C3%A9isbol_Profesional_Roberto_Clemente" title="Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente">Puerto Rico Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Venezuelan Professional Baseball League">Venezuelan Professional Baseball League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Paralela_de_B%C3%A9isbol_en_Venezuela" title="Liga Paralela de Béisbol en Venezuela">Liga Paralela</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Independent</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_Baseball_League" title="Argentine Baseball League">Argentine Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Colombian Professional Baseball League">Colombian Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Elite_League" title="Cuban Elite League">Cuban Elite League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Curaçao Professional Baseball League">Curaçao Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaraguan_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League">Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panamanian_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Panamanian Professional Baseball League">Panamanian Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_Invernal_Veracruzana" title="Liga Invernal Veracruzana">Veracruz Winter League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">MLB-recognized</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Players%27_League" title="Players' League">Players' League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Association" title="Union Association">Union Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Other major</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a></li> <li><a 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="Asia43"><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_major83" 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" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBO_League" title="KBO League">KBO League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Minor</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KBO_Futures_League" title="KBO Futures League">KBO Futures League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Taiwan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Major</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Chinese Professional Baseball League">Chinese Professional Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Minor</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Chinese Professional Baseball League">Chinese Professional Baseball League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span class="nobold">Defunct major</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Major_League" title="Taiwan Major League">Taiwan Major League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" 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