How Minor League Baseball is Organized | Baseball Explained
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- Most fans of Major League Baseball understand the structure of Major League Baseball. But understanding Minor League Baseball can prove to be a little more difficult.
In this video, I break down the basic structure of the Minor Leagues and talk about the unique qualities of each level in the system, and also clarify some of the misconceptions around Minor League players.
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"Hey we have like 26 letters in the alphabet..."
MLB: "AAAAAAAA"
What's weird is, they DID use different letters at one point. They just...choose not to, for some strange reason.
Bro i love your videos. I'm mexican AND didnt know the Mexican Baseball League was considered Minor Leagues. Its awesome
Haha I dont think many people know it's part of the minor leagues. It's a weird psuedo-independent league
Who is ur fav Mexican team
@@cariopuppetmaster i know you are asking him. But mine Is Tomateros. They played on the LMP. Its the mexican Winter League. Its better than the LMB because It doesnt overlap as much with MLB so theres MLB players in some of the teams
@@eduardoalvarado4489 the tomato growers? Well they are trying to be creative with team names I guess
@@cariopuppetmaster Mexican here. Sometimes, the name of the teams are associated with something relevant in the state. Like Olmecas, they are from a state where Olmecas reigned back in the day, or Charros de Jalisco, ´cause Charros are popular in Jalisco and so on. In the state of Culiacan they grow a lot of tomatos :P
brother u just made it more confusing for me
Fun fact: for the gcl and azl teams they sometimes do two teams with different colors names (examples azl giants black and azl giants orange). Also they don’t play at their Mlb affiliate’s main spring training stadium, they play on a designated practice field.
DEFINITELY do a video on the history of MiLB! I know it was A-D until the 50s
The fact that there are so many teams feeding the mlb shows that baseball could have been a cultural cornerstone the same as soccer in many parts of the world. Would have been amazing to have a relegation system with teams strictly representing their city/town/community rather than franchised system where teams jump around cities.
Thanks for the video, this one and MLB The Show teaches me the farm system in MLB :)
Excellent job of explaining the "old" hierarchy of the minors. I am hoping for an update on the loss of 42 minor league clubs. I will be showing this video to my middle school Wide World of Sports class, thanks for the resource!
Bobby, Thanks for offering this clear explanation of the Minors.
Unfortunately, many of this may be changed by next year with a reduction of these great teams.
I am a writer with a client wanting a piece done on MiLB. I have no experience in (most) sports and this helped me SO much. Thank you!
Great video. I'm a new fan of the Vancouver Canadians watching from London UK.
Where can I watch the lower leagues Baseball? Do they broadcast the matches on CZcams or another streaming platform? I'm non-American trying to know more about the game. Thanks
I believe youtube tv and milb.tv have games if you wanna pay. Though I'm sure you could find streams on reddit or another website
@@outtaherebaseball3205 Thank you!
This is really cool
I used to go watch minor league team called The Storm-chasers in Nebraska. They were fairly good and seats at games were often 85% filled up at least when I went. And it was a fairly good size stadium
Something that isnt stressed enough is the jump from college to the Minors. Even at lowest levels, the player talent surpasses almost everyone from out of college.
Another thing is that some Duco Colleges run world class high performance centres for baseball.
So a lot of the best junior colleges actually have far better baseball programs than the majority of Division 1 colleges
Very helpful
I would love to know what everything means in the MLB videogame (MLB the Show 22), I'm playing to understand more about baseball. I want to know what means all stats, all attributes and I would love to see a video about baseball records, individual and team records.
Thank you, God bless you!
Nice video
thank you!!!!
Great video. So, if a draft prospect is good enough to go straight to the majors, does that mean that players who play double A for example for a few years just aren't as good? They just need time to develop?
Its extremely rare for players to go straight to the majors. Even top prospects like Trout and Harper spent about 2 years in the minors. Teams just dont wanna rush their young guys no matter how good they are/could be
@@outtaherebaseball3205 Thanks! I got the show for free on PS and always wanted to get into baseball. Just not much demand in ireland! Ha ha! Thanks for the info.
Do u get picked what field role u will play? or u can pick
urself if u can be a pitcher or catcher?
Did you ever make that video about the history of minor league ball like you had mentioned in this video?
please put up average or median salary for each minor league
I just found out my great uncle played for the minor lueague in the 53 , 54 for the pampa oliers texas , new mx n lola indians kansas . what does class c mean?
It was clear enough but I still watched this video more than once
So what is the criteria for what cities get triple A, double A etc...
Can you explain how the Fresno grizzly’s go from being a AAA team for the giants, Astros, and Nats, all of witch had championship runs while affiliated with them, to single A team for the Rockies.
Nationals didn't want their Triple-A team on the other side of the country anymore, so they were left without an affiliate until the Rockies signed them just as a Low-A team. Fairly lucky they're still in MiLB at all
Well, the Texas Rangers have the Frisco Rough Riders. That’s the only MiLB team that I’m familiar with.
Time for a new video!
You need to update this. Class A short season and rookie advanced are gone
On stat sheets, how come I never see "Rookie Advanced", only Rookie?
I'm honestly not sure and couldn't find an answer online. The quick way to tell the difference between the two is to see what team they played for. Rookie advanced teams have unique names while rookie teams are just named after the mlb club
@@outtaherebaseball3205 Ok got it, thanks.
Montgomery Butter Biscuits and Chattanooga Lookouts !!
What does it mean when they say a player is "out of options"?
Majors is really hard.
I am trying atleast get into Single A team
I am rookie
Obviosuly the pioneer and APP league are advanced rookie levels, but I've always wondered if the Gulf Coast League and Arizona Rookie League's are a little higher level of play than the Dominican Summer league since usually a player goes from the DSL to the Gulf Coast or AZL League. They are classified as the same level.
AZL and Gulf coast are technically a higher level than DSL!! Most high school and college draftees start there and sometimes high ranking IFA. Most IFA will start in the DSL unless they are from Japan etc
DSL players usually play in the DSL for two seasons before playing in the states. They often have to wait to have a clearance for limited visa spots (and their skills in speaking English also plays into it).
Now I feel even worse about our triple-A team leaving and being replaced by a Rookie Advanced team.
I see you’re in Colorado Springs.
You're gonna have to do a new video!
Do MiLB's have tournaments, championships, postseasons?
You should explain independent ball I feel like it is to unrecognized by most so it would probably be visas a lot
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So MiLB is basically a baseball version of the NBA g league ?
They are both for development of players so in that way yes they are similar. But top NBA draft picks dont go to the g league while MLB draft picks almost always spend time in the minors
Outta Here Baseball are there players that go straight from high school to majors?
@@tylu6337 Hey sorry for the late reply. Going from high school to the majors doesn't happen anymore. But it used to happen back in the day!
Outta Here Baseball I feel like if anything high school players now are more ready than those who went straight outta hsback in the day
I quite enjoy this, however, my main constructive critique I can give you is to work on your voice. You don't have to become Matt Vasgersian but a bit more "oophm" would go a long way. You earned a sub though, keep it up!
That's fair and I appreciate your critique. But thanks for the sub and helping me pass 100!
They should add expansion teams to the minors
Are all these leagues profitable?
No.
Where do the Savannah Bananas fall?
How do MLB teams get players from the Japanese leagues? Can they just throw money at them or do they have to get permission from the Japanese club?
I was gonna make a video on this topic in December. Older players from foreign leagues are eligible for free agency but there is a process called the posting system that is a bit much to explain here but this link from mlb should help m.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/japanese-posting-system
@@outtaherebaseball3205 Thanks for the links and getting back to me so fast . Sorry about all of the questions, I just found your channel today and I just love baseball. 👍⚾
@@outtaherebaseball3205 How did you learn all this stuff. Thank you BTW.
@@themacocko6311 lol baseball is my passion and if this youtube growth keeps up it could be my job!
@@outtaherebaseball3205 do japanese video system.
Whats the level below minor leagues or is there or is that highschool.For a non american american sports are very hard to understand the rules can be looked up but the way the competitions are organised and what the sport is like at a local level.I know that AF and Basketball are organised on the basis of education high school and college and then pro ,but baseball is a mystery. Does every village have a baseball club or is that tied to elementary , and highschools.
Sport in europe is based on the local club in britain and ireland eachsport or multisport body has its own club and mainland europe there is one club for multiple sports.The local club operates in a pyramid usual in a district competition if they are good enough they can progress to a bigger competition and theoretically up to pro level and then onto the top divisions and a club like Man U can theoretical make a journey in the other direction,There is sport in schools however its the club thats the basis
Instead of having 3 level of single A, why don't they call it single A, double A, and triple A, and just add 2 extra A's to the higher level minor leagues?
Or, hear me out here, use another letter, such as 'B' or 'C'
@@MattJohno2 Before the 1960s, they did. After the world war, the minors hit a snag and started losing teams and leagues. The 1962/63 season was the start of the player development contract between the majors and minors.
I heard "Carolina League" and got sad
Well now we’re gonna need a new one after Manfred screwed us over again
Only baseball can u have a first pick and send him to the minors for years
Dominican Summer League
See also: Dominican Summer League
Team Division City Province Stadium Affiliate
DSL Angels Boca Chica South San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís Baseball Valley Complex Los Angeles Angels
DSL Astros Boca Chica Northwest San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Houston Astros Complex Houston Astros
DSL Athletics Boca Chica Northwest Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Juan Marichal Complex Oakland Athletics
DSL Blue Jays Boca Chica Baseball City San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís Baseball City Complex Toronto Blue Jays
DSL Braves Boca Chica Northwest San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís Corcova de Guerra Complex Atlanta Braves
DSL Brewers Boca Chica San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís Tower Complex Milwaukee Brewers
DSL Brewers/Blue Jays San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays
DSL Cardinals Blue Boca Chica South Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Baseball Oasis Complex St. Louis Cardinals
DSL Cardinals Red Boca Chica San Pedro de Macorís Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Baseball Oasis Complex St. Louis Cardinals
DSL Colorado Boca Chica Northeast Boca Chica Santo Domingo Colorado Rockies Complex Colorado Rockies
DSL Cubs Blue Boca Chica North Boca Chica Santo Domingo Chicago Cubs Complex Chicago Cubs
DSL Cubs Red Boca Chica San Pedro de Macorís Boca Chica Santo Domingo Chicago Cubs Complex Chicago Cubs
DSL Diamondbacks 1 Boca Chica Baseball City Boca Chica Santo Domingo Baseball City Complex Arizona Diamondbacks
DSL Diamondbacks 2 Boca Chica San Pedro de Macorís Boca Chica Santo Domingo Baseball City Complex Arizona Diamondbacks
DSL Dodgers Bautista Boca Chica Northwest San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Las Américas Complex Los Angeles Dodgers
DSL Dodgers Shoemaker Boca Chica North San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Las Palmas Complex Los Angeles Dodgers
DSL Giants 1 Boca Chica Northeast Boca Chica Santo Domingo Felipe Rojas Alou Complex San Francisco Giants
DSL Giants 2 Boca Chica Santo Domingo Felipe Rojas Alou Complex San Francisco Giants
DSL Guardians 1 Boca Chica North San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Cleveland Guardians Complex Cleveland Guardians
DSL Guardians 2 San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Cleveland Guardians Complex Cleveland Guardians
DSL Mariners Boca Chica Northeast San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Seattle Mariners Complex Seattle Mariners
DSL Marlins Boca Chica Northwest Boca Chica Santo Domingo Miami Marlins Complex Miami Marlins
DSL Mets 1 Boca Chica South Boca Chica Santo Domingo New York Mets Complex New York Mets
DSL Mets 2 Boca Chica San Pedro de Macorís Boca Chica Santo Domingo New York Mets Complex New York Mets
DSL Nationals Boca Chica South Boca Chica Santo Domingo Baseball Valley Complex Washington Nationals
DSL Orioles 1 Boca Chica Baseball City Boca Chica Santo Domingo Baseball City Complex Baltimore Orioles
DSL Orioles 2 Boca Chica Santo Domingo Baseball City Complex Baltimore Orioles
DSL Padres Boca Chica Baseball City San Cristóbal San Cristóbal Najayo Complex San Diego Padres
DSL Phillies Red Boca Chica South Boca Chica Santo Domingo Philadelphia Phillies Academy Philadelphia Phillies
DSL Phillies White Boca Chica San Pedro de Macorís Boca Chica Santo Domingo Philadelphia Phillies Academy Philadelphia Phillies
DSL Pirates 1 Boca Chica North El Toro Peravia Pittsburgh Pirates Complex Pittsburgh Pirates
DSL Pirates 2 Boca Chica Northeast El Toro Peravia Pittsburgh Pirates Complex Pittsburgh Pirates
DSL Rangers 1 Boca Chica North Boca Chica Santo Domingo Academia de Prospecto Complex Texas Rangers
DSL Rangers 2 Boca Chica San Pedro de Macorís Boca Chica Santo Domingo Academia de Prospecto Complex Texas Rangers
DSL Rays 1 Boca Chica Northwest San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Tampa Bay Rays Complex Tampa Bay Rays
DSL Rays 2 Boca Chica North San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Tampa Bay Rays Complex Tampa Bay Rays
DSL Reds Boca Chica Baseball City Boca Chica Santo Domingo Baseball City Complex Cincinnati Reds
DSL Red Sox Blue Boca Chica Northwest El Toro Peravia El Toro Complex Boston Red Sox
DSL Red Sox Red Boca Chica North El Toro Peravia El Toro Complex Boston Red Sox
DSL Rockies Boca Chica South Boca Chica Santo Domingo Colorado Rockies Complex Colorado Rockies
DSL Royals 1 Boca Chica Northwest San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Kansas City Royals Complex Kansas City Royals
DSL Royals 2 Boca Chica Northeast San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo Kansas City Royals Complex Kansas City Royals
DSL Tigers 1 Boca Chica San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís Tower Complex Detroit Tigers
DSL Tigers 2 Boca Chica Northeast San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís Tower Complex Detroit Tigers
DSL Twins Boca Chica South Boca Chica Santo Domingo Minnesota Twins Academy Minnesota Twins
DSL White Sox Boca Chica Baseball City Boca Chica Santo Domingo Baseball City Complex Chicago White Sox
DSL Yankees Boca Chica South Boca Chica Santo Domingo New York Yankees Complex New York Yankees
Fall leagues
Arizona Fall League
See also: Arizona Fall League
The Arizona Fall League, an off-season league owned and operated by Major League Baseball, consists of six teams in the state of Arizona.[7]
30 MLB teams x 4 = 120
Triple-A
Double-A
Class A-Advanced
Class A
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Minor League baseball is a mess.
Love these minor league teams:
Team Division City State Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Buffalo Bisons East Buffalo New York Sahlen Field 16,600 Toronto Blue Jays
Charlotte Knights East Charlotte North Carolina Truist Field 10,200 Chicago White Sox
Columbus Clippers West Columbus Ohio Huntington Park 10,100 Cleveland Guardians
Durham Bulls East Durham North Carolina Durham Bulls Athletic Park 10,000 Tampa Bay Rays
Gwinnett Stripers West Lawrenceville Georgia Coolray Field 10,427 Atlanta Braves
Indianapolis Indians West Indianapolis Indiana Victory Field 14,230 Pittsburgh Pirates
Iowa Cubs West Des Moines Iowa Principal Park 11,500 Chicago Cubs
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp East Jacksonville Florida 121 Financial Park 11,000 Miami Marlins
Lehigh Valley IronPigs East Allentown Pennsylvania Coca-Cola Park 10,100 Philadelphia Phillies
Louisville Bats West Louisville Kentucky Louisville Slugger Field 13,131 Cincinnati Reds
Memphis Redbirds West Memphis Tennessee AutoZone Park 10,000 St. Louis Cardinals
Nashville Sounds West Nashville Tennessee First Horizon Park 10,000 Milwaukee Brewers
Norfolk Tides East Norfolk Virginia Harbor Park 11,856 Baltimore Orioles
Omaha Storm Chasers West Papillion Nebraska Werner Park 9,023 Kansas City Royals
Rochester Red Wings East Rochester New York Frontier Field 10,840 Washington Nationals
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders East Moosic Pennsylvania PNC Field 10,000 New York Yankees
St. Paul Saints West Saint Paul Minnesota CHS Field 7,210 Minnesota Twins
Syracuse Mets East Syracuse New York NBT Bank Stadium 11,731 New York Mets
Toledo Mud Hens West Toledo Ohio Fifth Third Field 10,300 Detroit Tigers
Worcester Red Sox East Worcester Massachusetts Polar Park 9,508 Boston Red Sox
Pacific Coast League
See also: Pacific Coast League
Team Division City State Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Albuquerque Isotopes East Albuquerque New Mexico Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park 13,500 Colorado Rockies
El Paso Chihuahuas East El Paso Texas Southwest University Park 9,500 San Diego Padres
Las Vegas Aviators West Las Vegas Nevada Las Vegas Ballpark 10,000 Oakland Athletics
Oklahoma City Dodgers East Oklahoma City Oklahoma Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark 9,000 Los Angeles Dodgers
Reno Aces West Reno Nevada Greater Nevada Field 9,013 Arizona Diamondbacks
Round Rock Express East Round Rock Texas Dell Diamond 11,631 Texas Rangers
Sacramento River Cats West West Sacramento California Sutter Health Park 14,014 San Francisco Giants
Salt Lake Bees West Salt Lake City Utah Smith's Ballpark 14,511 Los Angeles Angels
Sugar Land Space Cowboys East Sugar Land Texas Constellation Field 7,500 Houston Astros
Tacoma Rainiers West Tacoma Washington Cheney Stadium 6,500 Seattle Mariners
The Arizona Fall League, an off-season league owned and operated by Major League Baseball, consists of six teams in the state of Arizona.[7]
Team City Stadium
Glendale Desert Dogs Glendale Camelback Ranch-Glendale
Mesa Solar Sox Mesa Sloan Park
Peoria Javelinas Peoria Peoria Sports Complex
Salt River Rafters Scottsdale Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Scottsdale Scorpions Scottsdale Scottsdale Stadium
Surprise Saguaros Surprise Surprise Stadium
MLB Partner Leagues
MLB Partner Leagues consist of 45 teams with no direct affiliation with individual MLB organizations, but collaborate on promoting the sport in North America. Three leagues, the American Association, Atlantic League, and Frontier League, had been fully independent leagues, while the Pioneer League had previously been a Rookie-classification affiliated league.
American Association of Professional Baseball
See also: American Association of Professional Baseball
The American Association of Professional Baseball consists of 12 teams.[8]
Team Division City State/Province Stadium Capacity
Chicago Dogs East Rosemont Illinois Impact Field 6,300
Cleburne Railroaders East Cleburne Texas The Depot at Cleburne Station 2,500
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks West Fargo North Dakota Newman Outdoor Field 4,513
Gary SouthShore RailCats East Gary Indiana U.S. Steel Yard 6,139
Kane County Cougars East Geneva Illinois Northwestern Medicine Field 10,923
Kansas City Monarchs West Kansas City Kansas Legends Field 6,537
Lake Country DockHounds East Oconomowoc Wisconsin Wisconsin Brewing Company Park 3,641
Lincoln Saltdogs West Lincoln Nebraska Haymarket Park 8,000
Milwaukee Milkmen East Franklin Wisconsin Franklin Field 4,000
Sioux City Explorers West Sioux City Iowa Lewis and Clark Park 3,631
Sioux Falls Canaries West Sioux Falls South Dakota Sioux Falls Stadium 4,500
Winnipeg Goldeyes West Winnipeg Manitoba Shaw Park 7,561
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
See also: Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball consists of 10 teams.[9]
Team Division City State Stadium Capacity
Charleston Dirty Birds South Charleston West Virginia Appalachian Power Park 4,500
Gastonia Honey Hunters South Gastonia North Carolina CaroMont Health Park 5,000
High Point Rockers South High Point North Carolina Truist Point 5,000
Lancaster Barnstormers North Lancaster Pennsylvania Clipper Magazine Stadium 6,000
Lexington Legends South Lexington Kentucky Wild Health Field 6,994
Long Island Ducks North Central Islip New York Fairfield Properties Ballpark 6,002
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs North Waldorf Maryland Regency Furniture Stadium 4,200
Staten Island FerryHawks North Staten Island New York SIUH Community Park 7,171
Wild Health Genomes South Lexington Kentucky Wild Health Field 6,994
York Revolution North York Pennsylvania PeoplesBank Park 5,200
Frontier League
See also: Frontier League
The Frontier League consists of 16 teams.[10]
Team Division City State/Province Stadium Capacity
Evansville Otters West Evansville Indiana Bosse Field 5,181
Florence Y'alls West Florence Kentucky Thomas More Stadium 4,500
Empire State Greys East Travel team
Gateway Grizzlies West Sauget Illinois GCS Ballpark 6,000
Joliet Slammers West Joliet Illinois DuPage Medical Group Field 6,016
Lake Erie Crushers West Avon Ohio Mercy Health Stadium 5,000
New Jersey Jackals East Little Falls New Jersey Yogi Berra Stadium 5,000
New York Boulders East Pomona New York Clover Stadium 6,362
Ottawa Titans East Ottawa Ontario Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park 10,332
Québec Capitales East Quebec City Quebec Stade Canac 4,300
Schaumburg Boomers West Schaumburg Illinois Wintrust Field 7,365
Sussex County Miners East Augusta New Jersey Skylands Stadium 4,500
Tri-City ValleyCats East Troy New York Joseph L. Bruno Stadium 4,500
Trois-Rivières Aigles East Trois-Rivières Quebec Stade Quillorama 4,000
Washington Wild Things West Washington Pennsylvania Wild Things Park 3,200
Windy City ThunderBolts West Crestwood Illinois Ozinga Field 3,200
Pioneer League
See also: Pioneer League
The Pioneer League consists of 10 teams.
Team Division City State Stadium Capacity
Billings Mustangs North Billings Montana Dehler Park 6,500
Boise Hawks South Boise Idaho Memorial Stadium 3,452
Glacier Range Riders North Kalispell Montana Flathead Field 2,500
Grand Junction Rockies South Grand Junction Colorado Suplizio Field 7,014
Great Falls Voyagers North Great Falls Montana Centene Stadium 2,500
Idaho Falls Chukars North Idaho Falls Idaho Melaleuca Field 3,400
Missoula PaddleHeads North Missoula Montana Ogren Park at Allegiance Field 3,500
Northern Colorado Owlz South Windsor Colorado Future Legends Complex 2,800
Ogden Raptors South Ogden Utah Lindquist Field 8,262
Rocky Mountain Vibes South Colorado Springs Colorado UCHealth Park 8,500
Team Division City (all in Florida) Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Bradenton Marauders West Bradenton LECOM Park 8,500 Pittsburgh Pirates
Clearwater Threshers West Clearwater BayCare Ballpark 8,500 Philadelphia Phillies
Daytona Tortugas East Daytona Beach Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark 4,200 Cincinnati Reds
Dunedin Blue Jays West Dunedin Florida Auto Exchange Stadium 5,509 Toronto Blue Jays
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels West Fort Myers Hammond Stadium 7,500 Minnesota Twins
Jupiter Hammerheads East Jupiter Roger Dean Stadium 6,871 Miami Marlins
Lakeland Flying Tigers West Lakeland Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium 8,500 Detroit Tigers
Palm Beach Cardinals East Jupiter Roger Dean Stadium 6,871 St. Louis Cardinals
St. Lucie Mets East Port St. Lucie Clover Park 7,347 New York Mets
Tampa Tarpons West Tampa George M. Steinbrenner Field 11,026 New York Yankees
California League
See also: California League
Team Division City (all in California) Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Fresno Grizzlies North Fresno Chukchansi Park 10,650 Colorado Rockies
Inland Empire 66ers South San Bernardino San Manuel Stadium 5,000 Los Angeles Angels
Lake Elsinore Storm South Lake Elsinore Lake Elsinore Diamond 7,866 San Diego Padres
Modesto Nuts North Modesto John Thurman Field 4,000 Seattle Mariners
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes South Rancho Cucamonga LoanMart Field 6,200 Los Angeles Dodgers
San Jose Giants North San Jose Excite Ballpark 4,200 San Francisco Giants
Stockton Ports North Stockton Banner Island Ballpark 5,300 Oakland Athletics
Visalia Rawhide South Visalia Recreation Park 2,468 Arizona Diamondbacks
Rookie leagues
See also: Rookie League
The Rookie classification is the lowest level of play in Minor League Baseball. A total of 85 teams compete at this level, with 18 teams in the Arizona Complex League,[4] 20 teams in the Florida Complex League,[5] and 47 teams in the Dominican Summer League.[6]
Arizona Complex League
See also: Arizona Complex League
Team City (all in Arizona) Stadium Affiliate
ACL Angels Tempe Tempe Diablo Stadium Los Angeles Angels
ACL Athletics Mesa Fitch Park Oakland Athletics
ACL Brewers Blue Phoenix American Family Fields of Phoenix Milwaukee Brewers
ACL Brewers Gold Phoenix American Family Fields of Phoenix Milwaukee Brewers
ACL Cubs Mesa Sloan Park Chicago Cubs
ACL D-backs Black Scottsdale Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Arizona Diamondbacks
ACL D-backs Red Scottsdale Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Arizona Diamondbacks
ACL Dodgers Glendale Camelback Ranch Los Angeles Dodgers
ACL Giants Black Scottsdale Scottsdale Stadium San Francisco Giants
ACL Giants Orange Scottsdale Scottsdale Stadium San Francisco Giants
ACL Guardians Goodyear Goodyear Ballpark Cleveland Guardians
ACL Mariners Peoria Peoria Sports Complex Seattle Mariners
ACL Padres Peoria Peoria Sports Complex San Diego Padres
ACL Rangers Surprise Surprise Stadium Texas Rangers
ACL Reds Goodyear Goodyear Ballpark Cincinnati Reds
ACL Rockies Scottsdale Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Colorado Rockies
ACL Royals Surprise Surprise Stadium Kansas City Royals
ACL White Sox Glendale Camelback Ranch Chicago White Sox
Florida Complex League
See also: Florida Complex League
Team City (all in Florida) Stadium Affiliate
FCL Astros Blue West Palm Beach FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches Houston Astros
FCL Astros Orange West Palm Beach FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches Houston Astros
FCL Blue Jays Dunedin Bobby Mattick Training Center Toronto Blue Jays
FCL Braves North Port CoolToday Park Atlanta Braves
FCL Cardinals Jupiter Roger Dean Stadium St. Louis Cardinals
FCL Marlins Jupiter Roger Dean Stadium Miami Marlins
FCL Mets Port St. Lucie Clover Park New York Mets
FCL Nationals West Palm Beach FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches Washington Nationals
FCL Orioles Sarasota Ed Smith Stadium Baltimore Orioles
FCL Phillies Clearwater Carpenter Complex Philadelphia Phillies
FCL Pirates Bradenton Pirate City Pittsburgh Pirates
FCL Rays Port Charlotte Charlotte Sports Park Tampa Bay Rays
FCL Red Sox Fort Myers JetBlue Park at Fenway South Boston Red Sox
FCL Tigers Lakeland Tigertown Detroit Tigers
FCL Twins Fort Myers Lee County Sports Complex Minnesota Twins
FCL Yankees Tampa Himes Complex New York Yankees
Dominican Summer League
Team Division City State Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Akron RubberDucks Southwest Akron Ohio Canal Park 9,097 Cleveland Guardians
Altoona Curve Southwest Altoona Pennsylvania Peoples Natural Gas Field 7,210 Pittsburgh Pirates
Binghamton Rumble Ponies Northeast Binghamton New York Mirabito Stadium 6,012 New York Mets
Bowie Baysox Southwest Bowie Maryland Prince George's Stadium 10,000 Baltimore Orioles
Erie SeaWolves Southwest Erie Pennsylvania UPMC Park 6,952 Detroit Tigers
Harrisburg Senators Southwest Harrisburg Pennsylvania FNB Field 6,187 Washington Nationals
Hartford Yard Goats Northeast Hartford Connecticut Dunkin' Donuts Park 6,000 Colorado Rockies
New Hampshire Fisher Cats Northeast Manchester New Hampshire Delta Dental Stadium 6,500 Toronto Blue Jays
Portland Sea Dogs Northeast Portland Maine Hadlock Field 7,368 Boston Red Sox
Reading Fightin Phils Northeast Reading Pennsylvania FirstEnergy Stadium 9,000 Philadelphia Phillies
Richmond Flying Squirrels Southwest Richmond Virginia The Diamond 9,560 San Francisco Giants
Somerset Patriots Northeast Bridgewater New Jersey TD Bank Ballpark 6,100 New York Yankees
Southern League
See also: Southern League (1964-present)
Team Division City State Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Biloxi Shuckers South Biloxi Mississippi MGM Park 6,000 Milwaukee Brewers
Birmingham Barons North Birmingham Alabama Regions Field 8,500 Chicago White Sox
Chattanooga Lookouts North Chattanooga Tennessee AT&T Field 6,340 Cincinnati Reds
Mississippi Braves South Pearl Mississippi Trustmark Park 8,480 Atlanta Braves
Montgomery Biscuits South Montgomery Alabama Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium 7,000 Tampa Bay Rays
Pensacola Blue Wahoos South Pensacola Florida Admiral Fetterman Field 5,038 Miami Marlins
Rocket City Trash Pandas North Madison Alabama Toyota Field 7,000 Los Angeles Angels
Tennessee Smokies North Kodak Tennessee Smokies Stadium 6,412 Chicago Cubs
Texas League
See also: Texas League
Team Division City State Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Amarillo Sod Poodles South Amarillo Texas Hodgetown 6,631 Arizona Diamondbacks
Arkansas Travelers North North Little Rock Arkansas Dickey-Stephens Park 5,800 Seattle Mariners
Corpus Christi Hooks South Corpus Christi Texas Whataburger Field 7,679 Houston Astros
Frisco RoughRiders South Frisco Texas Riders Field 10,316 Texas Rangers
Midland RockHounds South Midland Texas Momentum Bank Ballpark 6,669 Oakland Athletics
Northwest Arkansas Naturals North Springdale Arkansas Arvest Ballpark 7,305 Kansas City Royals
San Antonio Missions South San Antonio Texas Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium 9,200 San Diego Padres
Springfield Cardinals North Springfield Missouri Hammons Field 10,486 St. Louis Cardinals
Tulsa Drillers North Tulsa Oklahoma ONEOK Field 7,833 Los Angeles Dodgers
Wichita Wind Surge North Wichita Kansas Riverfront Stadium 10,000 Minnesota Twins
High-A leagues
See also: High-A
High-A is the third-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball. A total of 30 teams compete at this level, with 12 teams in the Midwest League, 12 teams in the South Atlantic League, and 6 teams in the Northwest League.[3]
Midwest League
See also: Midwest League
Team Division City State Stadium Capacity Affiliate
Beloit Sky Carp West Beloit Wisconsin ABC Supply Stadium 3,501 Miami Marlins
Cedar Rapids Kernels West Cedar Rapids Iowa Veterans Memorial Stadium 5,300 Minnesota Twins
Dayton Dragons East Dayton Ohio Day Air Ballpark 7,230 Cincinnati Reds
Fort Wayne TinCaps East Fort Wayne Indiana Parkview Field 6,516 San Diego Padres
Great Lakes Loons East Midland Michigan Dow Diamond 5,500 Los Angeles Dodgers
Lake County Captains East Eastlake Ohio Classic Park 7,273 Cleveland Guardians
Lansing Lugnuts East Lansing Michigan Jackson Field 7,527 Oakland Athletics
Peoria Chiefs West Peoria Illinois Dozer Park 7,500 St. Louis Cardinals
Quad Cities River Bandits West Davenport Iowa Modern Woodmen Park 4,024 Kansas City Royals
South Bend Cubs West South Bend Indiana Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium 5,000 Chicago Cubs
West Michigan Whitecaps East Comstock Park Michigan LMCU Ballpark 9,684 Detroit Tigers
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers West Appleton Wisconsin Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium 5,900 Milwaukee Brewers
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