How Minor League Baseball is Organized | Baseball Explained

Can I use this in my speech class please

So idk if this has changed since this video, but the midwest league is high A not low A. My team I grew up watching before I moved is called the Cedar Rapids Kernals and are officially classified as High A (single A) Affiliate of the Minnesota twins. This is all from the official MiLB website.

I just learned a lot from this video. Thanks big time

Is there a FA cup like english football? Imagine with so many teams fighting each other and may have massive upsets with mlb team

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.

Do MiLB's have tournaments, championships, postseasons?

Everyone here that’s still confused is retarded

What does it mean when they say a player is "out of options"?

Well, the Texas Rangers have the Frisco Rough Riders. That’s the only MiLB team that I’m familiar with.

They should add expansion teams to the minors

You should explain independent ball I feel like it is to unrecognized by most so it would probably be visas a lot

You need to update this. Class A short season and rookie advanced are gone

Minor League baseball is a mess.

"Hey we have like 26 letters in the alphabet..."
MLB: "AAAAAAAA"

So what is the criteria for what cities get triple A, double A etc...

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

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

Empire Professional Baseball League

See also: Empire Professional Baseball League

The independent Empire Professional Baseball League consists of 4 teams.[11]



Team City State/Territory Stadium

Japan Islanders Lyon Mountain New York Lyon Mountain Citizens Ballpark

Plattsburgh Thunderbirds Plattsburgh New York Chip Cummings Field

Saranac Lake Surge Saranac Lake New York Petrova Field

Tupper Lake Riverpigs Tupper Lake New York Municipal Park



Pecos League

See also: Pecos League

The independent Pecos League consists of 16 teams.[12]



Team Division City State Stadium

Alpine Cowboys Mountain Alpine Texas Kokernot Field

Austin Weirdos Mountain Austin Texas Parque Zaragosa

Bakersfield Train Robbers Pacific Bakersfield California Sam Lynn Ballpark

Colorado Springs Snow Sox Mountain Colorado Springs Colorado Spurgeon Field

Garden City Wind Mountain Garden City Kansas Clint Lightner Field

Martinez Sturgeon Pacific Martinez California Waterfront Park

Monterey Amberjacks Pacific Monterey California Frank E. Sollecito Jr. Ballpark

Roswell Invaders Mountain Roswell New Mexico Joe Baumann Park

San Rafael Pacifics Pacific San Rafael California Albert Park

Santa Cruz Seaweed Pacific Santa Cruz California Harvey West Park

Santa Rosa Scuba Divers Pacific Santa Rosa California Doyle Park

Santa Fe Fuego Mountain Santa Fe New Mexico Fort Marcy Park

Trinidad Triggers Mountain Trinidad Colorado Central Park

Tucson Saguaros Mountain Tucson Arizona Kino Sports Complex

Weimar Hormigas Mountain Weimar Texas Veterans Memorial Park

Wasco Reserve Pacific Bakersfield California Sam Lynn Ballpark

United Shore Professional Baseball League

See also: United Shore Professional Baseball League

The independent, single-site United Shore Professional Baseball League consists of four teams.[13]



Team City State Stadium Capacity

Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers Utica Michigan Jimmy John's Field 4,500

Eastside Diamond Hoppers Utica Michigan Jimmy John's Field 4,500

Utica Unicorns Utica Michigan Jimmy John's Field 4,500

Westside Woolly Mammoths Utica Michigan Jimmy John's Field 4,500

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

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]

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

Aberdeen IronBirds North Aberdeen Maryland Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium 6,300 Baltimore Orioles

Asheville Tourists South Asheville North Carolina McCormick Field 4,000 Houston Astros

Bowling Green Hot Rods South Bowling Green Kentucky Bowling Green Ballpark 4,559 Tampa Bay Rays

Brooklyn Cyclones North Brooklyn New York MCU Park 7,000 New York Mets

Greensboro Grasshoppers North Greensboro North Carolina First National Bank Field 7,499 Pittsburgh Pirates

Greenville Drive South Greenville South Carolina Fluor Field at the West End 5,700 Boston Red Sox

Hickory Crawdads South Hickory North Carolina L. P. Frans Stadium 5,062 Texas Rangers

Hudson Valley Renegades North Wappingers Falls New York Dutchess Stadium 4,494 New York Yankees

Jersey Shore BlueClaws North Lakewood New Jersey ShoreTown Ballpark 6,588 Philadelphia Phillies

Rome Braves South Rome Georgia AdventHealth Stadium 5,105 Atlanta Braves

Wilmington Blue Rocks North Wilmington Delaware Daniel S. Frawley Stadium 6,532 Washington Nationals

Winston-Salem Dash South Winston-Salem North Carolina Truist Stadium 5,500 Chicago White Sox

Northwest League

See also: Northwest League

Team City State/Province Stadium Capacity Affiliate

Eugene Emeralds Eugene Oregon PK Park 4,000 San Francisco Giants

Everett AquaSox Everett Washington Funko Field 3,682 Seattle Mariners

Hillsboro Hops Hillsboro Oregon Ron Tonkin Field 4,500 Arizona Diamondbacks

Spokane Indians Spokane Washington Avista Stadium 6,803 Colorado Rockies

Tri-City Dust Devils Pasco Washington Gesa Stadium 3,654 Los Angeles Angels

Vancouver Canadians Vancouver British Columbia Nat Bailey Stadium 6,013 Toronto Blue Jays

Single-A leagues

See also: Single-A

Single-A is the fourth-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball. A total of 30 teams compete at this level, with 12 teams in the Carolina League, 10 teams in the Florida State League, and 8 teams in the California League.[3]



Carolina League

See also: Carolina League

Team Division City State Stadium Capacity Affiliate

Augusta GreenJackets South North Augusta South Carolina SRP Park 4,000 Atlanta Braves

Carolina Mudcats North Zebulon North Carolina Five County Stadium 6,500 Milwaukee Brewers

Charleston RiverDogs South Charleston South Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park 6,000 Tampa Bay Rays

Columbia Fireflies South Columbia South Carolina Segra Park 7,501 Kansas City Royals

Delmarva Shorebirds North Salisbury Maryland Arthur W. Perdue Stadium 5,200 Baltimore Orioles

Down East Wood Ducks North Kinston North Carolina Grainger Stadium 4,100 Texas Rangers

Fayetteville Woodpeckers South Fayetteville North Carolina Segra Stadium 4,786 Houston Astros

Fredericksburg Nationals North Fredericksburg Virginia Virginia Credit Union Stadium 5,000 Washington Nationals

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers South Kannapolis North Carolina Atrium Health Ballpark 4,930 Chicago White Sox

Lynchburg Hillcats North Lynchburg Virginia Bank of the James Stadium 4,000 Cleveland Guardians

Myrtle Beach Pelicans South Myrtle Beach South Carolina TicketReturn.com Field at Pelican Park 4,875 Chicago Cubs

Salem Red Sox North Salem Virginia Haley Toyota Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark 6,300 Boston Red Sox

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

South Atlantic League

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

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!

Very helpful

30 MLB teams x 4 = 120

Where do the Savannah Bananas fall?

Great video. I'm a new fan of the Vancouver Canadians watching from London UK.

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.

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?

MILB, Men I'd love to Bat??

Only baseball can u have a first pick and send him to the minors for years

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!

It was clear enough but I still watched this video more than once

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?

I heard "Carolina League" and got sad

Are all these leagues profitable?

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!

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.

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Do u get picked what field role u will play? or u can pick
urself if u can be a pitcher or catcher?

please put up average or median salary for each minor league

Well now we’re gonna need a new one after Manfred screwed us over again

Time for a new video!

brother u just made it more confusing for me