Minor League Baseball

Baseball, "America's Pastime," has been played professionally since the late 19th century, with the National League of Major League Baseball being the oldest league in existence.

Baseball in America, unlike a sport such as Football or Basketball, has an extensive "farm system" of teams and players all affiliated with a Major League team.  These are those leagues that comprise "Minor League Baseball," and despite popular perception, those playing in these leagues are professional baseball players that can be called up by their affliliate Major League team as needed.

Minor League Baseball is divided into several levels, with AAA being just below Major League Baseball, followed by AA, Advanced A, [Low] A, Short-season A, and finally Rookie League A.  Each Major League team has one affliate at each level of play.

I present for you here the leagues and teams of AAA through A [sometimes designed Low A], and, at the end, a great map of franchise locations of Major League through A teams.  Note that I have omitted the AAA Mexican League, as it has no direct Major League affliliates.  You may visit the official website of Minor League Baseball here: http://www.milb.com/
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AAA
International League (AAA)

Division	Team	Founded²	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity³
North	Buffalo Bisons	1979	New York Mets	Buffalo, New York	Coca-Cola Field1	18,025
	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	2008	Philadelphia Phillies	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Coca-Cola Park	10,000
	Pawtucket Red Sox	1970	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket, Rhode Island	McCoy Stadium	10,031
	Rochester Red Wings	1899	Minnesota Twins	Rochester, New York	Frontier Field	10,840
	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	1989	New York Yankees	Moosic, Pennsylvania	PNC Field	10,310
	Syracuse Chiefs	1961	Washington Nationals	Syracuse, New York	Alliance Bank Stadium	11,071
South	Charlotte Knights	1976	Chicago White Sox	Fort Mill, South Carolina	Knights Stadium	10,002
	Durham Bulls	1902	Tampa Bay Rays	Durham, North Carolina	Durham Bulls Athletic Park	10,000
	Gwinnett Braves	2009	Atlanta Braves	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Coolray Field	10,475
	Norfolk Tides	1961	Baltimore Orioles	Norfolk, Virginia	Harbor Park	12,067
West	Columbus Clippers	1977	Cleveland Indians	Columbus, Ohio	Huntington Park	10,100
	Indianapolis Indians	1902	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indianapolis, Indiana	Victory Field	14,500
	Louisville Bats	1969	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Slugger Field	13,131
	Toledo Mud Hens	1965	Detroit Tigers	Toledo, Ohio	Fifth Third Field	10,300

Pacific Coast League (AAA)

American Conference
Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Iowa Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Des Moines, Iowa	Principal Park	11,500
	Memphis Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis, Tennessee	AutoZone Park	14,384
	Nashville Sounds	Milwaukee Brewers	Nashville, Tennessee	Herschel Greer Stadium	10,300
	Omaha Storm Chasers	Kansas City Royals	Papillion, Nebraska	Werner Park	9,023
South	Albuquerque Isotopes	Los Angeles Dodgers	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Isotopes Park	12,379
	New Orleans Zephyrs	Miami Marlins	Metairie, Louisiana	Zephyr Field	10,000
	Oklahoma City RedHawks	Houston Astros	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark	13,066
	Round Rock Express	Texas Rangers	Round Rock, Texas	Dell Diamond	11,000
Pacific Conference
Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Security Service Field	8,500
	Reno Aces	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno, Nevada	Aces Ballpark	9,100
	Salt Lake Bees	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Salt Lake City, Utah	Spring Mobile Ballpark	15,411
	Tacoma Rainiers	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma, Washington	Cheney Stadium	9,600
South	Fresno Grizzlies	San Francisco Giants	Fresno, California	Chukchansi Park	12,500
	Las Vegas 51s	Toronto Blue Jays	Las Vegas, Nevada	Cashman Field	9,334
	Sacramento River Cats	Oakland Athletics	West Sacramento, California	Raley Field	14,014
	Tucson Padres	San Diego Padres	Tucson, Arizona	Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium	11,500

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AA
Eastern League (AA)

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
Eastern Division	Binghamton Mets	New York Mets	Binghamton, New York	NYSEG Stadium	6,012
	New Britain Rock Cats	Minnesota Twins	New Britain, Connecticut	New Britain Stadium	6,146
	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Toronto Blue Jays	Manchester, New Hampshire	Northeast Delta Dental Stadium	7,722
	Portland Sea Dogs	Boston Red Sox	Portland, Maine	Hadlock Field	7,368
	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies	Reading, Pennsylvania	FirstEnergy Stadium	9,000
	Trenton Thunder	New York Yankees	Trenton, New Jersey	Mercer County Waterfront Park	6,341
Western Division	Akron Aeros	Cleveland Indians	Akron, Ohio	Canal Park	9,097
	Altoona Curve	Pittsburgh Pirates	Altoona, Pennsylvania	Peoples Natural Gas Field	7,210
	Bowie Baysox	Baltimore Orioles	Bowie, Maryland	Prince George's Stadium	10,000
	Erie SeaWolves	Detroit Tigers	Erie, Pennsylvania	Jerry Uht Park	6,952
	Harrisburg Senators	Washington Nationals	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Metro Bank Park	6,187
	Richmond Flying Squirrels	San Francisco Giants	Richmond, Virginia	The Diamond	9,560

Southern League (AA)

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Birmingham Barons	Chicago White Sox	Hoover, Alabama	Regions Park	10,800
	Chattanooga Lookouts	Los Angeles Dodgers	Chattanooga, Tennessee	AT&T Field	6,340
	Huntsville Stars	Milwaukee Brewers	Huntsville, Alabama	Joe W. Davis Stadium	10,200
	Jackson Generals	Seattle Mariners	Jackson, Tennessee	Pringles Park	6,000
	Tennessee Smokies	Chicago Cubs	Sevierville, Tennessee	Smokies Park	6,412
South	Jacksonville Suns	Miami Marlins	Jacksonville, Florida	Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville	11,000
	Mississippi Braves	Atlanta Braves	Pearl, Mississippi	Trustmark Park	8,480
	Mobile BayBears	Arizona Diamondbacks	Mobile, Alabama	Hank Aaron Stadium	6,000
	Montgomery Biscuits	Tampa Bay Rays	Montgomery, Alabama	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium	7,000
	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Cincinnati Reds	Pensacola, Florida	Community Maritime Park	5,038

Texas League (AA)

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Arkansas Travelers	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	North Little Rock, Arkansas	Dickey-Stephens Park	5,800
	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Kansas City Royals	Springdale, Arkansas	Arvest Ballpark	7,305
	Springfield Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals	Springfield, Missouri	Hammons Field	10,486 (incl. 2,500 gen. admission)
	Tulsa Drillers	Colorado Rockies	Tulsa, Oklahoma	ONEOK Field	7,833
South	Corpus Christi Hooks	Houston Astros	Corpus Christi, Texas	Whataburger Field	5,050 fixed seats, 19 luxury suites, 2,000 General Admission
	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas Rangers	Frisco, Texas	Dr Pepper Ballpark	10,316
	Midland RockHounds	Oakland Athletics	Midland, Texas	Citibank Ballpark	6,669
	San Antonio Missions	San Diego Padres	San Antonio, Texas	Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium	9,200

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ADVANCED A
California League (Advanced A)

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
Northern	Bakersfield Blaze	Cincinnati Reds	Bakersfield, California	Sam Lynn Ballpark	3,500
	Modesto Nuts	Colorado Rockies	Modesto, California	John Thurman Field	4,000
	San Jose Giants	San Francisco Giants	San Jose, California	San Jose Municipal Stadium	4,200
	Stockton Ports	Oakland Athletics	Stockton, California	Banner Island Ballpark	5,300
	Visalia Rawhide	Arizona Diamondbacks	Visalia, California	Recreation Park	2,468
Southern	High Desert Mavericks	Seattle Mariners	Adelanto, California	Stater Bros. Stadium	3,808
	Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	San Bernardino, California	San Manuel Stadium	5,000
	Lake Elsinore Storm	San Diego Padres	Lake Elsinore, California	Lake Elsinore Diamond	7,866
	Lancaster JetHawks	Houston Astros	Lancaster, California	Clear Channel Stadium	6,860
	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Los Angeles Dodgers	Rancho Cucamonga, California	The Epicenter	6,200

Carolina League (Advanced A)

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
Northern	Frederick Keys	Baltimore Orioles	Frederick, Maryland	Harry Grove Stadium	5,400
	Lynchburg Hillcats	Atlanta Braves	Lynchburg, Virginia	Calvin Falwell Field	4,000
	Potomac Nationals	Washington Nationals	Woodbridge, Virginia	G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium	6,000
	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Kansas City Royals	Wilmington, Delaware	Daniel S. Frawley Stadium	6,532
Southern	Carolina Mudcats	Cleveland Indians	Zebulon, North Carolina (Raleigh Area)	Five County Stadium	6,500
	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Texas Rangers	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark	4,875
	Salem Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Salem, Virginia (Roanoke area)	Lewis-Gale Field	6,300
	Winston-Salem Dash	Chicago White Sox	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	BB&T Ballpark	5,500

Florida State League (Advanced A)

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Brevard County Manatees	Milwaukee Brewers	Viera, Florida	Space Coast Stadium	8,100
	Clearwater Threshers	Philadelphia Phillies	Clearwater, Florida	Bright House Field	8,500
	Daytona Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Daytona Beach, Florida	Jackie Robinson Ballpark	4,200
	Dunedin Blue Jays	Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin, Florida	Florida Auto Exchange Stadium	5,510
	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Detroit Tigers	Lakeland, Florida	Joker Marchant Stadium	8,500
	Tampa Yankees	New York Yankees	Tampa, Florida	George M. Steinbrenner Field	10,000
South	Bradenton Marauders	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bradenton, Florida	McKechnie Field	6,602
	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Tampa Bay Rays	Port Charlotte, Florida	Charlotte Sports Park1	7,000
	Fort Myers Miracle	Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers, Florida	Hammond Stadium	7,500
	Jupiter Hammerheads	Miami Marlins	Jupiter, Florida	Roger Dean Stadium	6,871
	Palm Beach Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals	Jupiter, Florida	Roger Dean Stadium	6,871
	St. Lucie Mets	New York Mets	Port St. Lucie, Florida	Digital Domain Park	7,347

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[Low] A
Midwest League (A)

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
Eastern	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Tampa Bay Rays	Bowling Green, Kentucky	Bowling Green Ballpark	4,559
	Dayton Dragons	Cincinnati Reds	Dayton, Ohio	Fifth Third Field	7,230
	Fort Wayne TinCaps	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Parkview Field	6,516
	Great Lakes Loons	Los Angeles Dodgers	Midland, Michigan	Dow Diamond	5,500
	Lake County Captains	Cleveland Indians	Eastlake, Ohio	Classic Park	7,273
	Lansing Lugnuts	Toronto Blue Jays	Lansing, Michigan	Cooley Law School Stadium	11,000
	South Bend Silver Hawks	Arizona Diamondbacks	South Bend, Indiana	Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium	5,000
	West Michigan Whitecaps	Detroit Tigers	Comstock Park, Michigan	Fifth Third Ballpark	10,071
Western	Beloit Snappers	Minnesota Twins	Beloit, Wisconsin	Harry C. Pohlman Field	3,501
	Burlington Bees	Oakland Athletics	Burlington, Iowa	Community Field	3,200
	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Veterans Memorial Stadium	5,300
	Clinton LumberKings	Seattle Mariners	Clinton, Iowa	Ashford University Field	3,000
	Kane County Cougars	Kansas City Royals	Geneva, Illinois	Fifth Third Bank Ballpark	7,400
	Peoria Chiefs	Chicago Cubs	Peoria, Illinois	O'Brien Field	7,377
	Quad Cities River Bandits	St. Louis Cardinals	Davenport, Iowa	Modern Woodmen Park	4,024
	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Milwaukee Brewers	Grand Chute, Wisconsin	Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium	5,500

South Atlantic League (A)

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
Northern	Delmarva Shorebirds	Baltimore Orioles	Salisbury, Maryland	Arthur W. Perdue Stadium	5,200
	Greensboro Grasshoppers	Miami Marlins	Greensboro, North Carolina	NewBridge Bank Park	7,499
	Hagerstown Suns	Washington Nationals	Hagerstown, Maryland	Municipal Stadium	4,600
	Hickory Crawdads	Texas Rangers	Hickory, North Carolina	L. P. Frans Stadium	5,092
	Kannapolis Intimidators	Chicago White Sox	Kannapolis, North Carolina	CMC-NorthEast Stadium	4,700
	Lakewood BlueClaws	Philadelphia Phillies	Lakewood, New Jersey	FirstEnergy Park	6,588
	West Virginia Power	Pittsburgh Pirates	Charleston, West Virginia	Appalachian Power Park	6,200
Southern	Asheville Tourists	Colorado Rockies	Asheville, North Carolina	McCormick Field	4,000
	Augusta GreenJackets	San Francisco Giants	Augusta, Georgia	Lake Olmstead Stadium	4,400
	Charleston RiverDogs	New York Yankees	Charleston, South Carolina	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park	6,000
	Greenville Drive	Boston Red Sox	Greenville, South Carolina	Fluor Field at the West End	6,000
	Lexington Legends	Houston Astros	Lexington, Kentucky	Whitaker Bank Ballpark	6,994
	Rome Braves	Atlanta Braves	Rome, Georgia	State Mutual Stadium	5,105
	Savannah Sand Gnats	New York Mets	Savannah, Georgia	Grayson Stadium	5,000

This is a splendid, if a bit out of date, map of Minor League and Major League Baseball franchise locations.  Click this link to view this map in detail: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/USbaseballmap.PNG


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