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There are 30 teams classified at the Single-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball (MLB), organized into three leagues: the California League, Carolina League, and Florida State League.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Current teams[edit]Florida State League[edit]Carolina League[edit]California League[edit]Playoffs[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]Class A was originally the highest level of Minor League Baseball, beginning with the earliest classifications, established circa 1890.[2]:\u200a15\u200a Teams within leagues at this level had their players’ contracts protected and the players were subject to reserve clauses.[2]:\u200a15\u200a When the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues \u2013 the formal name of Minor League Baseball \u2013 was founded in 1901, Class A remained the highest level, restricted to leagues with cities that had an aggregate population of over a million people.[3][4][5] Entering the 1902 season, the only Class A leagues were the Eastern League and the Western League\u2014both leagues had eight teams, in cities such as Toronto, Ontario; Buffalo, New York; Worcester, Massachusetts; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; and Peoria, Illinois.[2]:\u200a187\u200a Leagues operating within less populated areas were classified as Class B, Class C, or Class D.Class A remained the top classification until Class AA was established in 1912, then remained the second-highest classification until Class A1 was established in 1936. In 1946, the top two levels changed from being Class AA and Class A1 to being Class AAA and AA, with Class A remaining the third-highest  level, above Classes B through D. Class A in 1946 consisted of the Eastern League and the original South Atlantic League (or “Sally League”), with teams in communities such as Vancouver, British Columbia; Omaha, Nebraska; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Charlotte, North Carolina; Scranton, Pennsylvania; and Allentown, Pennsylvania. Class A soon included the Western League (1947\u20131958), Central League (1948\u20131951) and Western International League (1952\u20131954). The Western International League became the Class B Northwest League in 1955, and the Western and Central loops folded.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The hierarchy of Triple-A through Class D continued until Minor League Baseball restructured in 1963, at which time Classes B through D were abolished, with existing leagues at those levels reassigned into Class A, while the South Atlantic League (renamed as the Southern League) and Eastern League ascended to Double-A.In 1965, a Class A Short Season designation was created, for teams playing June\u2013September schedules, primarily meant for new players acquired via the amateur draft. The Class A-Advanced designation was established in 1990, between Class A and Double-A in the minor league hierarchy.[6] Class A and Class A Short Season were considered independent classifications, with Class A having “Full-Season” and Advanced sub-classifications, per the rules governing baseball’s minor leagues.[7] The overall hierarchy was:Triple-ADouble-AClass A-AdvancedClass A (“Full-Season A”)Class A Short Season (“Short-Season A”)Rookie leagueEntering the 2020 minor league season (which was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Class A consisted of the Midwest League and South Atlantic League (a newer “Sally League”, which been formed in 1963 as the Western Carolinas League). Prior to the 2021 season, MLB restructured the minor leagues, eliminating Class A Short Season and discontinuing the use of all historical league names within Minor League Baseball.[8] The Midwest League and South Atlantic League were reclassified as “High-A” leagues, and operated during 2021 as High-A Central and High-A East, respectively. They were replaced at the Class A level by three “Low-A” leagues:[9]Low-A West, Low-A East, and Low-A Southeast.[10] These leagues had historically been known as the California League, Carolina League, and Florida State League, respectively, and had previously operated at the Class A-Advanced level.[8] These three leagues operated with Low-A naming for the 2021 season. Following MLB’s acquisition of the rights to the names of the historical minor leagues, MLB announced on March 16, 2022, that the leagues would revert to their prior names, effective with the 2022 season.[11] MLB also discontinued use of “Low-A” in favor of Single-A.[11]Current teams[edit]Florida State League[edit]DivisionTeamMLB affiliationCityStadiumCapacityEastDaytona TortugasCincinnati RedsDaytona Beach, FloridaJackie Robinson Ballpark4,200Jupiter HammerheadsMiami MarlinsJupiter, FloridaRoger Dean Stadium6,871Palm Beach CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsJupiter, FloridaRoger Dean Stadium6,871St. Lucie MetsNew York MetsPort St. Lucie, FloridaClover Park7,160WestBradenton MaraudersPittsburgh PiratesBradenton, FloridaLECOM Park8,500Clearwater ThreshersPhiladelphia PhilliesClearwater, FloridaBayCare Ballpark8,500Dunedin Blue JaysToronto Blue JaysDunedin, FloridaTD Ballpark8,500Fort Myers Mighty MusselsMinnesota TwinsFort Myers, FloridaHammond Stadium9,300Lakeland Flying TigersDetroit TigersLakeland, FloridaJoker Marchant Stadium8,500Tampa TarponsNew York YankeesTampa, FloridaGeorge M. Steinbrenner Field11,026Carolina League[edit]DivisionTeamMLB AffiliationCityStadiumCapacityNorthCarolina MudcatsMilwaukee BrewersZebulon, North CarolinaFive County Stadium6,500Delmarva ShorebirdsBaltimore OriolesSalisbury, MarylandArthur W. Perdue Stadium5,200Down East Wood DucksTexas RangersKinston, North CarolinaGrainger Stadium4,100Fredericksburg NationalsWashington NationalsFredericksburg, VirginiaVirginia Credit Union Stadium5,000Lynchburg HillcatsCleveland GuardiansLynchburg, VirginiaBank of the James Stadium4,000Salem Red SoxBoston Red SoxSalem, VirginiaSalem Memorial Ballpark6,300SouthAugusta GreenJacketsAtlanta BravesNorth Augusta, South CarolinaSRP Park4,782Charleston RiverDogsTampa Bay RaysCharleston, South CarolinaJoseph P. Riley Jr. Park6,000Columbia FirefliesKansas City RoyalsColumbia, South CarolinaSegra Park7,501Fayetteville WoodpeckersHouston AstrosFayetteville, North CarolinaSegra Stadium4,786Kannapolis Cannon BallersChicago White SoxKannapolis, North CarolinaAtrium Health Ballpark4,930Myrtle Beach PelicansChicago CubsMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaTicketReturn.com Field4,875California League[edit]DivisionTeamMLB AffiliationCityStadiumCapacityNorthFresno GrizzliesColorado RockiesFresno, CaliforniaChukchansi Park10,650Modesto NutsSeattle MarinersModesto, CaliforniaJohn Thurman Field4,000San Jose GiantsSan Francisco GiantsSan Jose, CaliforniaExcite Ballpark4,200Stockton PortsOakland AthleticsStockton, CaliforniaBanner Island Ballpark5,300SouthInland Empire 66ersLos Angeles AngelsSan Bernardino, CaliforniaSan Manuel Stadium8,000Lake Elsinore StormSan Diego PadresLake Elsinore, CaliforniaLake Elsinore Diamond7,866Rancho Cucamonga QuakesLos Angeles DodgersRancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaLoanMart Field6,200Visalia RawhideArizona DiamondbacksVisalia, CaliforniaValley Strong Ballpark2,468Playoffs[edit]This section needs expansion with: playoff structure prior to the 2021 re-org. You can help by adding to it.  (June 2021)On June 30, 2021, Minor League Baseball announced that the top two teams in each league (based on full-season winning percentage, and regardless of division) would meet in a best-of-five postseason series to determine league champions.[12]References[edit]^ “Historical league names to return in 2022”. milb.com. Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.^ a b c The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third\u00a0ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN\u00a0978-1932391176.{{cite book}}:  CS1 maint: others (link)^ “Minor Leagues Form an Agreement For Protection\u2014National and American Left Out”. The Davenport Times (Semi-weekly\u00a0ed.). Davenport, Iowa. September 10, 1901. p.\u00a03. Retrieved April 15, 2021 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Minors Are Organized”. The Pittsburgh Press. September 15, 1901. p.\u00a021. Retrieved April 15, 2021 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Minor Leagues Now Independent”. The Meriden Daily Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. September 17, 1901. p.\u00a04. Retrieved April 15, 2021 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ Cronin, John (2013). “Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors”. SABR. Retrieved April 16, 2021.^ The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book (PDF). New York City: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. 2019. pp.\u00a0158\u2013159. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2019 \u2013 via Wayback Machine.^ a b Creamer, Chris (February 15, 2021). “A Breakdown of Minor League Baseball’s Total Realignment for 2021”. sportslogos.net. Retrieved April 16, 2021.^ The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book (PDF). New York City: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. 2021. p.\u00a010. Retrieved May 1, 2021 \u2013 via mlbpa.org.^ “Teams by League and Classification”. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved November 8, 2020.^ a b “Historical league names to return in 2022”. milb.com. Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.^ Heneghan, Kelsie (June 30, 2021). “Playoffs return to the Minor Leagues”. MiLB.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki14\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki14\/class-a-baseball-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Class A (baseball) – Wikipedia"}}]}]