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It’s official.
120 for 120.
The new Minor League structure is out for the 2021 season. Leagues will have directional names for now. Class A Advanced becomes High-A. Class A is now Low-A.
Triple-A still has two leagues but will be called East and West.
Breakdown:
120 for 120.
The new Minor League structure is out for the 2021 season. Leagues will have directional names for now. Class A Advanced becomes High-A. Class A is now Low-A.
Triple-A still has two leagues but will be called East and West.
Breakdown:
Other notables:
-St. Paul in Triple-A East, Sugar Land in Triple-A West for MiLB debuts
-Iowa, Omaha, Memphis, Nashville head to Triple-A East from former PCL.
-Jacksonville also in Triple-A East in move up from Double-A
-Wichita moves to Double-A Central in first season.
-St. Paul in Triple-A East, Sugar Land in Triple-A West for MiLB debuts
-Iowa, Omaha, Memphis, Nashville head to Triple-A East from former PCL.
-Jacksonville also in Triple-A East in move up from Double-A
-Wichita moves to Double-A Central in first season.
-Teams from former Midwest League jump from Low-A to High-A.
-High-A East is a whole new league. Combining former New York-Penn, South Atlantic, Midwest and Carolina Leagues.
-High-A West is made up of former Northwest League clubs.
-High-A East is a whole new league. Combining former New York-Penn, South Atlantic, Midwest and Carolina Leagues.
-High-A West is made up of former Northwest League clubs.
-Low-A East is an amalgamation of former South Atlantic, Carolina League clubs.
-Low-A Southeast is made up of former Florida State League teams.
-Low-A West is the old California League, replacing Lancaster with Fresno.
-Low-A Southeast is made up of former Florida State League teams.
-Low-A West is the old California League, replacing Lancaster with Fresno.
More details on the restructure in MLB's release here, including player salary increases ranging from 38-72 percent for the upcoming season: https://www.milb.com/news/major-league-baseball-announces-minor-league-baseball-teams
