Minor League Baseball league
The Double-A Central is a 10-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in the United States in 2021.[1] Along with the Double-A Northeast and the Double-A South , it is one of three leagues playing at the Double-A level, which is two grades below Major League Baseball (MLB). The league was created in 2021 in conjunction with MLB's reorganization of the minor leagues.[1] The league is made up of eight teams formerly of the Texas League and two formerly of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League .[2] [3]
Current teams [ ]
Division
Team
Current MLB Affiliation
City
Stadium
Capacity
North
Arkansas Travelers
Seattle Mariners
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Dickey–Stephens Park
7,200[4]
Northwest Arkansas Naturals
Kansas City Royals
Springdale, Arkansas
Arvest Ballpark
7,305[5]
Springfield Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
Springfield, Missouri
Hammons Field
10,486[6]
Tulsa Drillers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ONEOK Field
7,833[7]
Wichita Wind Surge
Minnesota Twins
Wichita, Kansas
Riverfront Stadium
12,000
South
Amarillo Sod Poodles
Arizona Diamondbacks
Amarillo, Texas
Hodgetown
6,631[8]
Corpus Christi Hooks
Houston Astros
Corpus Christi, Texas
Whataburger Field
7,679[9]
Frisco RoughRiders
Texas Rangers
Frisco, Texas
Riders Field
10,316[10]
Midland RockHounds
Oakland Athletics
Midland, Texas
Momentum Bank Ballpark
6,669[11]
San Antonio Missions
San Diego Padres
San Antonio, Texas
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium
9,200
Current team locations: North Division
South Division
Champions [ ]
In the Double-A Central's first season, the two teams with the highest winning percentages in the regular season competed in a best-of-five series to determine the league champion.[12]
Awards [ ]
Four awards were presented in the Double-A Central's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.[14]
Most Valuable Player [ ]
Pitcher of the Year [ ]
Top MLB Prospect [ ]
Manager of the Year [ ]
References [ ]
Baseball portal
^ a b Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues" . Major League Baseball . Retrieved February 12, 2021 .
^ "Texas League (AA) Encyclopedia and History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2012 .
^ "Pacific Coast League (AAA) Encyclopedia and History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2012 .
^ "Dickey-Stephens Park" . Arkansas Diamonds: The Ballparks of Arkansas and Their History. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2017 .
^ Bergeron, Angela (2008). "Feature Story - August 2008" . Engineering News-Record . McGraw-Hill . Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2017 .
^ Mock, Joe. "Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri" . Baseball Parks . Retrieved September 22, 2017 .
^ "ONEOK Field" . Tulsa Sports Commission. 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ Reichard, Kevin (April 10, 2019). "Sod Poodles Launch Crowd-Pleasing Ballpark" . Ballpark Digest . August Publications. Retrieved April 10, 2019 .
^ Goldberg-Strassler, Jesse (November 19, 2012). "Whataburger Field / Corpus Christi Hooks" . Ballpark Digest . Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ Goldberg-Strassler, Jesse (November 14, 2012). "Dr Pepper Ballpark / Frisco RoughRiders" . Ballpark Digest . Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ "Security Bank Ballpark" . Stadiums USA. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2017 .
^ Heneghan, Kelsie (July 1, 2021). "Playoffs Return to the Minor Leagues" . Minor League Baseball . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Horrorbin, Jordan (September 25, 2021). "Hicklen's Slam Powers Northwest Arkansas to Title" . Minor League Baseball . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Postseason All-Stars" . Minor League Baseball . Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "MJ Melendez Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Cole Winn Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Bobby Witt Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Ramon Borrego Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "2021 Double-A Central" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
Further reading [ ]
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