Minor League Baseball league
The Double-A South is an eight-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in the United States in 2021.[1] Along with the Double-A Central and the Double-A Northeast , 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 entirely of teams formerly of the Southern League .[2]
Current teams [ ]
Division
Team
Current MLB Affiliation
City
Stadium
Capacity
North
Birmingham Barons
Chicago White Sox
Birmingham, Alabama
Regions Field
8,500[3]
Chattanooga Lookouts
Cincinnati Reds
Chattanooga, Tennessee
AT&T Field
6,362[4]
Rocket City Trash Pandas
Los Angeles Angels
Madison, Alabama
Toyota Field
7,000[5]
Tennessee Smokies
Chicago Cubs
Kodak, Tennessee
Smokies Stadium
6,412[6]
South
Biloxi Shuckers
Milwaukee Brewers
Biloxi, Mississippi
MGM Park
6,076[7]
Mississippi Braves
Atlanta Braves
Pearl, Mississippi
Trustmark Park
8,480[8]
Montgomery Biscuits
Tampa Bay Rays
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
7,000[9]
Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Miami Marlins
Pensacola, Florida
Admiral Fetterman Field at Community Maritime Park
5,038[10]
Current team locations: North Division
South Division
Champions [ ]
In the Double-A South'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.[11]
Awards [ ]
Four awards were presented in the Double-A South's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.[13]
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 .
^ "Southern League (AA) Encyclopedia and History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2012 .
^ "Regions Field Birmingham Barons" . Minor League Baseball . January 27, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ Knight, Graham (July 27, 2010). "AT&T Field" . Baseball Pilgrimages . Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ Gattis, Paul (April 15, 2019). "Countdown is on: 1 year from today until first Trash Pandas game in Madison" . AL.com . Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
^ Reichard, Kevin (May 1, 2015). "Smokies Park / Tennessee Smokies" . Ballpark Digest . Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ Harris, Chris (February 12, 2015). "A Walking Tour of MGM Park" . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ "Mississippi Braves Stadium Information" . Minor League Baseball. November 13, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ "Riverwalk Stadium Information" . Minor League Baseball . February 25, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ Pillon, Dennis (April 20, 2012). "Pensacola's Class AA Baseball Fever Still Going Strong" . Press-Register . Mobile. Retrieved May 4, 2015 .
^ Heneghan, Kelsie (July 1, 2021). "Playoffs Return to the Minor Leagues" . Minor League Baseball . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Sheehan, Stephanie (September 26, 2021). "Rangel Steers Braves to Double-A South Crown" . 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 .
^ "Jonathan Aranda Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Max Meyer College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Shea Langeliers Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "Dan Meyer Minor, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ "2021 Double-A South" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
Further reading [ ]
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