Minor League Baseball league
The High-A East is a 12-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in the United States in 2021.[1] Along with the High-A Central and High-A West , it is one of three leagues playing at the High-A level, which is three 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 six teams formerly of the South Atlantic League , three from the New York–Penn League , two from the Carolina League , and one from the Midwest League .
Current teams [ ]
Division
Team
MLB Affiliation
City
Stadium
Capacity
North
Aberdeen IronBirds
Baltimore Orioles
Aberdeen, Maryland
Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
6,300
Brooklyn Cyclones
New York Mets
Brooklyn, New York
Maimonides Park
7,000
Hudson Valley Renegades
New York Yankees
Wappingers Falls, New York
Dutchess Stadium
4,500
Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Philadelphia Phillies
Lakewood, New Jersey
FirstEnergy Park
8,000
Wilmington Blue Rocks
Washington Nationals
Wilmington, Delaware
Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
6,404
South
Asheville Tourists
Houston Astros
Asheville, North Carolina
McCormick Field
4,000
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Tampa Bay Rays
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green Ballpark
4,559
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Greensboro, North Carolina
First National Bank Field
7,499
Greenville Drive
Boston Red Sox
Greenville, South Carolina
Fluor Field at the West End
6,700
Hickory Crawdads
Texas Rangers
Hickory, North Carolina
L. P. Frans Stadium
5,062
Rome Braves
Atlanta Braves
Rome, Georgia
State Mutual Stadium
5,105
Winston-Salem Dash
Chicago White Sox
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Truist Stadium
5,500
South Division North Division
Champions [ ]
In the High-A East'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.[2]
Awards [ ]
Four awards were presented in the High-A East's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.[4]
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 .
^ Heneghan, Kelsie (July 1, 2021). "Playoffs Return to the Minor Leagues" . Minor League Baseball . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Avallone, Michael (September 29, 2021). "Bowling Green Rolls to High-A East Crown" . Minor League Baseball . Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Postseason All-Stars" . Minor League Baseball . Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Matt Fraizer Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Quinn Priester Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Ronny Mauricio Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Jeff Smith Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "2021 High-A East" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
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