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High-A West Sport Baseball Founded 2021 No. of teams 6 Countries Canada, United States Most recent champion(s) Eugene Emeralds (2021)Most titles Eugene Emeralds (1) Classification High-A
The High-A West is a six-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in the Pacific Northwest United States and Western Canada in 2021.[1] Along with the High-A Central and High-A East , 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 entirely of former members of the Class A Short Season Northwest League .[2]
Current teams [ ]
Team
Founded
MLB Affiliation
City
Stadium
Seating Capacity
Eugene Emeralds
1955
San Francisco Giants
Eugene, Oregon
PK Park
4,000
Everett AquaSox
1995
Seattle Mariners
Everett , Washington
Funko Field
3,682
Hillsboro Hops
2013
Arizona Diamondbacks
Hillsboro, Oregon
Ron Tonkin Field
4,500
Spokane Indians
1983
Colorado Rockies
Spokane, Washington
Avista Stadium
6,803
Tri-City Dust Devils
2001
Los Angeles Angels
Pasco, Washington
Gesa Stadium
3,654
Vancouver Canadians
2000
Toronto Blue Jays
Vancouver , British Columbia
Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium
6,500
Champions [ ]
In the High-A West'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.[3]
Awards [ ]
Four awards were presented in the High-A West's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.[5]
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 .
^ "Northwest League (Short-Season A) Encyclopedia and History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2012 .
^ Heneghan, Kelsie (July 1, 2021). "Playoffs Return to the Minor Leagues" . Minor League Baseball . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Terranova, Rob (September 25, 2021). "Emeralds Claim Third Championship in Five Seasons" . 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 .
^ "Cade Marlowe Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Mitchell Kilkenny Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Spencer Horwitz College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Dennis Pelfrey Independent & Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "2021 High-A West" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
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