There are 14 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) leagues and 202 teams in operation across the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada, which are affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. They are organized by one of five classes (from highest to lowest): Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, Single-A, and Rookie. Of these, 120 teams in 11 leagues (from Triple-A to Single-A) are each affiliated with one MLB team through a standardized professional development license. Additionally, three leagues consisting of a total of 82 Rookie teams are located at MLB spring training complexes in Arizona and Florida, as well as in the Dominican Republic. These affiliated leagues contest their seasons during the MLB season. The Arizona Fall League, consisting of six teams, operates in the autumn after the conclusion of the MiLB and MLB seasons to develop top prospects at various classifications.

Ten independent baseball leagues, consisting of a total of 101 teams, have no direct affiliation with Major League Baseball, though the American Association, Atlantic League, Frontier League, and Pioneer League are designated MLB Partner Leagues and the MLB Draft League is an MLB-associated showcase league.

Leagues affiliated with Major League Baseball Triple-A leagues

The Triple-A classification is the highest level of play in MiLB, just below MLB. A total of 30 affiliated teams compete at this level, with 20 teams in the International League and 10 teams in the Pacific Coast League.

International League

+Overview of International League teamsTeamDivisionCityStateStadiumCapacity AffiliateBuffalo BisonsEastBuffaloNew YorkSahlen Field16,600Toronto Blue JaysCharlotte KnightsEastCharlotteNorth CarolinaTruist Field10,200Chicago White Sox Columbus ClippersWestColumbusOhioHuntington Park10,100Cleveland GuardiansDurham BullsEastDurhamNorth CarolinaDurham Bulls Athletic Park10,000Tampa Bay Rays Gwinnett StripersWestLawrencevilleGeorgiaGwinnett Field10,427Atlanta BravesIndianapolis IndiansWestIndianapolisIndianaVictory Field14,230Pittsburgh PiratesIowa CubsWestDes MoinesIowaPrincipal Park11,500Chicago CubsJacksonville Jumbo ShrimpEastJacksonvilleFloridaVyStar Ballpark11,000Miami MarlinsLehigh Valley IronPigsEastAllentownPennsylvaniaCoca-Cola Park10,100Philadelphia PhilliesLouisville BatsWestLouisvilleKentuckyLouisville Slugger Field13,131Cincinnati RedsMemphis RedbirdsWestMemphisTennesseeAutoZone Park10,000St. Louis CardinalsNashville SoundsWestNashvilleTennesseeFirst Horizon Park10,000Milwaukee BrewersNorfolk TidesEastNorfolkVirginiaHarbor Park11,856Baltimore OriolesOmaha Storm ChasersWestPapillionNebraskaWerner Park9,023Kansas City RoyalsRochester Red WingsEastRochesterNew YorkESL Ballpark10,840Washington NationalsScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersEastMoosicPennsylvaniaPNC Field10,000New York YankeesSt. Paul SaintsWestSaint PaulMinnesotaCHS Field7,210Minnesota TwinsSyracuse MetsEastSyracuseNew YorkNBT Bank Stadium11,731New York MetsToledo Mud HensWestToledoOhioFifth Third Field10,300Detroit TigersWorcester Red SoxEastWorcesterMassachusettsPolar Park9,508Boston Red Sox

Pacific Coast League

+Overview of Pacific Coast League teamsTeamDivisionCityStateStadiumCapacity AffiliateAlbuquerque IsotopesEastAlbuquerqueNew MexicoRio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park13,500Colorado RockiesEl Paso ChihuahuasEastEl PasoTexasSouthwest University Park9,500San Diego PadresLas Vegas AviatorsWestLas VegasNevadaLas Vegas Ballpark10,000AthleticsOklahoma City CometsEastOklahoma CityOklahomaChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark9,000Los Angeles DodgersReno AcesWestRenoNevadaGreater Nevada Field9,013Arizona DiamondbacksRound Rock ExpressEastRound RockTexasDell Diamond11,631Texas RangersSacramento River CatsWestWest SacramentoCaliforniaSutter Health Park14,014San Francisco GiantsSalt Lake BeesWestSouth JordanUtahBallpark at America First Square8,500Los Angeles AngelsSugar Land Space CowboysEastSugar LandTexasConstellation Field7,500Houston AstrosTacoma RainiersWestTacomaWashingtonCheney Stadium6,500Seattle Mariners

Double-A leagues

The Double-A classification is the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball. A total of 30 teams compete at this level, with 12 teams in the Eastern League, 8 teams in the Southern League, and 10 teams in the Texas League.

Eastern League

+Overview of Eastern League teamsTeamDivisionCityStateStadiumCapacityAffiliateAkron RubberDucksSouthwestAkronOhio7 17 Credit Union Park9,097Cleveland GuardiansAltoona CurveSouthwestAltoonaPennsylvaniaPeoples Natural Gas Field7,210Pittsburgh PiratesBinghamton Rumble PoniesNortheastBinghamtonNew YorkMirabito Stadium6,012New York MetsChesapeake BaysoxSouthwestBowieMarylandPrince George's Stadium10,000Baltimore OriolesErie SeaWolvesSouthwestEriePennsylvaniaUPMC Park6,952Detroit TigersHarrisburg SenatorsSouthwestHarrisburgPennsylvaniaFNB Field6,187Washington NationalsHartford Yard GoatsNortheastHartfordConnecticutDunkin' Park6,000Colorado RockiesNew Hampshire Fisher CatsNortheastManchesterNew HampshireDelta Dental Stadium6,500Toronto Blue JaysPortland Sea DogsNortheastPortlandMaineHadlock Field7,368Boston Red SoxReading Fightin PhilsNortheastReadingPennsylvaniaFirstEnergy Stadium9,000Philadelphia PhilliesRichmond Flying SquirrelsSouthwestRichmondVirginiaCarMax Park10,000San Francisco GiantsSomerset PatriotsNortheastBridgewaterNew JerseyTD Bank Ballpark6,100New York Yankees

Southern League

+Overview of Southern League teamsTeamDivisionCityStateStadiumCapacityAffiliateBiloxi ShuckersSouthBiloxiMississippiKeesler Federal Park6,000Milwaukee BrewersBirmingham BaronsNorthBirminghamAlabamaRegions Field8,500Chicago White SoxChattanooga LookoutsNorthChattanoogaTennesseeErlanger Park8,032Cincinnati RedsColumbus ClingstonesSouthColumbusGeorgiaPinnacle Park5,500Atlanta BravesKnoxville SmokiesNorthKnoxvilleTennesseeCovenant Health Park6,355Chicago CubsMontgomery BiscuitsSouthMontgomeryAlabamaDabos Park7,000Tampa Bay RaysPensacola Blue WahoosSouthPensacolaFloridaBlue Wahoos Stadium5,038Miami MarlinsRocket City Trash PandasNorthMadisonAlabamaToyota Field7,000Los Angeles Angels

Texas League

+Overview of Texas League teamsTeamDivisionCityStateStadiumCapacityAffiliateAmarillo Sod PoodlesSouthAmarilloTexasHodgetown6,631Arizona DiamondbacksArkansas TravelersNorthNorth Little RockArkansasDickey–Stephens Park5,800Seattle MarinersCorpus Christi HooksSouthCorpus ChristiTexasWhataburger Field7,679 Houston AstrosFrisco RoughRidersSouthFriscoTexasRiders Field10,316 Texas RangersMidland RockHoundsSouthMidlandTexasMomentum Bank Ballpark6,669AthleticsNorthwest Arkansas NaturalsNorthSpringdaleArkansasArvest Ballpark7,305Kansas City RoyalsSan Antonio MissionsSouthSan AntonioTexasNelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium9,200San Diego PadresSpringfield CardinalsNorthSpringfieldMissouriRoute 66 Stadium10,486St. Louis CardinalsTulsa DrillersNorthTulsaOklahomaONEOK Field7,833Los Angeles DodgersWichita Turbo TubsNorthWichitaKansasEquity Bank Park10,000Minnesota Twins

High-A leagues

High-A is the third-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball. A total of 30 teams compete at this level, with 12 teams in the Midwest League, 12 teams in the South Atlantic League, and 6 teams in the Northwest League.

Midwest League

+Overview of Midwest League teamsTeamDivisionCityStateStadiumCapacityAffiliateBeloit Sky CarpWestBeloitWisconsinABC Supply Stadium3,501Miami MarlinsCedar Rapids KernelsWestCedar RapidsIowaVeterans Memorial Stadium5,300Minnesota TwinsDayton DragonsEastDaytonOhioDay Air Ballpark7,230Cincinnati RedsFort Wayne TinCapsEastFort WayneIndianaParkview Field6,516San Diego PadresGreat Lakes LoonsEastMidlandMichiganDow Diamond5,500Los Angeles DodgersLake County CaptainsEastEastlakeOhioClassic Auto Group Park7,273Cleveland GuardiansLansing LugnutsEastLansingMichiganJackson Field7,527AthleticsPeoria ChiefsWestPeoriaIllinoisDozer Park8,500St. Louis CardinalsQuad Cities River BanditsWestDavenportIowaModern Woodmen Park4,024Kansas City RoyalsSouth Bend CubsWestSouth BendIndianaFour Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium5,000Chicago CubsWest Michigan WhitecapsEastComstock ParkMichiganLMCU Ballpark9,684Detroit TigersWisconsin Timber RattlersWestAppletonWisconsinNeuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium5,900Milwaukee Brewers

South Atlantic League

+Overview of South Atlantic League teamsTeamDivisionCityStateStadiumCapacity AffiliateAsheville TouristsSouthAshevilleNorth CarolinaHomeTrust Park4,000Houston AstrosBowling Green Hot RodsSouthBowling GreenKentuckyBowling Green Ballpark4,559Tampa Bay RaysBrooklyn CyclonesNorthBrooklynNew YorkMaimonides Park7,000New York MetsFrederick KeysNorthFrederickMarylandNymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium5,400Baltimore OriolesGreensboro GrasshoppersSouthGreensboroNorth CarolinaFirst National Bank Field7,499Pittsburgh PiratesGreenville DriveSouthGreenvilleSouth CarolinaFluor Field at the West End5,700Boston Red SoxHub City SpartanburgersSouthSpartanburgSouth CarolinaFifth Third Park5,000Texas RangersHudson Valley RenegadesNorthWappingers FallsNew YorkHeritage Financial Park4,494New York YankeesJersey Shore BlueClawsNorthLakewoodNew JerseyShoreTown Ballpark6,588Philadelphia PhilliesRome EmperorsSouthRomeGeorgiaAdventHealth Stadium5,105Atlanta BravesWilmington Blue RocksNorthWilmingtonDelawareDaniel S. Frawley Stadium6,532Washington NationalsWinston-Salem DashSouthWinston-SalemNorth CarolinaTruist Stadium5,500Chicago White Sox

Northwest League

+Overview of Northwest League teamsTeamCityState/ProvinceStadiumCapacityAffiliateEugene EmeraldsEugeneOregonPK Park4,000San Francisco GiantsEverett AquaSoxEverettWashingtonFunko Field3,682Seattle MarinersHillsboro HopsHillsboroOregonHillsboro Hops Ballpark6,000Arizona DiamondbacksSpokane IndiansSpokaneWashingtonAvista Stadium6,803Colorado RockiesTri-City Dust DevilsPascoWashingtonGesa Stadium3,654Los Angeles AngelsVancouver CanadiansVancouverBritish ColumbiaRogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium6,013Toronto Blue Jays

Single-A leagues

Single-A is the fourth-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball. A total of 30 teams compete at this level, with 12 teams in the Carolina League, 10 teams in the Florida State League, and 8 teams in the California League.

Carolina League

+Overview of Carolina League teamsTeamDivisionCityStateStadiumCapacityAffiliateAugusta GreenJacketsSouthNorth AugustaSouth CarolinaSRP Park4,000Atlanta BravesCharleston RiverDogsSouthCharlestonSouth CarolinaJoseph P. Riley Jr. Park6,000Tampa Bay RaysColumbia FirefliesSouthColumbiaSouth CarolinaSegra Park7,501Kansas City RoyalsDelmarva ShorebirdsNorthSalisburyMarylandArthur W. Perdue Stadium5,200Baltimore OriolesFayetteville WoodpeckersNorthFayettevilleNorth CarolinaSegra Stadium4,786Houston AstrosFredericksburg NationalsNorthFredericksburgVirginiaVirginia Credit Union Stadium5,000Washington NationalsHickory CrawdadsSouthHickoryNorth CarolinaL. P. Frans Stadium5,062Texas RangersHill City HowlersNorthLynchburgVirginiaCity Stadium4,000Cleveland GuardiansKannapolis Cannon BallersSouthKannapolisNorth CarolinaAtrium Health Ballpark4,930Chicago White SoxMyrtle Beach PelicansSouthMyrtle BeachSouth CarolinaPelicans Ballpark4,875Chicago CubsSalem RidgeYaksNorthSalemVirginiaCarilion Clinic Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark6,300Boston Red SoxWilson WarbirdsNorthWilsonNorth CarolinaWilson Ballpark4,500Milwaukee Brewers

Florida State League