Nothing really breaking here in terms of the ongoing minor league reorganization by Major League Baseball. However, all 120 teams invited to remain in the Low-A through Triple-A structure (i.e., teams above rookie ball not all owned by major league teams) have accepted their fates and dived in to MiLB 2021.
Minor League Baseball is now broken down into four leagues of 30 teams each.
And you’ll notice something interesting about the layout:
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There’s no more Sally League.
Or Pacific Coast League, or International League.
You may feel as if trading out the PCL for “Triple-A West” is no big deal, but wait until it becomes “Amazon Alexa presents Minor League Baseball’s Triple-A West” — and don’t come crying to me when it does.