Each of the 16 affiliated minor leagues have crowned a league champion. Here are the clubs that earned championship rings in 2016:
Triple-A International League: The Scranton-Wilkes/Barre RailRiders (Yankees affiliate) won the Governors’ Cup and discontinued the Gwinnett Braves losing-regular-season-yet-made-playoffs storyline.
Triple-A Pacific Coast League: The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers and claimed the Padres' first Triple-A title since 1988. The winning run scored on a bizarre bunt play.
Double-A Eastern League: The Akron RubberDucks (Indians affiliate) won their fifth league title since 2003.