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tripleabaseball.com	Triple-AAA baseball news & features
Minor League Stats AAA	Daily Minor & Major League Stats, Leaderboards, Player News, Fun.
Pacific Coast League	Official site of the Class AAA baseball league. Features photos, league history, standings, and more. Category: Class AAA Baseball > Pacific Coast League
BASEBALL-LINKS.COM: Minor Leagues: Pacific Coast	Skilton's Baseball Links is the World Wide Web's most comprehensive collection of links to baseball
International League	Official site of the Class AAA baseball league. Category: Class AAA Baseball > International League
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Triple-A Baseball

Triple-A (or Class AAA) refers to the highest level of play in minor league baseball. Each of the 30 Major League Baseball teams is affiliated with one Triple-A team. Teams at this level are divided into two leagues: the International League and the Pacific Coast League.

These teams usually hold the remaining 15 players of the 40 man roster who are not eligible to be on the major league club. Often referred to as a "parking lot" because many quality major league players (especially if they chose to sign with some of MLB's worst teams) are held in reserve at the minor league level for major league emergencies (since they would not have to clear waivers to be called up). Still, some of the top prospects might be assigned here if they are not quite ready for the major leagues, with a view towards being called up later in the season.

Players at this level who are on the 40-man roster of a major league team can be invited to come up to the major league club once the major league roster expands on September 1 (though teams will usually wait until their affiliates' playoff runs are over, should they qualify). For teams in contention for a pennant, it gives them fresh arms and bats. For those not in contention, it gives them an opportunity to evaluate their "next best" players for the next season under game conditions.

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1 Triple-A cities
2 Current teams
- 2.1 International League
- 2.2 Pacific Coast League
3 Triple-A All-Star Game
4 Bricktown Showdown
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Triple-A cities

Teams are generally located in or near major cities that often (but not always) hold a team in some other professional sport, such as an NFL football or an NBA basketball franchise. The 30 cities that are home to Triple-A teams are:^[1]

[edit] Current teams

[edit] International League

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Buffalo Bisons	New York Mets	Buffalo, New York	Dunn Tire Park	19,500
	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Philadelphia Phillies	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Coca-Cola Park	10,000
	Pawtucket Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket, Rhode Island	McCoy Stadium	10,031
	Rochester Red Wings	Minnesota Twins	Rochester, New York	Frontier Field	10,868
	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	New York Yankees	Moosic, Pennsylvania	PNC Field	10,310
	Syracuse Chiefs	Washington Nationals	Syracuse, New York	Alliance Bank Stadium	11,117
South	Charlotte Knights	Chicago White Sox	Fort Mill, South Carolina	Knights Stadium	10,002
	Durham Bulls	Tampa Bay Rays	Durham, North Carolina	Durham Bulls Athletic Park	10,000
	Gwinnett Braves	Atlanta Braves	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Gwinnett County Ballpark	10,099
	Norfolk Tides	Baltimore Orioles	Norfolk, Virginia	Harbor Park	12,067
West	Columbus Clippers	Cleveland Indians	Columbus, Ohio	Huntington Park	15,000
	Indianapolis Indians	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indianapolis, Indiana	Victory Field	15,500
	Louisville Bats	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Slugger Field	13,131
	Toledo Mud Hens	Detroit Tigers	Toledo, Ohio	Fifth Third Field	10,300

[edit] Pacific Coast League

American Conference
Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Iowa Cubs	Chicago Cubs	Des Moines, Iowa	Principal Park	11,000
	Memphis Redbirds	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis, Tennessee	AutoZone Park	14,320
	Nashville Sounds	Milwaukee Brewers	Nashville, Tennessee	Herschel Greer Stadium	10,052
	Omaha Royals	Kansas City Royals	Omaha, Nebraska	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium	23,100
South	Albuquerque Isotopes	Los Angeles Dodgers	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Isotopes Park	12,215
	New Orleans Zephyrs	Florida Marlins	Metairie, Louisiana	Zephyr Field	10,000
	Oklahoma City RedHawks	Texas Rangers	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	AT&T Bricktown Ballpark¹	13,166
	Round Rock Express	Houston Astros	Round Rock, Texas	Dell Diamond	10,000
Pacific Conference
Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Colorado Rockies	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Security Service Field	9,000
	Portland Beavers	San Diego Padres	Portland, Oregon	PGE Park²	19,810
	Salt Lake Bees	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Salt Lake City, Utah	Franklin Covey Field	15,500
	Tacoma Rainiers	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma, Washington	Cheney Stadium	9,600
South	Fresno Grizzlies	San Francisco Giants	Fresno, California	Chukchansi Park	12,500
	Las Vegas 51s³	Toronto Blue Jays	Las Vegas, Nevada	Cashman Field	10,000
	Reno Aces	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno, Nevada	Sierra Nevada Stadium	TBA
	Sacramento River Cats	Oakland Athletics	West Sacramento, California	Raley Field	14,680

¹ Hosting 2009 Triple-A Championship Game

² Hosting 2009 Triple-A All-Star Game

³ The 51s will be renamed in 2010.

[edit] Triple-A All-Star Game

Main article: Triple-A All-Star Game

The Triple-A All-Star Game is a single game held between the both Triple-A leagues. Each league fields a team composed of the top stars in their respective leagues as voted on by fans, the media, and club field managers and general managers.

The event has taken place every year since 1988 when the first Triple-A All-Star Game was played in Buffalo, New York. Prior to 1998, a team of American League Triple-A All-Stars faced off against a team of National League Triple-A All-Stars. Traditionally, the game has taken place on the day after the mid-summer Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

[edit] Bricktown Showdown

Main article: Bricktown Showdown

Since 2006, the annual Bricktown Showdown has been held to serve as a single championship game between the champions of the International League and Pacific Coast League to determine an overall champion of Triple-A baseball. It is held annually at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ "Triple-A Baseball Markets." Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved on 25 September 2008.
^ "Bricktown Showdown To Determine Triple-A Baseball Champion." Triple-A Baseball. Press Release. 12 July 2006.

[edit] External links

Source: Wikipedia



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