The Los Angeles Angels are adding the Tri-City Dust Devils as a High-A affiliate and keeping Salt Lake, Rocket City and Inland Empire as their rollover affiliates for 2021 and beyond. (more…)
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Rays revamp farm system, adding Charleston and promoting Bowling Green
The Tampa Bay Rays will have a slightly different look in its farm system beginning next year, adding the Charleston RiverDogs (Low A; Sally League) and promoting the Bowling Green Hot Rods as a High-A affiliate. (more…)
Orioles raise Aberdeen, drop Frederick in 2021 affiliate moves
The Baltimore Orioles are dropping the Frederick Keys as a High-A affiliate and adding the Aberdeen IronBirds in the same slot, as the team preps for the 2021 season. (more…)
Twins revamp farm system with new St. Paul, Wichita affiliates
As we’ve been reporting for months, the Minnesota Twins are revamping their farm system with the addition of the St. Paul Saints and the Wichita Wind Surge as their top two affiliates while retaining Fort Myers and Cedar Rapids. (more…)
Braves add Augusta to affiliate lineup
The Atlanta Braves unveiled their 2021 affiliate lineup, adding the Augusta GreenJackets (Low A; Sally League) to the mix. (more…)
D-Backs unveil 2021 affiliates; AA to Amarillo
The Arizona Diamondbacks unveiled their new 2021 affiliate lineup, keeping three relationships and adding the Amarillo Sod Poodles (Texas League) as their Class AA affiliate. (more…)
Tigers announce 2021 affiliates: No change
The Detroit Tigers announced that Toledo, Erie, West Michigan and Lakeland would return as the organization’s top four MiLB affiliates, as the announcements regarding the 2021 MiLB reorganization begins. (more…)
MiLB reorg leads list of most popular BPD stories of the week
The reorganization of Minor League Baseball under new overlords MLB dominated page views on Ballpark Digest for the last week, as we pass along links to the most popular stories. (more…)
Wichita faces move to Class AA Texas League
With the final details of the reorganized Minor League Baseball imminent, the news that the Wichita Wind Surge is shifting to the Class AA Texas League is leaving some in that Kansas community disappointed. (more…)
Astros add Sugar Land as new Triple-A affiliate
As expected: the Houston Astros are buying the Sugar Land Skeeters and adding the formerly independent Atlantic League team as its Triple-A affiliate for the 2021 season and beyond as the makeover of MiLB by MLB continues. (more…)
Nationals, Red Wings announce affiliation deal
After some last-minute negotiations, the Rochester Red Wings announced a new affiliation deal with the Washington Nationals, keeping the team in the Class AAA International League. (more…)
In MiLB, the brain drain is real
One of the saddest parts of MLB’s takeover of Minor League Baseball is watching the best and the brightest in MiLB either walk away or forced out of the game. Here are a few of their stories. (more…)
Twins, Rochester Red Wings part ways
The Minnesota Twins and top affiliate Rochester Red Wings (Class AAA; International League) are parting ways, clearing the way for the Twins to undertake a new affiliation with the St. Paul Saints and the Red Wings staying as an affiliated team. (more…)