Minor League Baseball league
The High-A Central is a 12-team Minor League Baseball league that began operating in the United States in 2021.[1] Along with the High-A East and High-A West , it is one of three leagues playing at the High-A level, which is three grades below Major League Baseball (MLB). The league was created in 2021 in conjunction with MLB's reorganization of the minor leagues.[1] The league is made up entirely of teams formerly of the Midwest League .
Current teams [ edit ]
Division
Team
MLB Affiliation
City
Stadium
Capacity
East
Dayton Dragons
Cincinnati Reds
Dayton, Ohio
Day Air Ballpark
7,230
Fort Wayne TinCaps
San Diego Padres
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Parkview Field
8,100
Great Lakes Loons
Los Angeles Dodgers
Midland, Michigan
Dow Diamond
5,200
Lake County Captains
Cleveland Indians
Eastlake, Ohio
Classic Park
7,273
Lansing Lugnuts
Oakland Athletics
Lansing, Michigan
Jackson Field
11,000
West Michigan Whitecaps
Detroit Tigers
Comstock Park, Michigan
LMCU Ballpark
9,281
West
Beloit Sky Carp
Miami Marlins
Beloit, Wisconsin
ABC Supply Stadium
3,850
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Minnesota Twins
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Veterans Memorial Stadium
5,300
Peoria Chiefs
St. Louis Cardinals
Peoria, Illinois
Dozer Park
7,377
Quad Cities River Bandits
Kansas City Royals
Davenport, Iowa
Modern Woodmen Park
7,140
South Bend Cubs
Chicago Cubs
South Bend, Indiana
Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
5,000
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Milwaukee Brewers
Appleton, Wisconsin
Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium
5,900
Current team locations: East Division
West Division
Champions [ edit ]
In the High-A Central's first season, the two teams with the highest winning percentages in the regular season competed in a best-of-five series to determine the league champion.[2]
Four awards were presented in the High-A Central's first season: Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year, Top MLB Prospect, and Manager of the Year.[4]
Most Valuable Player [ edit ]
Pitcher of the Year [ edit ]
Top MLB Prospect [ edit ]
Manager of the Year [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Mayo, Jonathan (February 12, 2021). "MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues" . Major League Baseball . Retrieved February 12, 2021 .
^ Heneghan, Kelsie (July 1, 2021). "Playoffs Return to the Minor Leagues" . Minor League Baseball . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
^ Avallone, Michael (September 27, 2021). "Quad Cities Claim First High-A Central Championship" . Minor League Baseball . Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Postseason All-Stars" . Minor League Baseball . Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ a b "Andy Pages Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Anthony Veneziano College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "Chris Widger Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ "2021 High-A Central" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
Further reading [ edit ]
East Division West Division
Americas
Major Minor
Independent
MLB Partner Leagues Non-partnered leagues
Off-season
MLB-affiliated Independent
Defunct
MLB-recognized Other major Minor
Asia
China Japan
Major Minor Off-season Independent Women's
South Korea
Taiwan
Europe
Italy and San Marino Netherlands