International League

The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the Eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League, the International League plays at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the most difficult level before Major League Baseball (MLB).

International League

Sport	Baseball
Founded	1884
No. of teams	20
Country(ies)	United States
Official website	www.milb.com

The league started in 1884. It had different names until it became known as the International League in 1912. The league was called that because it had teams in the United States, Canada, and Cuba. However, all the league's 20 teams are now located in the United States. After MLB took control of Minor League Baseball in 2021, it was called the Triple-A East for one season before going back to the IL name in 2022.

Teams

Division	Team	Founded	MLB affiliation	Affiliated since	City	Stadium
East	Buffalo Bisons	1979	Toronto Blue Jays	2013	Buffalo, New York	Sahlen Field
	Charlotte Knights	1976	Chicago White Sox	1999	Charlotte, North Carolina	Truist Field
	Durham Bulls	1902	Tampa Bay Rays	1998	Durham, North Carolina	Durham Bulls Athletic Park
	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	1962	Miami Marlins	2021	Jacksonville, Florida	121 Financial Ballpark
	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	2008	Philadelphia Phillies	2007	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Coca-Cola Park
	Norfolk Tides	1961	Baltimore Orioles	2007	Norfolk, Virginia	Harbor Park
	Rochester Red Wings	1899	Washington Nationals	2021	Rochester, New York	Innovative Field
	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	1989	New York Yankees	2007	Moosic, Pennsylvania	PNC Field
	Syracuse Mets	1934	New York Mets	2019	Syracuse, New York	NBT Bank Stadium
	Worcester Red Sox	2021	Boston Red Sox	2021	Worcester, Massachusetts	Polar Park
West	Columbus Clippers	1977	Cleveland Guardians	2009	Columbus, Ohio	Huntington Park
	Gwinnett Stripers	2009	Atlanta Braves	2009	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Coolray Field
	Indianapolis Indians	1902	Pittsburgh Pirates	2005	Indianapolis, Indiana	Victory Field
	Iowa Cubs	1969	Chicago Cubs	1981	Des Moines, Iowa	Principal Park
	Louisville Bats	1982	Cincinnati Reds	2000	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Slugger Field
	Memphis Redbirds	1998	St. Louis Cardinals	1998	Memphis, Tennessee	AutoZone Park
	Nashville Sounds	1978	Milwaukee Brewers	2021	Nashville, Tennessee	First Horizon Park
	Omaha Storm Chasers	1969	Kansas City Royals	1969	Papillion, Nebraska	Werner Park
	St. Paul Saints	1993	Minnesota Twins	2021	Saint Paul, Minnesota	CHS Field
	Toledo Mud Hens	1965	Detroit Tigers	1987	Toledo, Ohio	Fifth Third Field

Bisons

Knights

Bulls

Jumbo Shrimp

IronPigs

Tides

Red
Wings

RailRiders

Mets

Red Sox

Clippers

Stripers

Indians

Cubs

Bats

Redbirds

Sounds

Storm
Chasers

Saints

Mud Hens

Current team locations:     East Division     WestDivision

International League Media

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  International League baseball executives in 1915

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  IL All-Stars at the 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game

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  Baseball Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst won the IL Most Valuable Player Award in 1943.

Other websites

• Minor League Baseball's official website