Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1903
No. of teams	10
Country(ies)	United States
Official website	www.milb.com

The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league based in the Western United States. Like the International League, the PCL plays at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the most difficult level before Major League Baseball (MLB).^[1]

The league started in 1903 and was a popular baseball league in the region until 1958 when MLB teams moved there and MLB games began to be shown on television.^[2] It was named the Pacific Coast League because it started with only teams from the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, which are next to the Pacific Ocean.^[3] After MLB took control of Minor League Baseball in 2021, it was called the Triple-A West for one season before going back to the PCL name in 2022.^[4]^+{{{1}}}_−{{{2}}}

Teams

Current Pacific Coast League teams
Division	Team	Founded	MLB affiliation	Affiliated	City	Stadium
East	Albuquerque Isotopes	2003	Colorado Rockies	2015	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
	El Paso Chihuahuas	2014	San Diego Padres	2014	El Paso, Texas	Southwest University Park
	Oklahoma City Comets	1962	Los Angeles Dodgers	2015	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
	Round Rock Express	2000	Texas Rangers	2021	Round Rock, Texas	Dell Diamond
	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	2012	Houston Astros	2021	Sugar Land, Texas	Constellation Field
West	Las Vegas Aviators	1983	Athletics	2019	Summerlin, Nevada	Las Vegas Ballpark
	Reno Aces	2009	Arizona Diamondbacks	2009	Reno, Nevada	Greater Nevada Field
	Sacramento River Cats	2000	San Francisco Giants	2015	West Sacramento, California	Sutter Health Park
	Salt Lake Bees	1994	Los Angeles Angels	2001	South Jordan, Utah	Daybreak Field at America First Square
	Tacoma Rainiers	1960	Seattle Mariners	1995	Tacoma, Washington	Cheney Stadium

Map

Pacific Coast League Media

Opening Day 1903, Oakland Commuters leaving the Statehouse Hotel for their first PCL game against Sacramento. (17124238308).jpg

The visiting Oakland Oaks prepare to travel to the ballpark on Opening Day 1903 to face the Sacramento Senators.
2015 AAA All-Star Game dugout.jpg

PCL All-Stars at the 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game
Lefty-odoul.jpg

Lefty O'Doul won the first Pacific Coast League MVP Award in 1927.

References

↑ "Pacific Coast League (AAA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
↑ "The History of Triple-A Baseball". Triple-A Baseball. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
↑ "Notable Events in Pacific Coast League History". Triple-A Baseball. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
↑ Avallone, Michael (March 18, 2022). "Then and Now: Pacific Coast League". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

Other websites

Minor League Baseball's official website

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[BR-1] "Pacific Coast League (AAA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

[2] "The History of Triple-A Baseball". Triple-A Baseball. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

[3] "Notable Events in Pacific Coast League History". Triple-A Baseball. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

[4] Avallone, Michael (March 18, 2022). "Then and Now: Pacific Coast League". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

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