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The Eastern League has operated primarily in the Northeastern United States since 1923. It was known as the New York–Pennsylvania League from 1923 to 1937 and the Double-A Northeast in 2021. Over that 102-season span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether.
Each of the 12 teams of Minor League Baseball's Eastern League carry a 28-man active roster. [1] Only these players are eligible to play. Teams may have any number of inactive players on their rosters at a given time who do not count toward active roster limits. Injured players may be placed on the injured list (7-day or 60-day). [2]
The league was renamed as the Eastern League in 1938 when the Scranton Miners of Scranton, Pennsylvania, moved to Hartford, Connecticut, and became the Hartford Bees. The league has had teams in a total of 52 different cities, located in 12 different states and two Canadian provinces. The league consisted of six to eight teams from 1923 until 1993.
The team was organized into the Double-A Northeast. [7] In 2022, the Double-A Northeast became known as the Eastern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. [8] On April 26, 2024, the Rumble Ponies' owners entered into an agreement to sell the team to Diamond Baseball Holdings. [9]
Eastern League (1938–present), a minor league established in 1923 and renamed Eastern League in 1938, at the Double-A level; Eastern League (1916–1932), a minor league that last operated at the Class B and Class A levels; Eastern League (1892–1911), operating name of the International League before 1912; Eastern League (1884–1887), a ...
This category consists of baseball teams that formerly played in the Eastern League. Teams that are defunct should be assigned to subcategory Category:Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams . Subcategories
The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [3] and the league ceased operations before the 2021 season in conjunction with Major League Baseball's (MLB) reorganization of Minor League Baseball. [4] In place of the Eastern League, MLB created the Double-A Northeast, a 12-team circuit divided into two divisions. [5] Prior to the ...
The Harrisburg Senators are a Minor League Baseball team who play in the Eastern League, and are the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.The team is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and play their home games at FNB Field on City Island, which opened in 1987 and has a seating capacity of 6,187.