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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 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.
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 ...
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John Thornton of Newark led the Atlantic League in hitting during the brief season, batting .379. [3] [12] [11] After the Newark Colts folded, Newark, New Jersey was without a minor league team in 1901. The 1902 Newark Sailors began play as members of the Eastern League. [3] [13] When the Atlantic League resumed play in 1914, the Newark Cubans ...
The first line is the formation of the National League (NL) in 1876, and the second is the transformation of the American League (AL) to a major league in 1901. The third line is the beginning of the expansion era in 1961.
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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