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Team League City Years Burlington Bees: Midwest League: Burlington, Iowa: 1962–present Cedar Rapids Kernels: Midwest League (1962–present) Cedar Rapids, Iowa: 1962–present Clinton LumberKings: Midwest League Clinton, Iowa: 1959–present Dubuque Packers: Mississippi–Ohio Valley League (1954–1955); ML (1956–1967 and 1974–1976 ...
On January 12, 2021, the team was approved by the ECHL Board of Governors to join the league for the 2021–22 season. [2] In March 2021, the team announced it had hired former ECHL commissioner Brian McKenna as team president. [3] The team name, Iowa Heartlanders, was announced on May 20, 2021. [4]
There are 14 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) leagues and 206 teams in operation across the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada, which are affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. They are organized by one of five classes (from highest to lowest): Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, Single-A, and Rookie. Of these, 120 teams in 11 ...
The team adopted the current "Kernels" nickname before the 1993 season. On the field, the franchise won Midwest League championships in 1988, 1992, 1994, and 2023. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Kernels were organized into the High-A Central. [7]
The name is often shortened to "I-Cubs" to avoid confusion with the major league team. Iowa teams of the 1980s often finished high in the standings but were unable to qualify for the championship playoffs, [2] the only exceptions being in 1983 and 1984 when they earned spots in the semi-finals but were eliminated by Denver both years. [8] [13] [14]
The Keokuk Indians was a primary nickname of the various minor league baseball teams based in Keokuk, Iowa between 1875 and 1962. The 1875 Keokuk Westerns franchise were members of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , a league that directly evolved to become today's Major League Baseball .
The 1960 Davenport Braves joined the Waterloo Hawks, Keokuk Cardinals, Dubuque Packers, Clinton C-Sox, Kokomo Dodgers, Quincy Giants and Decatur Commodores to form the 8-team 1960 Midwest League. The creation of the Midwest League essentially ended the Three-I, which folded after the 1961 season.
The 1903 Shenandoah team was the first minor league baseball team based in Shenandoah, Iowa and won a partial league championship. The team was without a formal nickname, common in the era. [1] Shenandoah briefly played as charter members of the 1903 six–team Class D level Southwest Iowa League. The Atlantic, Iowa, Clarinda, Creston Cyclones ...