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The Lexington Legends were one of the minor league teams that lost MLB affiliation under a new plan by MLB. [5] On February 18, 2021, the team announced that it would be joining the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent MLB Partner league, for the 2021 season. [6]
The state has one High-A team in the Bowling Green Hot Rods, which became a member of the South Atlantic League upon Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. Kentucky has two teams that play in independent minor leagues that were designated as "MLB Partner Leagues" in the 2021 reorganization.
The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.They are located in Louisville, Kentucky, and are named in dual reference to the winged mammal and baseball bats, such as those manufactured locally under the Louisville Slugger brand.
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 ...
Minor league baseball teams were based in Frankfort, Kentucky in various seasons between 1885 and 1916. Frankfort teams played as members of the Interstate League in 1885, the Blue Grass League from 1908 to 1912 and Ohio State League in 1915 and 1916. Frankfort won Blue Grass League championships in 1908 and 1912.
In the 20th century, several Minor League Baseball teams in Louisville, Kentucky, have been known as the Louisville Colonels.In 1909, the Colonels won the American Association pennant, as they also did in 1921, 1925, 1926, and 1930 while featuring players such as Joe McCarthy, Billy Herman, and Earle Combs; Combs hit .344 in 1923 and .380 in 1924 before joining the New York Yankees in 1925.
Minor league baseball began in Madisonville, Kentucky in 1896. That season, the Madisonville team played as members of two leagues. The team was a member of the six–team Kentucky-Indiana League and four–team Pennyrile League. League records in both Independent level leagues are unknown. [1] [2] [3]
Maysville first hosted minor league baseball in 1894, when the Maysville team played as members of the Tri-State League. The 1894 league records are unknown. [2] [3] [1] On August 24, 1910, the Shelbyville Grays franchise of the Class D level Blue Grass League relocated to Maysville, Kentucky, finishing the 1910 season playing as the Maysville ...