List of Minnesota Twins minor league affiliates

Minnesota Twins

1990present

The current structure of minor league baseball has been in effect since the 1990 season when the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Advanced A. The Rookie level consists of domestic and foreign circuits, the latter based in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.[1]

Year AAA AA Advanced A A Short Season A Rookie Foreign Rookie
2020 Cedar Rapids Kernels
2019 Cedar Rapids Kernels
2018 Chattanooga Lookouts Fort Myers Miracle Cedar Rapids Kernels
2017 Chattanooga Lookouts Fort Myers Miracle Cedar Rapids Kernels
2016 Rochester Red Wings Chattanooga Lookouts Fort Myers Miracle Cedar Rapids Kernels Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2015 Rochester Red Wings Chattanooga Lookouts Fort Myers Miracle Cedar Rapids Kernels Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2014 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Cedar Rapids Kernels Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2013 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Cedar Rapids Kernels Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2012 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2011 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2010 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2009 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2008 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2007 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2006 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2005 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Beloit Snappers Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2004 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Quad Cities River Bandits Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2003 Rochester Red Wings New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Quad Cities River Bandits Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2002 Edmonton Trappers New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Quad Cities River Bandits Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2001 Edmonton Trappers New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Quad Cities River Bandits Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins
2000 Salt Lake Buzz New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Quad Cities River Bandits Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins
1999 Salt Lake Buzz New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Quad Cities River Bandits Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins/Co-op
1998 Salt Lake Buzz New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Fort Wayne Wizards Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins DSL Twins/Co-op
1997 Salt Lake Buzz New Britain Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Fort Wayne Wizards Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins
1996 Salt Lake Buzz Hardware City Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Fort Wayne Wizards Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins
1995 Salt Lake Buzz Hardware City Rock Cats Fort Myers Miracle Fort Wayne Wizards Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins
1994 Salt Lake Buzz Nashville Xpress Fort Myers Miracle Fort Wayne Wizards Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins
1993 Portland Beavers Nashville Xpress Fort Myers Miracle Fort Wayne Wizards Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins
1992 Portland Beavers Orlando Sun Rays Visalia Oaks Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins
1991 Portland Beavers Orlando Sun Rays Visalia Oaks Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins
1990 Portland Beavers Orlando Sun Rays Visalia Oaks Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins, GCL Twins

19631989

The foundation of the minors' current structure was the result of a reorganization initiated by Major League Baseball (MLB) before the 1963 season. The reduction from six classes to four (AAA, AA, A and Rookie) was a response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Short Season A in 1966.[1]

Year AAA AA A Short Season A Rookie
1989 Portland Beavers Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins
GCL Twins
1988 Portland Beavers Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins
1987 Portland Beavers Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins
1986 Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins
1985 Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins
1984 Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Kenosha Twins Elizabethton Twins
1983 Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1982 Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1981 Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1980 Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1979[2] Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1978 Toledo Mud Hens Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1977 Tacoma Twins Orlando Twins Visalia Oaks, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1976 Tacoma Twins Orlando Twins Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1975 Tacoma Twins Orlando Twins Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1974[3] Tacoma Twins Orlando Twins Lynchburg Twins, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Elizabethton Twins
1973 Tacoma Twins Orlando Twins Lynchburg Twins, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Geneva Twins
1972 Tacoma Twins Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Lynchburg Twins, Wisconsin Rapids Twins, Charlotte Twins
1971 Portland Beavers Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Lynchburg Twins, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Auburn Twins
St. Cloud Rox
GCL Twins
1970 Evansville Triplets Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Lynchburg Twins, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Auburn Twins
St. Cloud Rox
GCL Twins
1969 Denver Bears Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Red Springs Twins, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Auburn Twins
St. Cloud Rox
GCL Twins
1968 Denver Bears Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Wilson Tobs, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Auburn Twins
St. Cloud Rox
GCL Twins
1967 Denver Bears Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Wilson Tobs, Wisconsin Rapids Twins Auburn Twins
St. Cloud Rox
GCL Twins
1966 Denver Bears Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Wilson Tobs, Wisconsin Rapids Twins, Thomasville Hi-Toms St. Cloud Rox GCL Twins
1965[4] Denver Bears Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Wilson Tobs, Wisconsin Rapids Twins, Thomasville Hi-Toms
St. Cloud Rox
1964 Atlanta Crackers Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Wilson Tobs, Wisconsin Rapids Twins, Bismarck-Mandan Pards
1963[5] Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers Charlotte Hornets Orlando Twins, Wilson Tobs, Erie Sailors, Bismarck-Mandan Pards Wytheville Twins

19611962

The minors operated with six classes (AAA, AA, A, B, C, D) from 1946 to 1962. The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was reclassified from AAA to Open in 1952 due to the possibility of becoming a third major league. This arrangement ended following the 1957 season when the relocation of the National League's Dodgers and Giants to the West Coast killed any chance of the PCL being promoted. The 1963 reorganization resulted in the Eastern and South Atlantic Leagues being elevated from A to AA, five of seven Class D circuits plus the ones in B and C upgraded to A and the Appalachian League reclassified from D to Rookie. The Alabama–Florida League folded following the 1962 campaign.[1]

Year AAA AA A B C D
1962 Vancouver Mounties Charlotte Hornets Wilson Tobs Bismarck-Mandan Pards Erie Sailors, Wytheville Twins, Fort Walton Beach Jets
1961 Syracuse Chiefs Nashville Volunteers Charlotte Hornets Wilson Tobs Erie Sailors, Wytheville Twins, Fort Walton Beach Jets

Washington Senators

Year AAA AA A B C D
1960 Charleston Senators Charlotte Hornets Wilson Tobs Erie Sailors
Wytheville Senators
Fort Walton Beach Jets
1959 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets Fox Cities Foxes Missoula Timberjacks Sanford Greyhounds
Lynchburg Senators
Fort Walton Beach Jets
1958 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets Fox Cities Foxes Missoula Timberjacks Gainesville G-Men
Elmira Pioneers
Fort Walton Beach Jets
Superior Senators
1957[6] Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets Kinston Eagles/Wilson Tobs
Midland/Lamesa Indians
Missoula Timberjacks Elmira Pioneers
Fort Walton Beach Jets
Superior Senators
1956 Louisville Colonels Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets Hobbs Sports Thibodaux Senators Fort Walton Beach Jets
Erie Senators
Superior Senators
1955 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets Hagerstown Packets
Rock Hill Chiefs
Orlando C.B.s
Fulton Lookouts
Erie Senators
1954 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets Hagerstown Packets
Rock Hill Chiefs
Wichita Falls/Sweetwater Spudders Orlando C.B.s
Fulton Lookouts
Erie Senators
1953 Chattanooga Lookouts Scranton Miners Charlotte Hornets Orlando Senators
Bluefield Blue-Grays
Fulton Lookouts
1952 Chattanooga Lookouts Danville Leafs
Charlotte Hornets
Havana Cubans
Drummondville Cubs Orlando Senators
Fulton Lookouts
Roanoke Rapids Jays
1951 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets
Havana Cubans
Erie Sailors Orlando Senators
Fulton Railroaders
Roanoke Rapids Jays
1950 Chattanooga Lookouts Augusta Tigers Charlotte Hornets
Havana Cubans
New Castle Chiefs Orlando Senators
Fulton Railroaders
Emporia Nationals
Concord Nationals
Wellsville Senators
Rome Red Sox
1949 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets
Havana Cubans
Hagerstown Owls
New Castle Nats Orlando Senators
Fulton Railroaders
Emporia Nationals
Concord Nationals
1948[7] Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets
Bridgeport Bees
Gadsden Pilots
Sherman-Denison Twins
Havana Cubans
Henderson Oilers
Orlando Senators
Fulton Chicks
Emporia Nationals
Big Spring Broncs
1947 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets Havana Cubans Orlando Senators
Kingsport Cherokees
Brewton Millers
1946 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets
Pensacola Fliers
Orlando Senators
Kingsport Cherokees
1945 Chattanooga Lookouts
Williamsport Grays
1944 Chattanooga Lookouts
Williamsport Grays
1943 Chattanooga Lookouts/Montgomery Rebels Kingsport Cherokees
1942 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets Newport Canners
1941 Chattanooga Lookouts Charlotte Hornets
Greenville Spinners
Selma Cloverleafs
Orlando Senators
Thomasville Lookouts
1940 Charlotte Hornets
Greenville Spinners
Selma Cloverleafs
Orlando Senators
DeLand Red Hats
Newport Canners
Salisbury Cardinals
Thomasville Tourists
Shelby Colonels
1939 Springfield Nationals Charlotte Hornets
Greenville Spinners
Oswego Netherlands Orlando Senators
Sanford Lookouts
Salisbury Senators
Shelby Nationals
Greensburg Senators
Greenville Greenies
1938 Trenton Senators Charlotte Hornets Sanford Lookouts
Salisbury Indians
Americus Cardinals
1937 Chattanooga Lookouts
Trenton Senators
Charlotte Hornets
Jacksonville Tars
Sanford Lookouts
Salisbury Indians
1936 Albany Senators Chattanooga Lookouts Brockville Pirates Sanford Lookouts
1935 Albany Senators Chattanooga Lookouts Panama City Pilots
1934 Chattanooga Lookouts
1933 Chattanooga Lookouts Springfield Chicks
1932 Chattanooga Lookouts

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cronin, John "Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors" The Baseball Research Journal (Society for American Baseball Research), Spring 2013
  2. Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1979.
  3. Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1974.
  4. Official Baseball Dope Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1965.
  5. Official Baseball Record Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1963.
  6. Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1957.
  7. Official Baseball Guide. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1948.

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