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Each of the 10 teams of Minor League Baseball's Texas 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 Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the state of Texas; the five North Division teams are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
For the 2021 season, the league was named the Double-A Central before reverting to its original name in 2022. Over that 124-season span, its teams have relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether. This list documents all teams which played in the league.
The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Athletics major league club. The RockHounds play in Momentum Bank Ballpark , which opened in 2002 and seats 4,709 fans. They have won seven Texas League championships : in 1975 (co-champions with the Lafayette Drillers ), 2005, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Texas baseball has rebounded with a stronger bullpen and a deep, powerful lineup that saw Max Belyeu belt his 17th home run in Saturday's win.
In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Drillers were organized into the Double-A Central. [7] In 2022, the Double-A Central became known as the Texas League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. [8]
The Texas League suspended operations during World War II from 1943 to 1945. [3] After the cancellation of the 2020 season, [5] the league was known as the Double-A Central in 2021 before reverting to the Texas League name in 2022. [6] [7] The award became known as the Most Valuable Player Award in 2021.
In 2022, the Double-A Central became known as the Texas League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. [20] In 2022, Veronica Gajownik coached for the Sod Poodles. [21] In March 2023 the Sod Poodles won top team name in MiLB as voted by subscribers of The Athletic. [22]