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The Texas League of Minor League Baseball is a Double-A baseball league in the United States. The circuit was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892. After two years of dormancy, it was revived as the Texas Association in 1895, the Texas-Southern League in 1896, and the Texas League from 1897 to 1899.
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.
Double-A (officially Class AA [1]) is the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946, below only Triple-A. There are currently 30 teams classified at the Double-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball, organized into three leagues: the Eastern League, the Southern League, and the Texas League.
During the season, the team hosted the 75th Annual Texas League All-Star Game on June 29, 2011. [5] Nate Freiman. In 2012, Nate Freiman played for the Missions and led the league in RBIs (105) and hits (154). [6] [7] He was both a Texas League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star, and an MILB.com San Diego Padres All-Star.
Along with the Eastern League and Texas League, it is one of three circuits playing at the Double-A level, which is two grades below Major League Baseball (MLB). The league traces its roots to the original Southern League (1885–1899), the Southern Association (1901–1961), and the original South Atlantic League (1904–1963). The later ...
Here's a full look at the MLB playoff picture: (Through games played Sept. 16) AL wild card standings. Top three reach playoffs. Baltimore Orioles (84-66): + 5 games. Kansas City Royals (82-69 ...
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]
MLB playoff bracket: *Standings current as of Oct. 1. American League Wild Card: No. 6 Detroit Tigers vs. No. 3 Houston Astros. No. 5 Kansas City Royals vs. No. 4 Baltimore Orioles. American ...