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The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball league established in 1947 and based in the Midwestern United States.A Class A league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues.
The Midwest League of Minor League Baseball is one of three High-A baseball leagues in the United States.It was previously known as the Illinois State League from 1947 to 1948 and as the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League form 1949 to 1955, but has been the Midwest League since 1956 (with the exception of 2021 when known as the High-A Central).
The Midwest League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual award given to the best player in Minor League Baseball's Midwest League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. [1] League broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. [2]
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]
In 2021, the Dragons and 11 other teams that had previously competed in the Midwest League entered the High-A Central as Major League Baseball completed a large restructuring of Minor League Baseball. [3] This was a temporary name change, with the historical "Midwest League" moniker returning for the 2022 season. [4]
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, a town on the outskirts of Appleton in the Fox Cities, and are named for the timber rattlesnake, which is more commonly found in southwest Wisconsin.
The franchise is the oldest in the Midwest League and dates back to the league's beginning as the Illinois State League, starting in 1947 in Mattoon, Illinois as the Mattoon Indians. In 1958 the team moved to Keokuk, Iowa , where it spent five seasons as the Keokuk Cardinals ; it was then based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin ( 1963 – 1983 ...
The Loons have hosted the Midwest League All-Star Game on two occasions (2008 and 2017). On August 23, 2019, the Loons hosted their largest crowd ever of 6,671 people. [5] In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Loons were organized into the High-A Central. [6]