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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.
The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [4] and the league ceased operations before the 2021 season in conjunction with Major League Baseball's (MLB) reorganization of Minor League Baseball. [5] In place of the Texas League, MLB created the Double-A Central, which was divided into two divisions. [6]
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.
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.
Church opened the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, going 2–2 with a 2.91 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 34 innings. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League on June 29, and struggled to a 1–3 record with a 7.20 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 15 innings.
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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]