MLB Partner Leagues: Attendance and More

When MLB reorganized its minor league system during 2020, each of the thirty major league teams were limited to four full-season affiliates.  In most cases, teams that were left out of the reorganization joined one of MLB’s four partner leagues.  Where the players come from depends on whether or not the team is affiliated with […]

Get Your Tickets — Multiple Leagues Good for Midwestern Fans

What is a baseball fan to do with tickets being sold for only 20 to 30 percent of the seats in most Major League stadiums for the start of the 2021 season?  If you are patient, these ticket percentages are almost certain to rise as the pandemic recedes during the late spring and summer.  For […]

Single Time Zone but Varying Weather for American Association Teams

The 12-team American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) on-field talent consists of former major league and former minor league players and undrafted college players.  As the map below shows, the six Northern Division teams include three in the Chicagoland metroplex, Milwaukee, Fargo, and Winnipeg.  The Southern division teams include four members along the I-29 corridor […]