Appalachian League
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The Appalachian League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Tennessee region. It is a Rookie League, whose players are almost exclusively newly signed to professional contracts. The league's season starts in June, after major-league teams have signed players that they selected in the annual amateur draft, and ends in September.
The Appalachian League began in 1911, with six teams in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The league folded in 1914. It was reformed in 1921, but closed and re-opened several times before becoming established in 1957. The league is divided into an East Division and a West Division.
Current member teams
(2006 MLB affiliates in parentheses)- East Division:
- *Bluefield Orioles
- *Burlington Indians
- *Danville Braves
- *Princeton Devil Rays
- *Pulaski Blue Jays
- West Division:
- *Bristol White Sox
- *Elizabethton Twins
- *Greeneville Astros
- *Johnson City Cardinals
- *Kingsport Mets
Appalachian League (1937-)
- Bluefield Blue-Grays
- Bluefield Dodgers
- Bluefield Orioles
- Bristol Tigers
- Bristol Twins
- Bristol White Sox
- Burlington Indians
- Covington Astros
- Covington Red Sox
- Danville Braves
- Elizabethton Betsy Cubs
- Elizabethton Betsy Local
- Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox
- Elizabethton Phils
- Elizabethton Twins
- Erwin Aces
- Erwin Cubs
- Erwin Mountaineers
- Greeneville Astros
- Greeneville Burley Cubs
- Harlan Red Sox
- Harlan Smokies
- Harlan Yankees
- Huntington Cubs
- Johnson City Cardinals
- Johnson City Phillies
- Johnson City Soldiers
- Johnson City Yankees
- Kingsport Braves
- Kingsport Cherokees
- Kingsport Dodgers
- Kingsport Mets
- Kingsport Orioles
- Kingsport Pirates
- Kingsport Royals
- Lynchburg Senators
- Marion A's
- Marion Mets
- Martinsville Astros
- Martinsville Phillies
- Middleboro Cubsox
- Middleboro Senators
- Morristown Cubs
- New River Rebels
- Newport Canners
- Paintsville Brewers
- Paintsville Highlanders
- Paintsville Yankees
- Pennington Gap Bears
- Pennington Gap Lee Bears
- Pennington Gap Miners
- Pikeville Brewers
- Pikeville Cubs
- Princeton Devil Rays
- Princeton Patriots
- Princeton Pirates
- Princeton Reds
- Pulaski Blue Jays
- Pulaski Braves
- Pulaski Counts
- Pulaski Cubs
- Pulaski Phillies
- Pulaski Rangers
- River City Rumblers
- Salem Rebels
- Welch Miners
- Wytheville A's
- Wytheville Braves
- Wytheville Cardinals
- Wytheville Cubs
- Wytheville Reds
- Wytheville Senators
- Wytheville Statesmen
- Wytheville Twins
See also
External link
| Appalachian League | ||
| Eastern Division | Western Division | |
|---|---|---|
| Bluefield Orioles | Burlington Indians | Danville Braves | Princeton Devil Rays | Pulaski Blue Jays | Bristol White Sox | Elizabethton Twins | Greeneville Astros | Johnson City Cardinals | Kingsport Mets | |
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