Triple-A West

Triple-A West

Sport	Baseball
Founded	2021
No. of teams	10
Country	United States
Classification	Triple-A

The Triple-A West is a 10-team Minor League Baseball league that will begin operating in the United States in 2021. Along with the Triple-A East, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one grade below Major League Baseball (MLB). The league, which will later receive a formal name, was created in 2021 in conjunction with MLB's reorganization of the minor leagues. The league is made up of nine teams formerly of the Pacific Coast League and one from the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Current teams

Division	Team	Founded	MLB Affiliation	Affiliated	City	Stadium	Capacity
East	Albuquerque Isotopes	2003	Colorado Rockies	2015	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park	13,500
	El Paso Chihuahuas	2014	San Diego Padres	2014	El Paso, Texas	Southwest University Park	9,500
	Oklahoma City Dodgers	1962	Los Angeles Dodgers	2015	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark	9,000
	Round Rock Express	2000	Texas Rangers	2021	Round Rock, Texas	Dell Diamond	11,631
	Sugar Land Skeeters	2012	Houston Astros	2021	Sugar Land, Texas	Constellation Field	7,500
West	Las Vegas Aviators	1983	Oakland Athletics	2019	Summerlin, Nevada	Las Vegas Ballpark	10,000
	Reno Aces	2009	Arizona Diamondbacks	2009	Reno, Nevada	Greater Nevada Field	9,013
	Sacramento River Cats	2000	San Francisco Giants	2015	West Sacramento, California	Sutter Health Park	14,014
	Salt Lake Bees	1994	Los Angeles Angels	2001	Salt Lake City, Utah	Smith's Ballpark	14,511
	Tacoma Rainiers	1960	Seattle Mariners	1995	Tacoma, Washington	Cheney Stadium	6,500

Isotopes

Chihuahuas

Dodgers

Express

Skeeters

Aviators

Aces

River
Cats

Bees

Rainiers

Current team locations:

  East Division

  West Division

Sutter Health Park, home of the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple-A West's West Division

Teams timeline

Former Pacific Coast League teams

Nine current league teams were placed in the Triple-A West from the Pacific Coast League.

• Albuquerque Isotopes (2003–present)
• El Paso Chihuahuas (2014–present)
• Las Vegas Stars (1983–2000) → Las Vegas 51s (2001–2018) → Las Vegas Aviators (2019–present)
• Oklahoma City 89ers (1962–1997) → Oklahoma RedHawks (1998–2008) → Oklahoma City RedHawks (2009–2014) → Oklahoma City Dodgers (2015–present)
• Reno Aces (2009–present)
• Round Rock Express (2000–present)
• Sacramento River Cats (2000–present)
• Salt Lake Buzz (1994–2000) → Salt Lake Stingers (2001–2005) → Salt Lake Bees (2006–present)
• Tacoma Giants (1960–1965) → Tacoma Cubs (1966–1971) → Tacoma Twins (1972–1977) → Tacoma Yankees (1978) → Tacoma Tugs (1979) → Tacoma Tigers (1980–1994) → Tacoma Rainiers (1995–present)

Former Atlantic League teams

One current league team was placed in the Triple-A West from the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

• Sugar Land Skeeters (2012–present)

See also

• List of Triple-A West stadiums